The Charlotte Bobcats (22-22) put the brakes on 3-game slide that had cooled them off from being the Hottest Team in the NBA. They are not that anymore. The Denver Nuggets took that crown. Tonight the Bobcats defeated the Phoenix Suns on the road 114-109 F-OT. This was a very tense game. The Suns hit 15 threes.
"I make love to pressure" -Stephen Jackson
The key to tonight was Stephen Jackson. Jack scored 30 points and scored 9 of the first 11 points in overtime. Jackson was quoted in a postgame interview this season saying “I make love to pressure.” You have to admit that is a catchy line. We’ll he made pressure smoke a cigarette tonight. (I wanted to use a more colorful metaphor but didn’t) Jackson, who tied the game at 98 on a 3-pointer with 19.9 seconds remaining, hit a 20-foot jump shot on the Bobcats’ first possession of overtime to give Charlotte only its second lead of the game. It seemed like all of the breaks were bouncing the Suns way. Raymond Felton chipped in 6 of his 17 points in OT.
