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I realize it may be a bit premature to say that the NBA’s woes in Charlotte are officially over, but I was pretty impressed with what I saw last night.  It wasn’t just the play on the court, although that was pretty damn intense.  It was what I saw in the stands that was stunning.  It was a packed house, at least from what you could see of the lower deck on TV.  The attendance was listed at over 18,000.  It was a standing room only crowd for the 4th quarter.  All of this against the Bucks!  Anyone can sell out against the Lakers or Cavs, but the Milwaukee Bucks are not exactly a sexy team that draws fans to NBA arenas.  Yet, they are a good team and anyone who follows the Bobs knew that last night was a huge game.  It appears that there are now a good bit of Bobcats fans in Charlotte because the arena was packed, and it was loud.  Good job, Charlotte.  Check out some highlights and recaps here and here.

Yesterday’s game was very physical and close throughout.  Larry Brown was ejected, and John Salmons continued to be a Bobcat killer, but we had just enough to pull out the win.  the Bobs have anything left in the tank after last night’s hard-fought OT win when they play in Chicago tonight?  Thankfully, the Bulls played last night as well.  Magic number to our first playoff appearance is 4.  Go Bobs!

Once all of the dust settles from this busy Panthers news day, I will write another piece about MJ buying the team.  It will be easier to do so now that I don’t have a Davidson game to attend tomorrow afternoon…In the meantime, don’t forget about Charlotte’s NBA team.  Kobe is in town tonight, and Stephen Curry will fill up the building tomorrow night.  In case you didn’t notice, we have a playoff race on our hands.  Most of this is thanks to one John Salmons.  That guy is a Bobcat killer.  The Chicago Bulls traded for him last season and he helped keep us out of the playoffs.  A few weeks ago, Milwaukee seemed out of it.  Then, they acquire Salmons and are currently in the 6 seed.  The Bobs?  1.5 games out of the 8 seed.  Salmons literally seems to do nothing but beat the Bobcats.