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Mon, Mar 30th 2009, 11:21
Rookie Augustin sparking Bobcats
With the Chicago Bulls two games in front of the Charlotte Bobcats for the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference and Detroit Pistons being three games in front for the seventh seed, Charlotte is doing all they can do: Win games and hope the teams in front of them start to stumble.
The Bobcats stayed on track with their pursuit of the playoffs, scoring a 96-85 win against the New York Knicks, Saturday
Charlotte played aggressive basketball, out-rebounding the Knicks 46-34 and holding them to less than 20 points in two separate quarters of play.
Gerald Wallace picked up 23 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, but one of the brightest stars of this game for Charlotte was the play of rookie D.J. Augustin.
Augustin scored 19 points, hitting on 8-9 field goals and picking up four assists in only 25 minutes and 34 seconds of play.
Augustin is shooting nearly 67 percent from the 3-point line in his past three games, while the rest of the Bobcats have been stagnant from deep. If he continues to stay hot, he may just end up shooting Charlotte into the playoffs.
D.J. played collegiate basketball at the University of Texas. The point-guard took over for the Longhorns after the departure of Daniel Gibson, who was drafted in the second-round of the 2006 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.