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Wed, Oct 21st 2009, 10:50
Augustin, Henderson lead Bobcats past Bucks 94-87
D.J. Augustin scored 15 points, rookie Gerald Henderson was nearly perfect from the field and Charlotte beat the Milwaukee Bucks 94-87 on Tuesday night in Tyson Chandler’s preseason debut with the Bobcats.
Charlotte (2-5) snapped a four-game losing streak despite getting little from Chandler, who had four points and two rebounds in 16 minutes in his first game following offseason ankle surgery.
Henderson, the 12th pick in the draft, added 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting and Boris Diaw had 10 points in 30 minutes in his longest stint since returning from a sprained ankle.
Rookie Brandon Jennings shook off a slow start to finish with 14 points and eight assists in his second straight start for the Bucks (3-4), while Andrew Bogut had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Chandler, acquired in July from New Orleans for Emeka Okafor, had sat out the first six exhibition games.
He started at center and played two 8-minute stretches in the first and third quarters, looking still short of game shape. Chandler hit a mid-range jumper and had a putback dunk, but wasn’t a major part of the offense during his stints.
The Bobcats were still short-handed, playing without starting shooting guard Raja Bell, who was getting more tests after jamming his left wrist in Sunday’s loss to Utah. Flip Murray (shin) and Alexis Ajinca (left hip flexor) also sat out.
Augustin started, and had his second strong game after scoring 29 points Sunday against Utah, going 6 of 12 from the field with three assists while producing some early headaches for Jennings.