Sun, Apr 11th 2010, 11:21
D.J. Augustin sank the go-ahead fade-away jumper in the final two minutes, and Charlotte continued its push for a higher playoff seed with a 99-95 win over Detroit.
The playoff-bound Bobcats can finish no worse than seventh in the Eastern Conference and no better than sixth. They are currently 1 1/2 games behind Miami for sixth place, but Charlotte has just two games left and the Heat three. If the Bobcats tie the Heat at the end of the regular season, Charlotte would get the No. 6 seed thanks to a 3-1 series win over Miami.
Larry Hughes ended with 18 points, and drained two clutch free throws in the closing seconds for Charlotte. Stephen Jackson and Gerald Wallace each scored 14 for the Bobcats, who bounced back from Friday’s 97-90 loss at Houston. Jackson, the leading scorer for the Bobcats this season, missed that contest due to a sore right hamstring.