2009–10 Charlotte Bobcats season explained

Team:Charlotte Bobcats
End Year:2010
Wins:44
Losses:38
Division:Southeast
Division Place:4th
Conf Place:7th
Coach:Larry Brown
Gm:Rod Higgins
President:Michael Jordan
Owners:
Arena:Time Warner Cable Arena
Television:Fox Sports South, SportSouth
Radio:WFNZ
Playoffs:First Round
(lost to Magic 0–4)
Bbr Team:CHA

The 2009–10 Charlotte Bobcats season was the 20th season of NBA basketball in Charlotte, and their 6th as the Charlotte Bobcats. Michael Jordan bought controlling interest in the team from founding owner Bob Johnson in March.

The season saw the franchise finish with its first winning record and playoff appearance in its current incarnation. However, their playoff stay was short-lived, as they were swept by the Orlando Magic in four games.

Key dates

Offseason

2009 NBA draft

See main article: 2009 NBA draft.

The Charlotte Bobcats made the following selections:[1]

RoundPickPlayerNationalityPositionSchool/Club Team
112SGDuke
240PFXavier
254SGUAB

Free agency

Charlotte free agents:

Pre-season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1 || October 6 || @Cleveland Cavaliers || 87–92 || || || || 20,403 || 0–1 recap|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2 || October 8 || New Orleans Hornets || 101–108 || || || || 8,623
(Greensboro, North Carolina) || 1–1 recap|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3 || October 10 || Cleveland Cavaliers || 102–96 || || || || 11,489
(North Charleston, South Carolina) || 1–2 recap|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4 || October 12 || @Atlanta Hawks || 90–107 || || || || 6,960 || 1–3 recap|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5 || October 17 || @Los Angeles Lakers || 87–91 || || || || 18,422 || 1–4 recap|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 6 || October 18 || Utah Jazz || 110–103 || || || || –
(Los Angeles) || 1–5 recap|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 7 || October 20 || Milwaukee Bucks || 87–94 || || || || 7,582 || 2–5 recap|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 8 || October 23 || Memphis Grizzlies || 95–92 || || || || 19,077 || 2–6 recap|-

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

2009-10 NBA Records
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Atlanta4–0 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 4–0
Boston0–4 3–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–1
Charlotte2–2 0–3 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 4–0
Chicago1–3 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–2 2–1
Cleveland3–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1
Dallas1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1
Denver1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1
Detroit2–2 1–2 1–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 4–0
Golden State1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 0–2 0–2 3–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 0–3 2–0 0–3 0–2
Houston0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 3–0 0–2 2–1 1–3 4–0 0–2 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–0
Indiana0–3 1–2 2–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 3–1
L.A. Clippers0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–3 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–3 2–0
L.A. Lakers1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–0
Memphis0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–0
Miami3–1 0–3 1–3 3–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 3–1
Milwaukee1–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–2
Minnesota0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–3 0–3 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–4 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–4 2–2 0–3 0–2 2–2 1–1
New Jersey0–3 1–3 2–2 2–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–4
New Orleans1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 0–4 0–2 1–3 1–1
New York3–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–3 0–3 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 0–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 3–1
Oklahoma City2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 2–0
Orlando3–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–2
Philadelphia1–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–3
Phoenix1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 2–0
Portland0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 4–0 3–0 2–0 0–4 1–1
Sacramento0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–1 2–1 1–1
San Antonio1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 4–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 4–0 1–1 0–4 2–0
Toronto1–3 0–4 2–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 4–0 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1
Utah0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–2 4–0 2–0 2–0
Washington0–4 1–3 0–4 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–2 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–2

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| October 28| @ Boston| | Gerald Wallace (10)| Gerald Wallace (12)| D. J. Augustin (4)| TD Garden
18,624| 0–1|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2| October 30| New York| | Raymond Felton (22)| Gerald Wallace (15)| Raymond Felton (9)| Time Warner Cable Arena
18,624| 1–1|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| October 31| @ Cleveland| | Vladimir Radmanović (12)| Gerald Wallace (9)| Boris Diaw (9)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 1–2

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4| November 2| New Jersey| | Gerald Wallace (24)| Gerald Wallace (20)| Boris Diaw, Raymond Felton (3)| Time Warner Cable Arena
9,380| 2–2|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5| November 6| Atlanta| | Raja Bell (24)| Tyson Chandler (10)| Raymond Felton (7)| Time Warner Cable Arena
15,874| 3-2|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 6| November 7| @ Chicago| | Boris Diaw (20)| Gerald Wallace (9)| Raymond Felton (10)| United Center
21,108| 3-3|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 7| November 10| Orlando| | Raymond Felton (18)| Gerald Wallace (9)| Boris Diaw (8)| Time Warner Cable Arena
13,415| 3-4|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 8| November 11| @ Detroit| | Nazr Mohammed (13)| Nazr Mohammed (8)| Raymond Felton, Boris Diaw (4)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
15,417| 3-5|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 9| November 14| Portland| | Boris Diaw (21)| Gerald Wallace, Tyson Chandler (8)| Raymond Felton, Boris Diaw (4)| Time Warner Cable Arena
15,872| 3-6|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 10| November 16| @ Orlando| | Ronald Murray (31)| Gerald Wallace, Stephen Jackson (9)| Raymond Felton (5)| Amway Arena
17,461| 3-7|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 11| November 18| @ Philadelphia| | Stephen Jackson (26)| Gerald Wallace (12)| Raymond Felton, Stephen Jackson (5)| Wachovia Center
11,585| 3-8|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 12| November 20| @ Milwaukee| | Stephen Jackson, Gerald Wallace (22)| Gerald Wallace (10)| Ronald Murray (6)| Bradley Center
15,578| 3-9|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 13| November 22| Indiana| | Boris Diaw (17)| Gerald Wallace (11)| Raymond Felton (6)| Time Warner Cable Arena
14,730| 4-9|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 14| November 25| Toronto| | Gerald Wallace (31)| Gerald Wallace (13)| Stephen Jackson (6)| Time Warner Cable Arena
13,689| 5-9|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 15| November 27| Cleveland| | Gerald Wallace (31)| Gerald Wallace (14)| Raymond Felton (7)| Time Warner Cable Arena
19,168| 6-9|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 16| November 28| @ Washington| | Gerald Wallace (14)| Gerald Wallace (14)| Boris Diaw (6)| Verizon Center
17,311| 7-9

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 17| December 1| Boston| | Nazr Mohammed (16)| Gerald Wallace (8)| Raymond Felton (5)| Time Warner Cable Arena
15,129| 7-10|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 18| December 4| @ New Jersey| | Stephen Jackson, Raymond Felton (28)| Gerald Wallace (20)| Boris Diaw (6)| Izod Center
12,131| 7-11|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 19| December 5| Philadelphia| | Boris Diaw (28)| Gerald Wallace (14)| Raymond Felton (8)| Time Warner Cable Arena
13,352| 8-11|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 20| December 8| Denver| | Stephen Jackson, Gerald Wallace (25)| Gerald Wallace (16)| Stephen Jackson (6)| Time Warner Cable Arena
14,127| 9-11|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 21| December 11| @ San Antonio| | Stephen Jackson (23)| Gerald Wallace (6)| Raymond Felton (5)| AT&T Center
17,508| 9-12|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 22| December 12| @ Dallas| | Stephen Jackson (28)| Gerald Wallace (16)| Raymond Felton (8)| American Airlines Center
20,151| 9-13|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 23| December 15| New York| | Stephen Jackson (24)| Tyson Chandler (12)| Raymond Felton (6)| Time Warner Cable Arena
13,606| 10-13|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 24| December 16| @ Indiana| | Gerald Wallace (29)| Tyson Chandler (13)| D. J. Augustin (6)| Conseco Fieldhouse
11,888| 10-14|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 25| December 19| Utah| | Gerald Wallace (30)| Gerald Wallace (13)| Gerald Wallace, Boris Diaw (5)| Time Warner Cable Arena
14,963| 10-15|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 26| December 20| @ New York| | Raymond Felton (27)| Tyson Chandler (14)| Raymond Felton (7)| Madison Square Garden
18,767| 10-16|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 27| December 22| Detroit| | Gerald Wallace (29)| Gerald Wallace (12)| Raymond Felton (8)| Time Warner Cable Arena
16,864| 11-16|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 28| December 26| @ Oklahoma City| | Stephen Jackson (24)| Stephen Jackson, Nazr Mohammed (8)| Stephen Jackson, Raymond Felton (5)| Ford Center
17,961| 11-17|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 29| December 28| Milwaukee| | Gerald Wallace (21)| Gerald Wallace (14)| Boris Diaw (5)| Time Warner Cable Arena
15,473| 12-17|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 30| December 30| @ Toronto| | Stephen Jackson (30)| Gerald Wallace (16)| Stephen Jackson (5)| Air Canada Centre
18,979| 12-18

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 31| January 2| @ Miami| | Stephen Jackson (35)| Stephen Jackson, Gerald Wallace (8)| Raymond Felton (6)| American Airlines Arena
17,856| 13-18|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 32| January 3| @ Cleveland| | Stephen Jackson (22)| Gerald Wallace (12)| Raymond Felton, Boris Diaw (6)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 14-18|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 33| January 5| Chicago| | Gerald Wallace (32)| Gerald Wallace (9)| Raymond Felton, Boris Diaw (6)| Time Warner Cable Arena
13,749| 15-18|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 34| January 7| @ New York| | Stephen Jackson (26)| Gerald Wallace (9)| Raymond Felton (9)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 15-19|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 35| January 9| Memphis| | Raymond Felton (19)| Boris Diaw (10)| Boris Diaw (6)| Time Warner Cable Arena
15,438| 16-19|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 36| January 12| Houston| | Stephen Jackson (43)| Stephen Jackson, Gerald Wallace (8)| Boris Diaw (6)| Time Warner Cable Arena
11,463| 17-19|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 37| January 15| San Antonio| | Boris Diaw(26)| Boris Diaw (11)| D. J. Augustin (7)| Time Warner Cable Arena
15,742| 18-19|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 38| January 16| Phoenix| | Gerald Wallace, Stephen Jackson (29)| Gerald Wallace (13)| Stephen Jackson (8)| Time Warner Cable Arena
17,574| 19-19|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 39| January 18| Sacramento| | Gerald Wallace (28)| Raymond Felton (9)| Raymond Felton (10)| Time Warner Cable Arena
13,678| 20-19|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 40| January 20| Miami| | Stephen Jackson (24)| Gerald Wallace, Nazr Mohammed (10)| Raymond Felton (5)| Time Warner Cable Arena
14,212| 21-19|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 41| January 22| @ Atlanta| | Gerald Wallace (25)| Nazr Mohammed, Gerald Wallace, Stephen Jackson (6)| Ronald Murray (9)| Philips Arena
14,701| 21-20|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 42| January 23| Orlando| | D. J. Augustin (22)| Gerald Wallace, Boris Diaw (10)| Boris Diaw (5)| Time Warner Cable Arena
19,277| 21-21|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 43| January 25| @ Denver| | Stephen Jackson (22)| Gerald Wallace (7)| Raymond Felton (9)| Pepsi Center
16,909| 21-22|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 44| January 26| @ Phoenix| | Stephen Jackson (30)| Boris Diaw (11)| Stephen Jackson, Boris Diaw (5)| US Airways Center
15,722| 22-22|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 45| January 29| @ Golden State| | Gerald Wallace, Stephen Jackson (30)| Gerald Wallace (13)| D. J. Augustin, Raymond Felton (6)| Oracle Arena
17,850| 23-22|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 46| January 30| @ Sacramento| | Gerald Wallace (38)| Gerald Wallace (11)| Stephen Jackson (8)| ARCO Arena
14,186| 24-22

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 47| February 1| @ Portland| | Raymond Felton (23)| Gerald Wallace (10)| Stephen Jackson (4)| Rose Garden
20,106| 24-23|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 48| February 3| @ L.A. Lakers| | Stephen Jackson (30)| Nazr Mohammed (17)| Boris Diaw (5)| Staples Center
18,997| 24-24|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 49| February 6| New Orleans| | Stephen Jackson (26)| Boris Diaw (8)| Raymond Felton (7)| Time Warner Cable Arena
19,164| 24-25|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 50| February 9| Washington| | Stephen Jackson (22)| Nazr Mohammed (10)| Raymond Felton (5)| Time Warner Cable Arena
12,376| 25-25|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 51| February 10| @ Minnesota| | Stephen Jackson (33)| Nazr Mohammed (20)| D. J. Augustin (7)| Target Center
13,352| 26-25|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 52| February 16| New Jersey| | Gerald Wallace (21)| Gerald Wallace, Boris Diaw (10)| Stephen Jackson (5)| Time Warner Cable Arena
13,712| 26-26|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 53| February 19| Cleveland| | Stephen Jackson (29)| Tyrus Thomas (12)| Boris Diaw (9)| Time Warner Cable Arena
19,568| 27-26|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 54| February 20| @ Milwaukee| | Stephen Jackson (35)| Tyrus Thomas (11)| Stephen Jackson (5)| Bradley Center
17,174| 27-27|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 55| February 22| @ L.A. Clippers| | Gerald Wallace (32)| Gerald Wallace (12)| Boris Diaw, Raymond Felton (9)| Staples Center
15,892| 27-28|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 56| February 24| @ Utah| | Gerald Wallace (27)| Gerald Wallace (8)| Raymond Felton (5)| EnergySolutions Arena
19,911| 27-29|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 57| February 26| @ Memphis| | Stephen Jackson (32)| Stephen Jackson (11)| Raymond Felton (7)| FedExForum
14,713| 28-29|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 58| March 1| Dallas| | Stephen Jackson (20)| Tyrus Thomas (12)| Raymond Felton (5)| Time Warner Cable Arena
15,691| 28-30|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 59| March 3| @ Boston| | Tyrus Thomas (15)| Tyrus Thomas (10)| Raymond Felton (6)| TD Garden
18,624| 28-31|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 60| March 5| L.A. Lakers| | Stephen Jackson (21)| Gerald Wallace (10)| D. J. Augustin, Boris Diaw (5)| Time Warner Cable Arena
19,568| 29-31|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 61| March 6| Golden State| | D. J. Augustin (19)| Boris Diaw (12)| Boris Diaw (9)| Time Warner Cable Arena
19,392| 30-31|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 62| March 9| Miami| | Stephen Jackson (17)| Gerald Wallace (17)| Raymond Felton (11)| Time Warner Cable Arena
18,646| 31-31|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 63| March 10| @ Philadelphia| | Gerald Wallace (28)| Stephen Jackson (10)| Raymond Felton (6)| Wachovia Center
11,358| 32-31|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 64| March 12| L.A. Clippers| | Stephen Jackson (24)| Tyson Chandler (9)| Raymond Felton (11)| Time Warner Cable Arena
15,835| 33-31|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 65| March 14| @ Orlando| | Stephen Jackson (28)| Theo Ratliff, Tyrus Thomas (9)| Raymond Felton (7)| Amway Arena
17,461| 34-31|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 66| March 16| @ Indiana| | Boris Diaw, Stephen Jackson (20)| Stephen Jackson (9)| Raymond Felton, Stephen Jackson (6)| Conseco Fieldhouse
10,850| 34-32|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 67| March 17| Oklahoma City| | Stephen Jackson (20)| Tyrus Thomas (9)| Raymond Felton (7)| Time Warner Cable Arena
16,179| 35-32|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 68| March 19| @ Atlanta| | Raymond Felton (25)| Gerald Wallace (16)| Boris Diaw (6)| Philips Arena
17,697| 35-33|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 69| March 20| @ Miami| | Stephen Jackson (18)| Tyson Chandler (11)| Raymond Felton (5)| American Airlines Arena
18,766| 35-34|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 70| March 23| @ Washington| | Gerald Wallace, Boris Diaw (17)| Gerald Wallace (19)| Raymond Felton (5)| Verizon Center
12,742| 36-34|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 71| March 24| Minnesota| | Stephen Jackson (37)| Tyson Chandler (9)| Raymond Felton (8)| Time Warner Cable Arena
14,457| 37-34|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 72| March 26| Washington| | Gerald Wallace (23)| Gerald Wallace (6)| Raymond Felton (11)| Time Warner Cable Arena
16,365| 38-34|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 73| March 29| Toronto| | Stephen Jackson, Raymond Felton (18)| Gerald Wallace (8)| Boris Diaw, Raymond Felton (7)| Time Warner Cable Arena
14,534| 38-35|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 74| March 31| Philadelphia| | Gerald Wallace (24)| Gerald Wallace (12)| Raymond Felton (6)| Time Warner Cable Arena
14,139| 39-35

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 75| April 2| Milwaukee| | Stephen Jackson (32)| Gerald Wallace (11)| Raymond Felton (6)| Time Warner Cable Arena
18,118| 40-35|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 76| April 3| @ Chicago| | Boris Diaw (18)| Boris Diaw (7)| Boris Diaw (6)| United Center
20,996| 40-36|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 77| April 6| Atlanta| | Gerald Wallace (28)| Boris Diaw (9)| Boris Diaw (9)| Time Warner Cable Arena
18,610| 41-36|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 78| April 7| @ New Orleans| | Stephen Jackson (29)| Tyson Chandler (10)| Raymond Felton (7)| New Orleans Arena
13,333| 42-36|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 79| April 9| @ Houston| | Gerald Wallace, Boris Diaw (18)| Tyson Chandler (12)| Boris Diaw, Raymond Felton (5)| Toyota Center
16,488| 42-37|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 80| April 10| Detroit| | Larry Hughes (18)| Stephen Jackson, Theo Ratliff (6)| D. J. Augustin (9)| Time Warner Cable Arena
19,328| 43-37|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 81| April 12| @ New Jersey| | Stephen Jackson (17)| Stephen Jackson (9)| Raymond Felton (8)| Izod Center
14,118| 44-37|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 82| April 14| Chicago| | Tyrus Thomas (16)| Tyrus Thomas (9)| Raymond Felton (5)| Time Warner Cable Arena
17,439| 44-38|-

Playoffs

Game log

|- bgcolor = "#ffcccc"| 1| April 18| @Orlando| | Gerald Wallace (25)| Gerald Wallace (17)| Raymond Felton (4)| Amway Arena
17,461| 0–1|- bgcolor = "#ffcccc"| 2| April 21| @Orlando| | Stephen Jackson (27)| Boris Diaw (7)| Boris Diaw (4)
Raymond Felton (4)| Amway Arena
17,461| 0–2|- bgcolor = "#ffcccc"| 3| April 24| Orlando| | Stephen Jackson (19)| Gerald Wallace (8)| Boris Diaw (6)
Raymond Felton (6)| Time Warner Cable Arena
19,596| 0–3|- bgcolor = "#ffcccc"| 4| April 26| Orlando| | Tyrus Thomas (21)| Tyrus Thomas (9)| Stephen Jackson (8)| Time Warner Cable Arena
19,086|0–4|-

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player
PF82 82 2,906 424 325 60 57 925 35.4 5.2 4.0 .7 .7 11.3
PG80 80 2,643 288 446 123 22 968 33.0 3.6 5.6 1.5 .3 12.1
PG80 2 1,472 97 193 45 5 508 18.4 1.2 2.4 .6 .1 6.4
SF76 76 3,119 762 161 117 83 1,386 41.0 10.0 2.1 1.5 1.1 18.2
SG72 72 2,829 366 258 118 37 1,518 39.3 5.1 3.6 1.6 .5 21.1
SG70 8 804 135 23 20 10 296 11.5 1.9 .3 .3 .1 4.2
C58 29 984 304 28 15 43 459 17.0 5.2 .5 .3 .7 7.9
SF57 0 535 78 19 21 10 186 9.4 1.4 .3 .4 .2 3.3
C51 27 1,163 320 16 17 55 333 22.8 6.3 .3 .3 1.1 6.5
SG46 1 993 98 84 28 12 454 21.6 2.1 1.8 .6 .3 9.9
SG43 0 355 55 13 10 9 113 8.3 1.3 .3 .2 .2 2.6
C28 26 624 117 16 9 43 144 22.3 4.2 .6 .3 1.5 5.1
C27 0 262 65 5 5 14 32 9.7 2.4 .2 .2 .5 1.2
C25 0 542 152 23 23 37 252 21.7 6.1 .9 .9 1.5 10.1
SG14 2 295 32 28 12 4 114 21.1 2.3 2.0 .9 .3 8.1
PG9 0 33 1 3 1 1 16 3.7 .1 .3 .1 .1 1.8
PF8 0 133 29 7 3 1 39 16.6 3.6 .9 .4 .1 4.9
C6 0 30 4 0 1 1 10 5.0 .7 .0 .2 .2 1.7
SG5 5 157 21 10 4 2 60 31.4 4.2 2.0 .8 .4 12.0

Playoffs

Player
SF4 4 164 36 9 5 6 70 41.0 9.0 2.3 1.3 1.5 17.5
SG4 4 156 20 15 5 1 72 39.0 5.0 3.8 1.3 .3 18.0
PF4 4 152 20 16 1 3 30 38.0 5.0 4.0 .3 .8 7.5
PG4 4 130 10 20 2 0 47 32.5 2.5 5.0 .5 .0 11.8
C4 4 47 3 1 2 0 7 11.8 .8 .3 .5 .0 1.8
PG4 0 73 4 7 1 1 17 18.3 1.0 1.8 .3 .3 4.3
C4 0 68 22 2 2 2 35 17.0 5.5 .5 .5 .5 8.8
C4 0 60 10 2 2 3 14 15.0 2.5 .5 .5 .8 3.5
SG4 0 58 13 6 0 0 24 14.5 3.3 1.5 .0 .0 6.0
C4 0 48 8 2 1 2 24 12.0 2.0 .5 .3 .5 6.0
SG2 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 2.5 .0 .5 .5 .0 .0
SF2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 .5 .0 .0 .0 .0 1.0

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

All-Star

Records

First Bobcats team to make it to the postseason.

Milestones

The Bobcats made the playoffs for the first time ever, had a winning record for the first time ever, and had an NBA All-Star (Wallace) for the first time ever. They broke (and as of April 10 continue to set) a franchise record for wins in a season with 42, setting them for an above-.500 season. They clinched their first ever playoff berth April 8.

Transactions

Players Added
Via Draft

Via Trade

Via Free Agency

Players Lost
Via Trade

Via Free Agency

Notes and References

  1. News: Bobcats Draft Gerald Henderson and Derrick Brown in 2009 NBA Draft . Matt Rochinski . Brian Verdi . Charlotte Bobcats . June 29, 2009 . July 3, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091203102821/http://www.nba.com/bobcats/release_augustin_090430.html . December 3, 2009 . dead .