Bobcats Beat Warriors with Jackson’s Return

The emotional Captain Jack kept his cool in his return to Golden State team but this time to beat them.  Stephen Jackson is known to easily lose control of his emotions on the court, but in his return to the Oracle Arena, he was rather calm. If he continues to play like this, the Bobcats have a good chance to make it to the Eastern Conference playoff.

Captain Jack doing amazing

Stephen Jackson is a known scorer and team captain back in Golden State but his trade to Charlotte changed him a lot. He spent four seasons with the Warriors before running some trouble with the management in the offseason. This led to a demand for his trade, which landed him in Charlotte. He was booed but he didn’t let this affect him as he scored 30 points and led the Bobcats to victory. He didn’t show any sign of letting his emotion take control of him. He even made a 3-pointer, leading the Bobcats 107-88.

Bobcats doing it all the way

Guards D.J. Augustin and Raymond Felton both added 14 points each for the Bobcats who are now 23-22 in the season. They have won 10 of their last 15 games and are now tied with Chicago for the 7th seed in the Eastern Conference. The focus on this game was also on Gerald Wallace. In the franchise’s brief appearance in the league, Wallace became the first player in the franchise to be named to the All-Star team. Wallace scored 30 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, making a double-double that helped beat the Warriors 121-110.

On the other hand, three of the Warriors had 20 plus points. Corey Maggette had 25 points, while Monta Ellis and rookie Stephen Curry had 22 points each for the Warriors who are now 13-32 in the season. The Warriors had lost five of their last six games.

In the game

The last player of the Bobcats to be called during the pregame introduction was Jackson. He was greeted with boos and every time Jackson touches the ball. But he responded to the crowd by making a dunk and a short hook shot early in the game. Jackson unfortunately missed five of his first seven shots but recovered from it by scoring 17 points in the first half alone. He was assigned to guard Monta Ellis the whole night who is now one of the premier scorers for Golden State since Jackson left.

It is now clear who the real winner is in the trade between Charlotte and Golden State. The trade for Jackson also included Acie Law going to Charlotte.  This is in exchange for Raja Bell and Vladimir Radmanovic.  Since the trade, the Bobcats are now 20-16 in the season.  There has been a boost in the scoring average of more than 15 points. The Warriors, on the other hand, is only 10-26 since they traded Jackson, decreasing their scoring average by 5.2 points a game.