11/12/2009 - 13:29
Tyson Gets Up, but Bobcats Fall
by Devon Jeffreys

One night after being neutralized by foul trouble in a loss to the Orlando Magic, Tyson Chandler went back to work for the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday.

Tyson scored seven points and grabbed six boards, three on the offensive end, but the Bobcats dropped their third straight game, 98-75 at the hands of the Detroit Pistons at the Palace in Auburn Hills.

After the game, TC wasn't pleased with his own performance, or the team's play as a whole, as quoted on Bobcats Break:
"That was a bad loss; we shouldn’t have lost that way. We were bad all over the place. It was very disappointing tonight because I don’t think that we should have lost to this team that way. They outplayed us tonight, they were quick to the ball, executed better then we did, made open shots and pretty much outplayed us in every area you can think of."

In the loss, Ty had his best game on the offensive glass of the season, pulling down three offensive boards, all of which led to Charlotte points. The Big Cat scored all seven of his points in the first half, including the first four of the game for Charlotte. He connected on an alley-oop from Raymond Felton to opening scoring, then grabbed a board and got fouled to force his way to the line where he connected on both free throws.

In the second quarter he took a Gerald Wallace feed and added two more points on a layup. His last point was converted at the free throw line. He also swatted two Pistons shots.

TOUGH GO
The night prior, TC was in foul trouble from the get-go, managing only three points in 11 minutes as the Orlando Magic defeated Charlotte, 93-81, as quoted by the Charlotte Observer:
"I got some tough ones," Chandler said of the fouls. "Every time I made contact, I got one. And when I'm not out there, it hurts our continuity."

Tyson added three rebounds, an assist and a block.

NEXT UP
Tyson and the Bobcats return home briefly on Saturday night to host the Portland Trail Blazers. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game can be seen on NBATV or regionally on FSCR.

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Bobcats off again, drop third straight (Charlotte Observer, November 12, 2009)
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