Monday, January 18, 2010

Bobcats hold off Kings 105-103, win 5th straight

CHARLOTTE, N.C.— Gerald Wallace shook off an ankle injury to score 28 points, Raymond Felton finished a rebound shy of a triple-double and the Charlotte Bobcats held off a furious Sacramento comeback bid to beat the Kings 105-103 on Monday.

The Bobcats’ fifth straight win and eighth in a row at home proved more difficult than expected.

The Kings, who rallied from a 35-point deficit to win in Chicago last month, nearly pulled off a similar feat. Charlotte led 82-58 with 4 minutes left in the third quarter before Tyreke Evans helped the Kings get within a point.

But Felton made some key baskets to put Charlotte above .500 this late in a season for the first time in team history.