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Bobcats lose in overtime as season wears on

Posted by Vince

Nov. 9, 2006 12:28 p.m. • 0 comments

MORRISON WATCH

The newness is wearing off. The grind that is the NBA schedule is starting to sink in.

And the Morrison Watch has slowed down.

Last night, Morrison scored 12 points (on 2 of 11 from the floor and 8 of 11 from the line) in an 110-108 overtime defeat in Boston, with the game critiqued in the Boston papers here and here.

Morrison didn’t have his best shooting game (see stats above) but he did play almost 36 minutes (third high on team) and only had a single turnover – and he balanced that with a steal and a block.

He also surprised the Observer’s Rick Bonnell by chewing tobacco after the game. Heck, he’s from Spokane – where I’ve seen many teens chewing – and he’s in North Carolina – tobacco’s home court.

The Bobcats’ next game is Friday night against the Sonics, who lost another heartbreaker Wednesday. The game will be on TV at 4, so you can watch Morrison for an hour, then switch over to the GU/Eastern game at 5.