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In past seasons, when Charlotte Bobcats All-Star forward Gerald Wallace went out with an injury, the whole team struggled. Teammate Stephen Jackson said this team is different, as shown by the Bobcats' 106-98 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. ``This was a game we needed to win,'' said Jackson, who scored 24 points. ``It was ugly, especially after Gerald went down. But we found a way to win ... we had to focus on winning this...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Wed 12/12	Cha	LAC 100-94
Tue 2/26	LAC	LAC 106-84

Game Stats

Clippers (25-41) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts B. Davis, G 32 4 7 4 24 R. Butler, G 41 3 0 1 18 T. Outlaw, F 38 1 2 3 16 D. Gooden, F 30 5 1 2 16 C. Kaman, C 35 11 1 1 13 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts C. Smith 15 1 1 1 8 D. Jordan 16 4 0 2 3 S. Blake 22 1 9 2 0 M. Collins 10 0 1 1 0 S. Novak 1 0 0 0 0 B. Brown 0 0 0 0 0 B. Skinner 0 0 0 0 0 E. Gordon 0 0 0 0 0 B. Griffin 0 0 0 0 0

Bobcats (33-31) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts S. Jackson, G 43 2 6 2 24 G. Wallace, F 21 6 2 0 17 B. Diaw, F 35 4 5 1 16 R. Felton, G 38 8 11 3 10 T. Ratliff, C 15 1 0 3 6 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts T. Chandler 32 9 0 2 13 T. Thomas 18 4 3 1 6 D. Augustin 13 0 1 0 6 S. Graham 16 2 0 1 4 G. Henderson 7 0 1 1 4 D. Diop 0 0 0 0 0 D. Brown 0 0 0 0 0 A. Ajinca 0 0 0 0 0 N. Mohammed 0 0 0 0 0

Complete Box Score

Injury Report

Clippers No injuries to report.

Bobcats Date Player Injury 4/6 B. Mullens, FC Left ankle soreness 3/20 B. Haywood, C Sore left ankle 3/7 R. Sessions, G Sprained left MCL

Player News

Clippers Chris Paul (LAC - Point Guard) News: Paul had tape wrapped round his bruised left thumb at Friday's shootaround.  (STATS - Fri. May 3, 2013) Blake Griffin (LAC - Forward-Center) News: Griffin still is limping with his sprained right ankle and it will be a game-time decision whether the Clippers forward plays Game 6 against the Grizzlies. Griffin walked off the court carrying a bag of ice once Friday's shoot-around opened up. He later returned and sat on the opposite side of the court away from reporters.  (STATS - Fri. May 3, 2013)