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Bobcats make a stop in HoustonBasketball Betting Lines04/09/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fresh off securing the first playoff berth in franchise history, the Charlotte Bobcats get back to work in south Texas when they face off with the Houston Rockets. D.J. Augustin made a key three-pointer with 15.8 seconds left on Wednesday, as the Bobcats clinched the postseason spot with a 104-103 victory over the New Orleans Hornets. Augustin ended with 14 points for the Bobcats, who sit seventh in the Eastern Conference and will be heading to the playoffs for the first time due to their win and Toronto's loss to Boston. The Bobcats entered the league as an expansion team during the 2004-05 season. Stephen Jackson donated 29 points while Tyson Chandler chipped in 16 points and 10 boards for Charlotte, which came into Wednesday with an 0-5 all-time mark in the Big Easy. "I'm happy for our fans. I'm happy for our franchise. I'm a coach. I always say celebrate the wins because the losses hurt," Bobcats head coach Larry Brown said. "I'm happy with the accomplishment, but a little angry with what went on in that second half." The Rockets, meanwhile, are the only NBA team playing above .500 basketball that won't be making a trip to the playoffs but Rick Adelman's team played the role of spoiler in its most recent outing against Utah on Wednesday. Kevin Martin and Aaron Brooks each scored 28 points in that one to lead Houston past the playoff-contending Jazz, 113-96, at Toyota Center. The Jazz entered the game in the second spot in the Western Conference and tumbled all the way to fifth. "You know they're playing for something at this time of year, and I think that just shows the character of this team," Martin said. "We're out of the playoffs and we come out here and scrap. So that's definitely a positive thing for us." In addition to Martin and Brooks, Luis Scola helped Houston take the win by posting 24 points. Charles Hayes had 18 rebounds for the Rockets, who have won two in a row. The victory also made Adelman the 11th coach in NBA history to record 900 career wins. "I've been fortunate, I've had four [coaching] situations and three of them were great situations," Adelman said. "Sometimes you get fortunate in that way. It's either that or you get really old and you're coaching a long time, and I'm probably both. I'm glad to see it with our guys this year because we've been struggling so much." The Bobcats topped the Rockets in Charlotte earlier this season and will be shooting for the home-and-home sweep of the series for the first time since 2004-05.
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