# 2009–10 Charlotte Bobcats season

The 2009–10 Charlotte Bobcats season was the 20th season of NBA basketball in Charlotte, and their 6th as the Charlotte Bobcats. Michael Jordan bought controlling interest in the team from founding owner Bob Johnson in March.
The season saw the franchise finish with its first winning record and playoff appearance in its current incarnation. However, their playoff stay was short-lived, as they were swept by the Orlando Magic in four games.

## Key dates

* June 25 – The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City.
* July 8 – The free agency period started.

## Offseason
### 2009 NBA draft

The Charlotte Bobcats made the following selections:
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | Position | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 12 | Gerald Henderson | United States | SG | Duke |
| 2 | 40 | Derrick Brown | United States | PF | Xavier |
| 2 | 54 | Robert Vaden | United States | SG | UAB |

### Free agency

Charlotte free agents:
* Raymond Felton
* Juwan Howard
* Dontell Jefferson
* Sean Singletary

## Pre-season

2009 pre-season game log :
October: 2–6 (home: 2–3; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1October 6@Cleveland Cavaliers87–9220,4030–1 recap
2October 8New Orleans Hornets101–1088,623 (Greensboro, North Carolina)1–1 recap
3October 10Cleveland Cavaliers102–9611,489 (North Charleston, South Carolina)1–2 recap
4October 12@Atlanta Hawks90–1076,9601–3 recap
5October 17@Los Angeles Lakers87–9118,4221–4 recap
6October 18Utah Jazz110–103– (Los Angeles)1–5 recap
7October 20Milwaukee Bucks87–947,5822–5 recap
8October 23Memphis Grizzlies95–9219,0772–6 recap :
2009–10 season schedule :

## Regular season
### Standings

| Southeast Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Orlando Magic | 59 | 23 | .720 | – | 34–7 | 25–16 | 10–6 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 6 | 34–7 | 19–22 | 8–8 |
| x-Miami Heat | 47 | 35 | .573 | 12 | 24–17 | 23–18 | 9–7 |
| x-Charlotte Bobcats | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15 | 31–10 | 13–28 | 10–6 |
| Washington Wizards | 26 | 56 | .317 | 33 | 15–26 | 11–30 | 3–13 |
| # | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-Cleveland Cavaliers | 61 | 21 | .744 | – |
| 2 | y-Orlando Magic | 59 | 23 | .720 | 2 |
| 3 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 8 |
| 4 | y-Boston Celtics | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 |
| 5 | x-Miami Heat | 47 | 35 | .573 | 14 |
| 6 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 |
| 7 | x-Charlotte Bobcats | 44 | 38 | .537 | 17 |
| 8 | x-Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 |
| 9 | Toronto Raptors | 40 | 42 | .488 | 21 |
| 10 | Indiana Pacers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 29 |
| 11 | New York Knicks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 32 |
| 12 | Detroit Pistons | 27 | 55 | .329 | 34 |
| 13 | Philadelphia 76ers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 34 |
| 14 | Washington Wizards | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35 |
| 15 | New Jersey Nets | 12 | 70 | .146 | 49 |

### Record vs. opponents

2009-10 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOH | NYK | OKC | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | TOR | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Boston | 0–4 | — | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Charlotte | 2–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 |
| Chicago | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Cleveland | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Detroit | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 4–0 |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | – | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Houston | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Memphis | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Miami | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Milwaukee | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Minnesota | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| New Jersey | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| New Orleans | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| New York | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Oklahoma City | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Orlando | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | – | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Philadelphia | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Portland | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | – | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
| Sacramento | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | – | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| San Antonio | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 |
| Toronto | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Utah | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 |
| Washington | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |

### Game log

2009–10 game log Total: 44–38 (home: 31–10; road: 13–28) :
October: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 28
@ Boston
L 59–92
Gerald Wallace (10)
Gerald Wallace (12)
D. J. Augustin (4)
TD Garden 18,624
0–1
2
October 30
New York
W 102–100
Raymond Felton (22)
Gerald Wallace (15)
Raymond Felton (9)
Time Warner Cable Arena 18,624
1–1
3
October 31
@ Cleveland
L 79–90
Vladimir Radmanović (12)
Gerald Wallace (9)
Boris Diaw (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
1–2 :
November: 6–7 (home: 5–2; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 2
New Jersey
W 79–68
Gerald Wallace (24)
Gerald Wallace (20)
Boris Diaw, Raymond Felton (3)
Time Warner Cable Arena 9,380
2–2
5
November 6
Atlanta
W 103–83
Raja Bell (24)
Tyson Chandler (10)
Raymond Felton (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,874
3–2
6
November 7
@ Chicago
L 90–93
Boris Diaw (20)
Gerald Wallace (9)
Raymond Felton (10)
United Center 21,108
3-3
7
November 10
Orlando
L 81–93
Raymond Felton (18)
Gerald Wallace (9)
Boris Diaw (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 13,415
3–4
8
November 11
@ Detroit
L 75–98
Nazr Mohammed (13)
Nazr Mohammed (8)
Raymond Felton, Boris Diaw (4)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,417
3–5
9
November 14
Portland
L 74–80
Boris Diaw (21)
Gerald Wallace, Tyson Chandler (8)
Raymond Felton, Boris Diaw (4)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,872
3–6
10
November 16
@ Orlando
L 91–97
Ronald Murray (31)
Gerald Wallace, Stephen Jackson (9)
Raymond Felton (5)
Amway Arena 17,461
3–7
11
November 18
@ Philadelphia
L 84–86
Stephen Jackson (26)
Gerald Wallace (12)
Raymond Felton, Stephen Jackson (5)
Wachovia Center 11,585
3–8
12
November 20
@ Milwaukee
L 88–95
Stephen Jackson, Gerald Wallace (22)
Gerald Wallace (10)
Ronald Murray (6)
Bradley Center 15,578
3–9
13
November 22
Indiana
W 104–88
Boris Diaw (17)
Gerald Wallace (11)
Raymond Felton (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 14,730
4–9
14
November 25
Toronto
W 116–81
Gerald Wallace (31)
Gerald Wallace (13)
Stephen Jackson (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 13,689
5–9
15
November 27
Cleveland
W 94–87
Gerald Wallace (31)
Gerald Wallace (14)
Raymond Felton (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,168
6–9
16
November 28
@ Washington
W 92–76
Gerald Wallace (14)
Gerald Wallace (14)
Boris Diaw (6)
Verizon Center 17,311
7–9 :
December: 5–9 (home: 5–2; road: 0–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
17
December 1
Boston
L 90–108
Nazr Mohammed (16)
Gerald Wallace (8)
Raymond Felton (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,129
7–10
18
December 4
@ New Jersey
L 91–97
Stephen Jackson, Raymond Felton (28)
Gerald Wallace (20)
Boris Diaw (6)
Izod Center 12,131
7–11
19
December 5
Philadelphia
W 106–105
Boris Diaw (28)
Gerald Wallace (14)
Raymond Felton (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 13,352
8–11
20
December 8
Denver
W 107–95
Stephen Jackson, Gerald Wallace (25)
Gerald Wallace (16)
Stephen Jackson (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 14,127
9–11
21
December 11
@ San Antonio
L 85–104
Stephen Jackson (23)
Gerald Wallace (6)
Raymond Felton (5)
AT&T Center 17,508
9–12
22
December 12
@ Dallas
L 97–98 (OT)
Stephen Jackson (28)
Gerald Wallace (16)
Raymond Felton (8)
American Airlines Center 20,151
9–13
23
December 15
New York
W 94–87
Stephen Jackson (24)
Tyson Chandler (12)
Raymond Felton (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 13,606
10–13
24
December 16
@ Indiana
L 98–101
Gerald Wallace (29)
Tyson Chandler (13)
D. J. Augustin (6)
Conseco Fieldhouse 11,888
10–14
25
December 19
Utah
L 102–110
Gerald Wallace (30)
Gerald Wallace (13)
Gerald Wallace, Boris Diaw (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 14,963
10–15
26
December 20
@ New York
L 94–98
Raymond Felton (27)
Tyson Chandler (14)
Raymond Felton (7)
Madison Square Garden 18,767
10–16
27
December 22
Detroit
W 88–76
Gerald Wallace (29)
Gerald Wallace (12)
Raymond Felton (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 16,864
11–16
28
December 26
@ Oklahoma City
L 91–98
Stephen Jackson (24)
Stephen Jackson, Nazr Mohammed (8)
Stephen Jackson, Raymond Felton (5)
Ford Center 17,961
11–17
29
December 28
Milwaukee
W 94–84
Gerald Wallace (21)
Gerald Wallace (14)
Boris Diaw (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,473
12–17
30
December 30
@ Toronto
L 103–107
Stephen Jackson (30)
Gerald Wallace (16)
Stephen Jackson (5)
Air Canada Centre 18,979
12–18 :
January: 12–4 (home: 7–1; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
31
January 2
@ Miami
W 107–97
Stephen Jackson (35)
Stephen Jackson, Gerald Wallace (8)
Raymond Felton (6)
American Airlines Arena 17,856
13–18
32
January 3
@ Cleveland
W 91–88
Stephen Jackson (22)
Gerald Wallace (12)
Raymond Felton, Boris Diaw (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
14–18
33
January 5
Chicago
W 113–108
Gerald Wallace (32)
Gerald Wallace (9)
Raymond Felton, Boris Diaw (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 13,749
15–18
34
January 7
@ New York
L 93–97
Stephen Jackson (26)
Gerald Wallace (9)
Raymond Felton (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
15–19
35
January 9
Memphis
W 89–87
Raymond Felton (19)
Boris Diaw (10)
Boris Diaw (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,438
16–19
36
January 12
Houston
W 102–94
Stephen Jackson (43)
Stephen Jackson, Gerald Wallace (8)
Boris Diaw (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 11,463
17–19
37
January 15
San Antonio
W 92–76
Boris Diaw(26)
Boris Diaw (11)
D. J. Augustin (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,742
18–19
38
January 16
Phoenix
W 125–99
Gerald Wallace, Stephen Jackson (29)
Gerald Wallace (13)
Stephen Jackson (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 17,574
19-19
39
January 18
Sacramento
W 105–103
Gerald Wallace (28)
Raymond Felton (9)
Raymond Felton (10)
Time Warner Cable Arena 13,678
20–19
40
January 20
Miami
W 104–65
Stephen Jackson (24)
Gerald Wallace, Nazr Mohammed (10)
Raymond Felton (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 14,212
21–19
41
January 22
@ Atlanta
L 89–103
Gerald Wallace (25)
Nazr Mohammed, Gerald Wallace, Stephen Jackson (6)
Ronald Murray (9)
Philips Arena 14,701
21–20
42
January 23
Orlando
L 95–106 (OT)
D. J. Augustin (22)
Gerald Wallace, Boris Diaw (10)
Boris Diaw (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,277
21-21
43
January 25
@ Denver
L 93–104
Stephen Jackson (22)
Gerald Wallace (7)
Raymond Felton (9)
Pepsi Center 16,909
21–22
44
January 26
@ Phoenix
W 114–109 (OT)
Stephen Jackson (30)
Boris Diaw (11)
Stephen Jackson, Boris Diaw (5)
US Airways Center 15,722
22-22
45
January 29
@ Golden State
W 121–110
Gerald Wallace, Stephen Jackson (30)
Gerald Wallace (13)
D. J. Augustin, Raymond Felton (6)
Oracle Arena 17,850
23–22
46
January 30
@ Sacramento
W 103–96
Gerald Wallace (38)
Gerald Wallace (11)
Stephen Jackson (8)
ARCO Arena 14,186
24–22 :
February: 4–7 (home: 2–2; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
47
February 1
@ Portland
L 79–98
Raymond Felton (23)
Gerald Wallace (10)
Stephen Jackson (4)
Rose Garden 20,106
24–23
48
February 3
@ L.A. Lakers
L 97–99
Stephen Jackson (30)
Nazr Mohammed (17)
Boris Diaw (5)
Staples Center 18,997
24-24
49
February 6
New Orleans
L 99–104
Stephen Jackson (26)
Boris Diaw (8)
Raymond Felton (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,164
24–25
50
February 9
Washington
W 94–92
Stephen Jackson (22)
Nazr Mohammed (10)
Raymond Felton (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 12,376
25-25
51
February 10
@ Minnesota
W 93–92
Stephen Jackson (33)
Nazr Mohammed (20)
D. J. Augustin (7)
Target Center 13,352
26–25
52
February 16
New Jersey
L 94–103
Gerald Wallace (21)
Gerald Wallace, Boris Diaw (10)
Stephen Jackson (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 13,712
26-26
53
February 19
Cleveland
W 110–93
Stephen Jackson (29)
Tyrus Thomas (12)
Boris Diaw (9)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,568
27–26
54
February 20
@ Milwaukee
L 88–93
Stephen Jackson (35)
Tyrus Thomas (11)
Stephen Jackson (5)
Bradley Center 17,174
27-27
55
February 22
@ L.A. Clippers
L 94–98
Gerald Wallace (32)
Gerald Wallace (12)
Boris Diaw, Raymond Felton (9)
Staples Center 15,892
27–28
56
February 24
@ Utah
L 93–102
Gerald Wallace (27)
Gerald Wallace (8)
Raymond Felton (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
27–29
57
February 26
@ Memphis
W 93–89
Stephen Jackson (32)
Stephen Jackson (11)
Raymond Felton (7)
FedExForum 14,713
28–29 :
March: 11–6 (home: 8–2; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
58
March 1
Dallas
L 84–89
Stephen Jackson (20)
Tyrus Thomas (12)
Raymond Felton (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,691
28–30
59
March 3
@ Boston
L 80–104
Tyrus Thomas (15)
Tyrus Thomas (10)
Raymond Felton (6)
TD Garden 18,624
28–31
60
March 5
L.A. Lakers
W 98–93
Stephen Jackson (21)
Gerald Wallace (10)
D. J. Augustin, Boris Diaw (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,568
29–31
61
March 6
Golden State
W 101–90
D. J. Augustin (19)
Boris Diaw (12)
Boris Diaw (9)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,392
30–31
62
March 9
Miami
W 83–78
Stephen Jackson (17)
Gerald Wallace (17)
Raymond Felton (11)
Time Warner Cable Arena 18,646
31-31
63
March 10
@ Philadelphia
W 102–87
Gerald Wallace (28)
Stephen Jackson (10)
Raymond Felton (6)
Wachovia Center 11,358
32–31
64
March 12
L.A. Clippers
W 106–98
Stephen Jackson (24)
Tyson Chandler (9)
Raymond Felton (11)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,835
33–31
65
March 14
@ Orlando
W 96–89
Stephen Jackson (28)
Theo Ratliff, Tyrus Thomas (9)
Raymond Felton (7)
Amway Arena 17,461
34–31
66
March 16
@ Indiana
L 94–99
Boris Diaw, Stephen Jackson (20)
Stephen Jackson (9)
Raymond Felton, Stephen Jackson (6)
Conseco Fieldhouse 10,850
34–32
67
March 17
Oklahoma City
W 100–92
Stephen Jackson (20)
Tyrus Thomas (9)
Raymond Felton (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 16,179
35–32
68
March 19
@ Atlanta
L 92–93 (OT)
Raymond Felton (25)
Gerald Wallace (16)
Boris Diaw (6)
Philips Arena 17,697
35–33
69
March 20
@ Miami
L 71–77
Stephen Jackson (18)
Tyson Chandler (11)
Raymond Felton (5)
American Airlines Arena 18,766
35–34
70
March 23
@ Washington
W 95–86 (OT)
Gerald Wallace, Boris Diaw (17)
Gerald Wallace (19)
Raymond Felton (5)
Verizon Center 12,742
36–34
71
March 24
Minnesota
W 108–95
Stephen Jackson (37)
Tyson Chandler (9)
Raymond Felton (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 14,457
37–34
72
March 26
Washington
W 107–96
Gerald Wallace (23)
Gerald Wallace (6)
Raymond Felton (11)
Time Warner Cable Arena 16,365
38–34
73
March 29
Toronto
L 101–103
Stephen Jackson, Raymond Felton (18)
Gerald Wallace (8)
Boris Diaw, Raymond Felton (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 14,534
38–35
74
March 31
Philadelphia
W 103–84
Gerald Wallace (24)
Gerald Wallace (12)
Raymond Felton (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 14,139
39–35 :
April: 5–3 (home: 3–1; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
75
April 2
Milwaukee
W 87–86 (OT)
Stephen Jackson (32)
Gerald Wallace (11)
Raymond Felton (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 18,118
40–35
76
April 3
@ Chicago
L 88–96
Boris Diaw (18)
Boris Diaw (7)
Boris Diaw (6)
United Center 20,996
40–36
77
April 6
Atlanta
W 109–100
Gerald Wallace (28)
Boris Diaw (9)
Boris Diaw (9)
Time Warner Cable Arena 18,610
41–36
78
April 7
@ New Orleans
W 104–103
Stephen Jackson (29)
Tyson Chandler (10)
Raymond Felton (7)
New Orleans Arena 13,333
42–36
79
April 9
@ Houston
L 90–97
Gerald Wallace, Boris Diaw (18)
Tyson Chandler (12)
Boris Diaw, Raymond Felton (5)
Toyota Center 16,488
42–37
80
April 10
Detroit
W 99–95
Larry Hughes (18)
Stephen Jackson, Theo Ratliff (6)
D. J. Augustin (9)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,328
43–37
81
April 12
@ New Jersey
W 105–95
Stephen Jackson (17)
Stephen Jackson (9)
Raymond Felton (8)
Izod Center 14,118
44–37
82
April 14
Chicago
L 89–98
Tyrus Thomas (16)
Tyrus Thomas (9)
Raymond Felton (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 17,439
44–38 :
2009–10 season schedule :

## Playoffs
### Game log

2010 playoff game log Total: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2) :
First Round: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 18
@Orlando
L 89–98
Gerald Wallace (25)
Gerald Wallace (17)
Raymond Felton (4)
Amway Arena 17,461
0–1
2
April 21
@Orlando
L 77–92
Stephen Jackson (27)
Boris Diaw (7)
Boris Diaw (4) Raymond Felton (4)
Amway Arena 17,461
0–2
3
April 24
Orlando
L 86–90
Stephen Jackson (19)
Gerald Wallace (8)
Boris Diaw (6) Raymond Felton (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,596
0–3
4
April 26
Orlando
L 90–99
Tyrus Thomas (21)
Tyrus Thomas (9)
Stephen Jackson (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,086
0–4 :
2010 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Boris Diaw | PF | 82 | 82 | 2,906 | 424 | 325 | 60 | 57 | 925 | 35.4 | 5.2 | 4.0 | .7 | .7 | 11.3 |
| Raymond Felton | PG | 80 | 80 | 2,643 | 288 | 446 | 123 | 22 | 968 | 33.0 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 1.5 | .3 | 12.1 |
| D. J. Augustin | PG | 80 | 2 | 1,472 | 97 | 193 | 45 | 5 | 508 | 18.4 | 1.2 | 2.4 | .6 | .1 | 6.4 |
| Gerald Wallace | SF | 76 | 76 | 3,119 | 762 | 161 | 117 | 83 | 1,386 | 41.0 | 10.0 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 18.2 |
| Stephen Jackson$^†$ | SG | 72 | 72 | 2,829 | 366 | 258 | 118 | 37 | 1,518 | 39.3 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 1.6 | .5 | 21.1 |
| Stephen Graham | SG | 70 | 8 | 804 | 135 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 296 | 11.5 | 1.9 | .3 | .3 | .1 | 4.2 |
| Nazr Mohammed | C | 58 | 29 | 984 | 304 | 28 | 15 | 43 | 459 | 17.0 | 5.2 | .5 | .3 | .7 | 7.9 |
| Derrick Brown | SF | 57 | 0 | 535 | 78 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 186 | 9.4 | 1.4 | .3 | .4 | .2 | 3.3 |
| Tyson Chandler | C | 51 | 27 | 1,163 | 320 | 16 | 17 | 55 | 333 | 22.8 | 6.3 | .3 | .3 | 1.1 | 6.5 |
| Ronald Murray$^†$ | SG | 46 | 1 | 993 | 98 | 84 | 28 | 12 | 454 | 21.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | .6 | .3 | 9.9 |
| Gerald Henderson Jr. | SG | 43 | 0 | 355 | 55 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 113 | 8.3 | 1.3 | .3 | .2 | .2 | 2.6 |
| Theo Ratliff$^†$ | C | 28 | 26 | 624 | 117 | 16 | 9 | 43 | 144 | 22.3 | 4.2 | .6 | .3 | 1.5 | 5.1 |
| DeSagana Diop | C | 27 | 0 | 262 | 65 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 9.7 | 2.4 | .2 | .2 | .5 | 1.2 |
| Tyrus Thomas$^†$ | C | 25 | 0 | 542 | 152 | 23 | 23 | 37 | 252 | 21.7 | 6.1 | .9 | .9 | 1.5 | 10.1 |
| Larry Hughes$^†$ | SG | 14 | 2 | 295 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 114 | 21.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | .9 | .3 | 8.1 |
| Acie Law$^†$ | PG | 9 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3.7 | .1 | .3 | .1 | .1 | 1.8 |
| Vladimir Radmanović$^†$ | PF | 8 | 0 | 133 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 16.6 | 3.6 | .9 | .4 | .1 | 4.9 |
| Alexis Ajinça | C | 6 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5.0 | .7 | .0 | .2 | .2 | 1.7 |
| Raja Bell$^†$ | SG | 5 | 5 | 157 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 31.4 | 4.2 | 2.0 | .8 | .4 | 12.0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Bobcats only.

### Playoffs

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Gerald Wallace | SF | 4 | 4 | 164 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 70 | 41.0 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 17.5 |
| Stephen Jackson | SG | 4 | 4 | 156 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 72 | 39.0 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 1.3 | .3 | 18.0 |
| Boris Diaw | PF | 4 | 4 | 152 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 38.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | .3 | .8 | 7.5 |
| Raymond Felton | PG | 4 | 4 | 130 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 32.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | .5 | .0 | 11.8 |
| Theo Ratliff | C | 4 | 4 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11.8 | .8 | .3 | .5 | .0 | 1.8 |
| D. J. Augustin | PG | 4 | 0 | 73 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 18.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 | .3 | .3 | 4.3 |
| Tyrus Thomas | C | 4 | 0 | 68 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 17.0 | 5.5 | .5 | .5 | .5 | 8.8 |
| Tyson Chandler | C | 4 | 0 | 60 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15.0 | 2.5 | .5 | .5 | .8 | 3.5 |
| Larry Hughes | SG | 4 | 0 | 58 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14.5 | 3.3 | 1.5 | .0 | .0 | 6.0 |
| Nazr Mohammed | C | 4 | 0 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 2.0 | .5 | .3 | .5 | 6.0 |
| Stephen Graham | SG | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | .0 | .5 | .5 | .0 | .0 |
| Derrick Brown | SF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |

## Awards, records and milestones
### Awards
#### All-Star

* Gerald Wallace was selected to his first All-Star game and the first selection for a Bobcat player in team history. He also competed in the Slam Dunk contest.

### Records

First Bobcats team to make it to the postseason.

### Milestones

The Bobcats made the playoffs for the first time ever, had a winning record for the first time ever, and had an NBA All-Star (Wallace) for the first time ever. They broke (and as of April 10 continue to set) a franchise record for wins in a season with 42, setting them for an above-.500 season. They clinched their first ever playoff berth April 8.

## Transactions

| Charlotte Bobcats | Players Added Via Draft Gerald Henderson Derrick Brown Via Trade Tyrus Thomas (From Bulls) Theo Ratliff (From Spurs) Stephen Jackson (From Warriors) Acie Law (From Warriors) Via Free Agency Larry Hughes | Players Lost Via Trade Acie Law (To Bulls) Flip Murray (To Bulls) Robert Vaden (To Thunder) Raja Bell (To Warriors) Vladimir Radmanovic (To Warriors) Via Free Agency Sean May (To Kings) Cartier Martin (To Italy) |