Cat Scratch Fever

The Lakers will be in Charlotte tonight to take on the upstart Bobcats. I know they have only met 9 times, but the Bobcats are one of only a handful of teams to hold a winning record over the Lakers (5-4 overall) and they always seem to give the Lakers' nightmares. I think the simple reason for this is that the Lakers can't, and never have under Phil Jackson, been able to defend the pick and roll. Raymond Felton lights the Lakers up each time they play (I don't have the time now to look it up but trust me, he loves seeing those Purple and Gold jerseys). In that triple OT game in Charlotte two years ago he was able to get to the rim virtually every possession and he just absolutely sliced and diced the Laker defense.
All that being said, I expect it to be a different story tonight. With the Bobcats in the playoff race and hopefully garnering the attention of LA, I expect a good solid effort. I don't think it will be easy but I do expect the Lakers to walk out with a victory tonight. My prediction (likely to be wrong...):
Lakers 109 Charlotte 104
Feel free to post your predictions in the comments below and we'll see who was closest..