--The Bobcats have four players who, combined, won five NCAA championships, the most in the NBA. Nazr Mohammed won two with Kentucky, Emeka Okafor won one with Connecticut and Raymond Felton and Sean May played together on North Carolina's title team in 2005.
--The Chicago Bulls passing the Detroit Pistons for seventh place in the Eastern Conference would not be good for the Bobcats' slim playoff chances. The Bobcats hold a tiebreaker over the Bulls. The Pistons have won two of three over the Bobcats this season, with another game to be played in Auburn Hills. QUOTE TO NOTE: "I've been pressing, not playing as well as I do. I'm sure that's in part" due to the playoff race. -- G Raja Bell, to the Charlotte Observer, on his recent shooting slump.
