February 22, 2013; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards center Nene (42) blocks the shot of Denver Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson (3) in the fourth quarter at Verizon Center. The Wizards won 119-113. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

One good thing from last night’s game, though, was that point guard Ty Lawson didn’t seem to be too bothered with his sore ankle. He scored 27 points and dished out 12 assists in the 119-113 loss last night. Wilson Chandler added 22 points off the bench for the Nuggets, also. The Nuggets are looking to get back on track after losing four of their last five games, all coming on the road. Denver has been particularly hot this season but it seems that they’ve been doused just a little bit.

A game against the struggling Bobcats may be just what the doctor ordered. They’ve beaten them the last three times the teams have met, winning by an average of 21.0 points.

The Bobcats are led by second-year point guard Kemba Walker, who’s averaging 25.0 points per game over the last three contests. The Bobcats are in the lower tiers of every major statistical category so far this season, thus giving them the league’s worst record. Walker has little help on the floor, but one bright spot might be Byron Mullens. Mullens is averaging 12.7 points and 8.0 rebounds per game this season. Last night against the Bulls, Walker scored 27 while Mullens scored just 2 on 1-12 shooting.

The key to the game for the Nuggets will be to bully the Bobcats in the low post. The Bobcats are ranked 21st in rebounding while the Nuggets are ranked 2nd.

Tip-off is set for 7:00 pm ET (5:00 pm MT) from the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte.

June 28, 2012; Newark, NJ, USA; Harrison Barnes (North Carolina), right, is introduced as the number seven overall pick to the Golden State Warriors by NBA commissioner David Stern during the 2012 NBA Draft at the Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-US PRESSWIRE

It was a typical 2012 NBA Draft with a lot of surprises, some reaches and some picks that just have you scratching your head.

WINNERS

• PERRY JONES: Jones was an average college basketball player that got by with his sure talented at Baylor. That talent alone had some considering him a lottery pick. However, Jones dropped to Oklahoma City for a couple of reasons injuries and his attitude. He is one of the most talented player’s in the draft, but it won’t matter if he doesn’t improve his work ethic. Enter the Oklahoma City Thunder, who are coming off of an NBA Finals appearance and are the perfect place for an young, talented athlete to succeed – especially behind Kevin Durant. If Jones can’t succeed with the Thunder than he has not shot at making it in the NBA.
• GOLDEN STATE: The Warriors biggest need was at small forward. Before the draft they were trying to trade for Loul Deng, Andre Igoudala, Rudy Gay and Wilson Chandler. That was before Harrison Barnes dropped right into their laps. Barnes may not be the go-to scorer which many hoped the former Tar Heel would be, but he doesn’t have to be one in Golden State – which already has Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry. He’s a perfect fit for G.S., working off of his teammates and not being forced to be the team’s star. The Warriors also got Draymond Green, who is one of the more versatile players in the draft.
• HOUSTON: The Rockets were the most active team going into the draft, adding the 18th pick and trading up for the 12th. There were talks that they wanted to move further up in the draft in order to get pieces to trade for Dwight Howard, but that didn’t happen. Instead Houston landed three very talented players in the middle of the first round. Jeremy Lamb in time should be a starting shooting guard in the NBA, Royce White was the most versatile player in the draft and Terrence Jones had to be the most underrated rated player in the draft. Jones was Kentucky’s top on-on-one defender in the post and the squad’s most versatile player. All three players was drafted by the right team.
• CHARLOTTE: The Bobcats shocked the world last week when they signed Mike Dunlap to be their head coach. They then traded Corey Maggette for sharpshooter Ben Gordon and a 1st round pick. And on Thursday they added two hard working small forwards, Michael Kidd Gilchrist and Jeff Taylor. Kidd Gilchrist has a competitive streak that is matched by few in the game and Taylor is one of the few players in the draft that is ready to play from Day 1.  Both also have potentials to be lockdown defenders in the NBA and both have the drive to win. Charlotte is building something and the only question is how good?
• KENTUCKY: The Wildcats followed up winning the National Title by having six players drafted on (Anthony Davis, Kidd Gilchrist, Jones, Doron Lamb, Marquis Teague and Darius Miller), including the top two picks in the draft (Davis and Kidd Gilchrist) and four in the first round (Davis, Kidd Gilchrist, Jones and Teague).