Bobcats pounce for 104-65 win over Heat

There was an easy NBA win in Charlotte, but it wasn't what Miami's Michael Beasley apparently had in mind as the Bobcats pounced for a 104-65 victory over the Heat.

Stephen Jackson scored 24 points and Gerald Wallace added 20 points with 10 rebounds as Charlotte capped a 6-0 homestand with the one-sided victory over the lackluster Heat.

Beasley had unwittingly provided fuel for the Bobcats, when he told reporters a day before that if the Heat "stay together and stay focused, it should be an easy win."

Beasley added that he meant no disrespect to Charlotte, but that apparently got lost when the quote was posted in the Charlotte locker room before the game.

"I kind of laughed at it, smiled at it," said Raymond Felton, who scored 14 points. "But at the same time (the quote) was in the back of my head the whole game."

The Bobcats haven't needed a lot of extra motivation lately. They improved to a league-leading 9-1 since the start of 2010, and to 21-19 overall.

They shot a club record 82 percent in the first quarter and were up by 27 points at halftime. The Bobcats led by as many as 41 points in the fourth quarter, and allowed the fewest points in team history.

As for Beasley, he finished with six points on 3-of-11 shooting.

Heat star Dwyane Wade scored 16 points but was only 3-of-12 and committed four fouls in the first half.

"We didn't play up to our potential," Beasley said. "We lost. They got the win. There ain't really too much to say."