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The Captain has been taking charge since Larry Brown left. (NBA.com)

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Beast of the Night: Stephen Jackson finished the night with 27 points, six rebounds, four assists, four steals, one block and three three-pointers. He shot 48 percent (11-23) from the field, 100 percent (2-2) from the line and had three turnovers. The Captain wasn’t exactly crying when Larry Brown left the Bobcats’ bench, and his on-court play has reflected that. It’ll be interesting to see how Jackson will mesh with Gerald Wallace again once Crash returns from his bothersome ankle injury.

Lines for Discussion:
O.J. Mayo: 1-8 FG (13%), 2-2 FT (100%), 4 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Blk, 3 TO

Aaron Brooks: 8-15 FG (53%), 3-3 FT (100%), 5 threes, 24 Pts, 1 Reb, 5 Ast, 2 TO

Glen Davis: 6-14 FG (43%), 0-1 FT (0%), 12 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Ast, 4 Stl, 1 Blk

Derrick Rose: 10-20 FG (50%), 9-9 FT (100%), 29 Pts, 5 Reb, 7 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk, 3 TO

Waiver-Wire Watch:
Tony Allen, Kwame Brown, Chase Budinger, Marquis Daniels, Greg Monroe, Austin Daye, Chris Wilcox, Ronnie Brewer

Injuries:
Kendrick Perkins (knee): has been cleared to participate in full-contact practices

Nazr Mohammed (knee): could return Friday

Ben Wallace (ankle): check his status

Kevin Martin (wrist): day-to-day

Brad Miller (knee): day-to-day

Drew Gooden (foot): could return tonight

Andre Iguodala (Achilles): practiced Monday, game-time decision tonight

Grant Hill (knee): could play tonight

Mehmet Okur (back): game-time decision for Wednesday’s game

Josh Howard (knee): out 1-2 weeks

Christian Eyenga (ankle): day-to-day

Monta Ellis (flu): missed Monday’s practice, questionable for Wednesday