Before the start of the game, broadcasters from all the major networks were analyzing the situation of the two teams.
In front of their TVs, basketball fans who had some understanding of the Bobcats but didn't follow their news daily were quite surprised to see the Bobcats' record since December—this month, the Bobcats played 10 games and lost only once to the Magic, winning the other 9!
Yet, in the impressions of these fans, the news they saw about the Bobcats often involved narrow wins and comebacks, making it seem like winning games was very difficult for them. Thus, they were led to believe that the Bobcats must be having an unremarkable record among the top teams like they did in the first month.
Now, being told that the Bobcats had a 90% win rate since December? About to charge to the top of the league?
However, Bobcats fans usually saw news of the team struggling to win, and pregame predictions that they might lose, so they weren't surprised—it was indeed the case.
