The Bobcats won their 33rd game of the season on Saturday night, tying a franchise mark with nine games left in the regular season.

Charlotte defeated New York 96-85 at Time Warner Cable Arena in North Carolina.

Gerald Wallace led the Bobcats with 23 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals.

Charlotte trails Chicago by 2 1/2 games for the eighth, and final, playoff berth in the Eastern Conference.