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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bobcats coach Mike Dunlap talked throughout the off-season about changing the culture in the organization and building a winning atmosphere in Charlotte. Apparently his players were listening. Reserve Ramon Sessions scored 21 points and the Bobcats beat the winless Washington Wizards 92-76 Tuesday night to win back-to-back games for the first time since last December and even their record at 3-3. "Any time in this league when you can get any type of win streak it is good," Sessions said. "Definitely for a young team like us trying to build things, I think thats a big plus. You know its one of those games where you sit in the locker room (before the game) and you say, Hey, we should go out there and get this one," and thats what good teams do. That just shows you the progress that were making." Said Dunlap: "That is just the NBA game. Players gain confidence with victories." With Ben Gordon a late scratch due to a family emergency, Sessions picked up the slack and provided a much-needed boost off the bench for the Bobcats. Coming off a career-high 25 points against Dallas on Saturday night, rookie Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was strong again, chipping in with 15 points and eight rebounds before leaving in the fourth quarter to ice down a sore back. He said afterward he got hit in the back, but added "Im fine." Kemba Walker battled inconsistent shooting and finished with 17 points for the Bobcats. It marked the first time the Bobcats have won two straight since taking the final game of the 2010-11 season and the first of last season. The victory was especially sweet for Walker, who went through an entire rookie season without winning back-to-back games. "You know, to get this win was huge and it gives us momentum, gives us confidence going into that game tomorrow against a good Minnesota team," Walker said. Trevor Ariza scored 19 points for the Wizards, who fell to 0-6. He was the only Washington player to finish in double digits in scoring. The Bobcats (3-3) limited the Wizards to 29.8-per cent shooting and outscored them 46-24 in the paint. Most of those came on drives to the hole by Walker, Kidd-Gilchrist and Sessions, who were a combined 15 of 18 from foul line. "Coach Dunlap emphasized getting to the rim and getting foul shots," Sessions said. "You know we try to do that. At times it may not look like it but thats our game, getting to the rim and shooting threes." Wizards coach Randy Wittman said his team lacked aggressiveness on defence, particularly in the paint, but attributed that to the teams apathetic play on the offensive end of the floor. "When you stand around and watch a guy dribble and dribble and dribble and take a bad shot, it takes away that affect (on defence)," Wittman said. Rookie Bradley Beal said he felt like the Wizards "gave up" down the stretch. "We cant lose focus and today we werent focused," said Beal, who was 1 of 11 shooting from the floor. "We came in lackadaisical, like we were 5-0 instead of 0-5. We didnt come in with the edge that we usually do." Washington, still playing without John Wall and Nene, could never get closer than seven points in the second half after trailing by 13 at halftime. The Wizards connected on just 5 of 31 3-point attempts and had no flow whatsoever on offence. The Bobcats took a 52-39 lead into halftime after outscoring the Wizards 30-12 in the paint. Kidd-Gilchrist picked up where he left off Saturday night, driving aggressively to the hole in the early going. The No. 2 pick in the draft had 12 points at halftime on 5-of-8 shooting to go with five rebounds. Sessions had 11 points at the break. Charlottes aggressive defence gave the Wizards fits. Washington turned the ball over 17 times, leading to 19 Bobcats points. Brendan Haywood had a solid eight points and 11 rebounds, while reserve Tyrus Thomas chipped in with 10 points and six rebounds for the Bobcats. Charlotte won just seven games last season and finished with the worst winning percentage (.106) in league history. But this years team is playing with hustle and heart and seems to have gained more confidence after beating Dallas on Saturday night to snap a 16-game losing streak against the Mavericks. NOTES: It took the Bobcats 13 games last season to win three games. Once they won their third game in 2011-12 they went on to lose 16 straight. ... Washingtons starters were 15 of 43 shooting from the field. C.J. Fiedorowicz . Berdych, coming off a semifinal run at the Australian Open and Davis Cup win over the Netherlands, didnt face a break-point. A semifinalist two years ago here, he will play the winner of an all-French faceoff between Gilles Simon and Nicolas Mahut. Keshawn Martin Authentic Jersey . 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"It was an almost perfect night," Atletico coach Diego Simeone said. ROTTERDAM, Netherlands -- Top seeds Juan Martin del Potro and Andy Murray overcame bumps to reach the ABN Amro quarterfinals on Thursday. Del Potro, the 2012 runner-up and 2013 champion, beat Paul-Henri Mathieu of France 6-2, 7-6 (2) but had to save two set-points on serve at 5-6 in the second. "I recovered myself well in the tiebreak, because I made too many mistakes in the second set," he said. Still feeling pain in his left wrist, he added, "Sometimes I get frustrated . its not easy when I want to close the point and hit hard but I have to hit slices. But I have done this for the past month on the tour and I have to deal with it. If the pain goes away I will start to hit the backhand harder again." Second-seeded Murray bested Austrian qualifier Dominic Thiem 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. They were evenly matched in the first two sets, with Thiem saving three break points to take the second.dddddddddddd But Murray asserted himself in the third, in an exciting match which lasted 2 hours, 21 minutes. "It was unbelievably tough with a lot of long games," Murray said. "Maybe fun for the fans, but not (for me) to play against a talent like Dominic Thiem. Well be hearing a lot from him." Murray faces Marin Cilic in the quarterfinals after Cilic upset fifth-seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 6-4. Del Potro plays Latvian Ernests Gulbis, who beat eighth-seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 6-4, 7-6 (3). Also, third-seeded Tomas Berdych beat Nicolas Mahut of France 6-4, 6-3 and will meet Wimbledon semifinalist Jerzy Janowicz on Friday. But fourth-seeded Richard Gasquet was knocked out by Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-5, 7-5, and the German will face Dutch wild card Igor Sijsling in the last eight. ' ' '
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