NBA Playoffs 2014: Charlotte Bobcats throw up smooth alley-oop (GIF)

Apr 20, 2014; Miami, FL, USA; Charlotte Bobcats guard Gary Neal (12) talks with Charlotte Bobcats guard Gerald Henderson (9) after a timeout against the Miami Heat during the second half in game one during the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at American Airlines Arena. The Heat won 99-88. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 20, 2014; Miami, FL, USA; Charlotte Bobcats guard Gary Neal (12) talks with Charlotte Bobcats guard Gerald Henderson (9) after a timeout against the Miami Heat during the second half in game one during the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at American Airlines Arena. The Heat won 99-88. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 20, 2014; Miami, FL, USA; Charlotte Bobcats guard Gary Neal (12) talks with Charlotte Bobcats guard Gerald Henderson (9) after a timeout against the Miami Heat during the second half in game one during the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at American Airlines Arena. The Heat won 99-88. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 20, 2014; Miami, FL, USA; Charlotte Bobcats guard Gary Neal (12) talks with Charlotte Bobcats guard Gerald Henderson (9) after a timeout against the Miami Heat during the second half in game one during the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at American Airlines Arena. The Heat won 99-88. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /

The Charlotte Bobcats are putting up more of a fight than we thought they would and it’s making for an actually pretty entertaining series with the Heat. While no one is giving them a chance to win, they may come away with one or even two wins in the series which would be amazing for the confidence of the team moving forward.

It’s plays like this alley-oop that give Bobcats fans confidence that they’ll be watching an evolved team form the one that is in the postseason this year.

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That’s a smooth cup of joe spiked with a side of awesomeness. The Bobcats don’t stand a chance — and that can’t be reiterated enough — but they’re at least keeping it close and that’s making for some surprisingly solid basketball.