May 8, 2012; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Ramon Sessions (7) passes the ball during game five of the 2012 Western Conference quarterfinals against the Denver Nuggets at the Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-US PRESSWIRE

The Charlotte Bobcats played their first summer league game Friday night and did something they hadn’t done in what seems like millennium; Win, and win big.

Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer had some observations from that win, and says “If the Charlotte Bobcats can maintain anything like the fast tempo of Friday’s first half, this will get interesting. Likewise, if rookie Michael Kidd-Gilchrist can make threes like he did, it will be rough keeping him off the rim.”

Mike Prada, who writes for SB Nation, had this to say about Michael Kidd-Gilchrist after the game:

For the next two hours, Kidd-Gilchrist opened everyone’s eyes, showing any remaining skeptics that the clichés about his energy before the 2012 NBA Draft were far more than clichés. The final numbers — 18 points, eight rebounds, five assists and four steals — were impressive enough, but Kidd-Gilchrist’s breakout was about far more than that.

The money details for Ramon Sessions’ new contract with Charlotte have finally been released.

Guard Ramon Sessions will get $5 million a season in two-year deal with Bobcats, source tells Y! Sports.

— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) July 13, 2012

Finally, here’s this gem from YouTube:

June 28, 2012; Newark, NJ, USA; Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Kentucky) walks off the stage after being introduced as the number two overall pick to the Charlotte Bobcats during the 2012 NBA Draft at the Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-US PRESSWIRE

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was as advertised and Jeffrey Taylor was as I advertised (an absolute steal) for at least one game. In the Las Vegas Summer League. For the first time in centuries, the Charlotte Bobcats won a game.

Kidd-Gilchrist dropped 18 points, dished out five assists and grabbed eight rebounds in his first ever NBA action.

Taylor scored 17 points and hit 75 percent of his threes.

Kemba Walker scored 16 points, almost exclusively at the free-throw line. He was awful from every other spot on the floor. Bismack Biyombo had six fouls in 16 minutes of play, Corey Higgins was average, and Byron Mullens shook off a poor start to score 20 points, and grab seven rebounds.

The defense was strong, and Charlotte did well in transition.

It was just one summer night in Las Vegas, but Bobcats fans finally had something to smile about as their team crushed the Kings 121-87.