National Basketball Association
New Orleans 99, Philadelphia 74
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, January 26, 2015
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials:
#45 Brian Forte, #51 Mitchell Ervin, #14 Ed Malloy
Attendance:
16419
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Pelicans 99, 76ers 74: Anthony Davis collected 32 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks as New Orleans eased past visiting Philadelphia.
Davis, who sat out a loss at the 76ers on Jan. 16, went 12-of-19 from the field and 8-of-8 from the line while Ryan Anderson added 19 points off the bench for the Pelicans. Eric Gordon scored 13 points and Tyreke Evans matched a season high with 12 assists as New Orleans won its season-high fourth straight.
K.J. McDaniels scored 16 off the bench as Philadelphia suffered its sixth straight loss. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute and Henry Sims each scored 14 points for the 76ers, who have gone 22 straight games without reaching 100 points.
Davis’ putback capped a 19-7 run ending the first quarter to put the Pelicans in front by 11 and the lead spread to 13 on Gordon’s 3-pointer with 1:47 left in the half before Philadelphia cut it to nine points at the break. Evans buried a 3-pointer and Gordon converted a three-point play to spread it to 60-44 just over two minutes into the third.
The 76ers put together a brief run to pull within 61-53 before Davis scored seven straight points and totaled 11 during a 24-9 run that closed the third quarter. Anderson’s basket opening the fourth quarter made it a 25-point cushion and the New Orleans reserves put it away.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Pelicans (24-21) are three games over .500 for the first time since the then-Hornets ended the 2010-11 season at 46-36. … Philadelphia G Michael Carter-Williams sat out due to illness and is day-to-day. … Evans has posted 12 assists in back-to-back games and has 32 in the last three contests.
Top Game Performances
Philadelphia |
|
New Orleans |
K.J. McDaniels 16 |
Scoring |
Anthony Davis 32 |
Robert Covington 5 |
Assists |
Tyreke Evans 12 |
Robert Covington 6 |
Rebounds |
Anthony Davis 10 |
Henry Sims 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Anthony Davis 8 |
K.J. McDaniels 3 |
Steals |
Ryan Anderson 3 |
Jerami Grant 4 |
Blocks |
Alexis Ajinca 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Philadelphia
|
74 |
34.6 |
2-15 |
16-21 |
15 |
38 |
9 |
7 |
13 |
New Orleans
|
99 |
45.3 |
7-16 |
14-19 |
28 |
52 |
11 |
10 |
14 |
Upcoming Games
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New Orleans will play their next game at home against Denver. The Pelicans have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .762 after a loss.
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Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Detroit. The 76ers have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .162 after a loss.