导出博客文章NEW ORLEANS -- Anthony Davis exuded an unmistakable swagger as he strode slowly
toward the charged-up crowd behind the basket where hed just rolled in an
off-balance scoop while being fouled. Then, he exchanged a congratulatory five
with Arcade Fire singer Win Butler, who was sitting along the baseline.The
Pelicans star wasnt going to be denied -- and neither, for that matter, was the
rest of his recently resurgent team.Davis finished with 45 points and 10
rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans won their fourth straight game, beating
the Minnesota Timberwolves 117-96 on Wednesday night.Were just playing great and
when our crowd is into it like they were in it tonight, it gives us juice, said
Davis, who hit 17 of 27 shots that included thunderous dunks, 3-pointers and
just about everything in between. My teammates are doing a great job of just
finding me and vice versa. Were all just locked in, playing well together,
clicking.Terrence Jones scored 17 points for New Orleans, which trailed early in
the second half before Davis scored eight points during a 13-2 run that gave the
Pelicans the lead for good.Im amazed every time at the shots he makes. You know,
hes able to do it with double-teams and triple teams -- MVP performance, guard
Tim Frazier said. He just came out there and he led us.New Orleans led by as
many as 23 points in the fourth quarter and cruised to its sixth victory in
eight games. ETwaun Moore added 12 points, and Tim Frazier had 11.Zach LaVine
scored 26 for Minnesota, but the Timberwolves lost their third straight.We have
to play tougher, Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau said. We are not playing any
defense, and if you are not doing that, you cant win.Andrew Wiggins and Gorgui
Dieng each had 13 points, and Karl-Anthony Towns grabbed 11 rebounds for
Minnesota, which did not shoot well. Wiggins was 2 for 19 and the Wolves hit
only 38 percent (33 of 86) of their shots. New Orleans shot 54 percent (45 of
83).We have to change something, said Minnesota guard Ricky Rubio, who did not
score and had five assists. We have to change our mentality.TIP-INSTimberwolves:
The Timberwolves opened a three-game road trip by dropping to 1-6 on the road
this season. ... Minnesota shot 3 of 17 from 3-point range.Pelicans: The
Pelicans are 4-0 since Jrue Holidays return. After scoring at least 15 in each
of his first three games, he had seven points and eight assists against
Minnesota. ... F Dante Cunningham left the game early in the second quarter.
Team officials said he had a left knee bruise.STAR POWERThe game featured a pair
of dominant former Kentucky big men in Davis and Towns, but it was the Pelicans
who owned the paint, where New Orleans outscored Minnesota 66-44. The Pelicans
also outrebounded the Wolves, 45-41.I just tried to get into him and be
physical, Davis said of his approach against Towns. I know its tough for me when
teams get physical with me. Its tough to get into a groove and get into what you
like. So thats all I tried to do, knowing hes a big key to their offense, just
try to take him out as much as possible and have other guys beat us.MOMENTUM
SWINGSDavis had 12 points in the first seven minutes, including a 12-foot jumper
that gave New Orleans a 21-9 lead.But the Timberwolves closed the gap late in
the third quarter and surged in front in the second period with a 11-0 run
capped by Diengs foul-line jumper as he was fouled by Omer Asik, putting
Minnesota up 46-38.New Orleans, however, closed the half on a 10-0 run during
which Jones hit two free throws and dunked twice -- once on a put-back of Davis
miss -- to put the Pelicans back in front, 53-50.UP NEXTTimberwolves: Visit
Phoenix on Friday night.Pelicans: Visit Portland on Friday night.
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