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 Davis poured in a career-high 59 points, the NBA's highest-scoring
outing this season, to carry the New Orleans Pelicans to a 111-106
victory over the slumping Detroit Pistons at The Palace.
The All-Star shot 24-for-34 from the field and made 9-of-10 free
throw attempts. He also grabbed a season-high 20 rebounds.
Shaquille O'Neal and Chris Webber are the only other players in the
past 30 seasons to have a 50-point, 20-rebound performance. He's the
second-youngest player in NBA history to have a 50-20 game.
Davis' previous career high was 43 points. Sacramento's DeMarcus
Cousins had the previous NBA high this season with 56 points. Davis
set franchise records for points, field goals made and field goals
attempted, as well as the single-game scoring record at The Palace,
which opened during the 1988-89 season.
Reggie Jackson's 34 points led the Pistons, who have lost a
season-high five straight.
Celtics 121, Nuggets 101
DENVER -- Isaiah Thomas had 22 points and 12 assists, and Boston
beat Denver to win 11 of its last 14 games.
Jared Sullinger had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Celtics, who
had a 48-36 edge in rebounding despite being undersized against the
Nuggets. Avery Bradley added 20 points for the Celtics.
Nikola Jokic had 23 points and 13 rebounds and Danilo Gallinari
scored 17 for Denver, which has lost its first two games out of the
All-Star break.
D.J. Augustin, acquired from Oklahoma City in a trade for Randy Foye
on Thursday, had 13 points and four assists in his home debut for
Denver.
Spurs 118, Suns 111
PHOENIX -- Tony Parker scored 22 points and Patty Mills added 21 as
San Antonio struggled but beat Phoenix.
LaMarcus Aldridge added 19 points and 10 rebounds and Rasual Butler
had 12 points for the Spurs, who won for the eighth time in the last
nine games to improve to 47-9, the best 56-game start in franchise
history.
Alex Len had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Suns.
Cavaliers 115, Thunder 92
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kevin Love scored 29 points and grabbed 11 rebounds
for Cleveland, which also got 25 points, 11 assists and seven
rebounds from LeBron James in a win vs. Oklahoma City.
Kevin Durant scored 26 points to lead the Thunder, and Russell
Westbrook added 20 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds.
Kyrie Irving left the game early in the second quarter with flu-like
symptoms.
Hornets 104, Nets 96
NEW YORK -- Kemba Walker scored 28 points, and Charlotte ran its
season-high winning streak to five games with a victory over
Brooklyn.
Walker shot 11-for-18 from the field and made four 3-pointers. Al
Jefferson made his first five shots and scored 18 points, while
Nicolas Batum contributed 16 as the Hornets shot 50.6 percent.
Joe Johnson led the Nets with 17 points, and center Brook Lopez had
16. Thaddeus Young contributed 14, but the Nets struggled outside
the paint and especially on the perimeter, misfiring on 17 of 22
3-point attempts.
Pacers 105, Magic 102
ORLANDO -- Monta Ellis had 21 points and Paul George 20, leading
Indiana to its fourth win in the last five games.
Ian Mahinmi had 14 points and nine rebounds. Reserves C. J. Miles
and Jordan Hill had 14 and 13 points, respectively. Hill added 10
rebounds.
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The Magic were led by Evan Fournier with 23 points. Nikola Vucevic
had 19 points and a team-high 13 rebounds. Victor Oladipo had 17
points, eight assists and seven rebounds.
Magic forward Aaron Gordan hit a jumper and Vucevic added a free
throw to close the gap to 103-102, and Ellis missed a shot with 10
seconds remaining. But Oladipo missed a 3-pointer with three seconds
remaining, and Myles Turner finished with two free throws to end the
game.
Raptors 89, Grizzlies 85
TORONTO -- DeMar DeRozan scored 21 points for Toronto, which halted
its brief two-game losing streak.
Kyle Lowry added 18 points and seven assists for the Raptors, while
Zach Randolph scored 18 points and grabbed six rebounds for the
Grizzlies, who had won their two previous games.
The Grizzlies trimmed the deficit to five points late in the fourth,
but Raptors reserve guard Cory Joseph hit a 3-pointer with 1:09 to
play to give Toronto a 10-point lead.
Mavericks 129, 76ers 103
DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki hit another milestone in Dallas' relatively
stress-free victory over Philadelphia. The Mavericks posted their
highest point total and enjoyed their largest margin of victory of
the season.
Nowitzki eclipsed the 29,000-career point plateau with a 3-pointer
early in the third quarter. The league's sixth all-time leader
scorer needed 10 points coming into the game and ended up with 18,
hitting five from beyond the arc.
Nowitzki's night overshadowed a special performance from
Philadelphia rookie Jahlil Okafor. The third pick in last summer's
draft scored a career-best 31 on 12-of-19 shooting and added eight
rebounds.
Bulls 126, Lakers 115
CHICAGO -- E'Twaun Moore matched a career high with 24 points, and
Chicago outlasted Los Angeles.
Bulls guard Derrick Rose scored 24 points, grabbed seven rebounds
and dished six assists. Pau Gasol added 21 points and seven rebounds
for Chicago. Lakers forward Kobe Bryant scored 22 points on 8-for-20
shooting in his final game at the United Center. Julius Randle
scored 22 points and pulled down 12 rebounds.
Los Angeles lost its fifth straight game and fell to 4-40 when
allowing 100-plus points.
Trail Blazers 115, Jazz 111
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum combined for 61
points to lead Portland past Utah.
McCollum scored 31 points and Lillard 30 points as the Trail Blazers
won for the 10th time in 11 games. Moe Harkless came off the bench
for 17 points and seven rebounds for Portland.
Derrick Favors collected 22 points and eight rebounds for the Jazz,
who lost for only the second time in 11 outings. Gordon Hayward had
21 points, Rodney Hood 18 and Shelvin Mack 16 points and six
assists, the latter in his first appearance in a Jazz uniform.
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