Davis
powers Pelicans to first win of season
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[November 11, 2016]
MILWAUKEE -- Anthony Davis
scored 30 points as the New Orleans Pelicans won for the first time
this season, beating the Bucks, 112-106, on Thursday night at the
Bradley Center.
Davis hit 12 of 25 shots and went 8-for-8 from the free throw line
while also grabbing eight rebounds. He scored 12 of his points in
the fourth quarter and the Pelicans went 9-for-25 on 3-point
attempts while shooting 43.8 percent from the field.
The Pelicans (1-8) dropped their first eight games of the campaign.
Milwaukee (4-4) dropped its second straight game to an opponent that
had yet to win a game this season despite shooting 45 percent from
the field and getting 33 points from Jabari Parker and 17 from
Giannis Antetokounmpo.
E'Twaun Moore scored 14 of his 20 points in the third quarter as New
Orleans appeared to break the game open.
Up seven at half, a Davis jumper and 3-pointer from Moore put the
Pelicans ahead, 66-54, 90 seconds into the third quarter. New
Orleans would go ahead by as many as 15 before Milwaukee started to
chip away at the lead and the Bucks made it a three-point game,
getting to 90-87, with 8:58 remaining.
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But every time the Bucks started to make a run on the offensive end,
they struggled to get stops on the other end of the court.
Antetokounmpo gave Milwaukee one last hope, converting a three-point
play to make it a 108-105 game with 40.4 seconds left.
New Orleans came up empty on its next possession and the Bucks took
over with 24.9 seconds left. Dellavedova missed the second of two
free throw attempts, though, leaving the Bucks down two and the
Pelicans closed it out with a pair of free throws from Davis and two
more from Tim Fraizer, capping off a 15-point, 10-assist night.
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Pelicans center Omer Asik (3) grabs a loose ball in front of
Milwaukee Bucks forward Mirza Teletovic (35) in the second quarter
at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY
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NOTES: The Pelicans came into the game tied for their worst start in
a season since 2004-05. ... New Orleans assigned rookie F Check
Diallo to Austin of the D-League. A 33rd-round pick by the Los
Angeles Clippers last summer, Diallo was acquired in a draft-night
trade and appeared in one game this season, grabbing a rebound and
blocking a shot in six minutes. ... Bucks F Jabari Parker is
averaging 20.8 points and shooting 52.5 percent from the field in
his last four games. F Giannis Antetokounmpo is the only player in
the league averaging at least 21.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 6.0
assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals per game this season. ... The
Bucks beat the Pelicans 117-113 earlier this month, snapping a
14-game losing streak in New Orleans. ... Bucks F Steve Novak was
inactive. He has appeared in just one game this season.
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