NEW ORLEANS - With 7-footer Omer Asik joining 6-10 All-Star Anthony Davis, the New Orleans Pelicans figured they would have a formidable frontcourt this
season.
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and Asik combined for 40 points, 34 rebounds and 14 blocks, and New Orleans beat
the Orlando Magic 101-84 on Tuesday.We just know that were a load in that paint
— him with his great body and me able to move around, just try to follow the
ball and get rebounds, said Davis, who scored 26 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and
tied a career high with nine blocks. Its a good combination.Tobias Harris scored
25 points and Nikola Vucevic added 15 points and 23 rebounds for the Magic, who
never led in the second half.Asik, acquired from Houston in an off-season trade,
finished with 14 points, 17 rebounds and five blocks, which also matched a
career best.Davis and Asik combined for 16 offensive rebounds, and the Pelicans
finished with 32 second-chance points.They cover up a lot of mistakes that you
tend to make just by being aggressive, Pelicans coach Monty Williams
said.Indeed, the Pelicans shot only 40.6 per cent (41 of 101) and missed 16 free
throws, but still won by 17, something Magic coach Jacque Vaughn said was tough
to fathom.Give them a lot of credit for their aggressiveness and physicality
that they played with, their second-chance points and getting to the board,
Vaughn added. It stares you in the face. That was the difference.That, and
Pelicans forward Ryan Anderson, who is coming back from surgery on a herniated
disk that cost him more than half of last season. He scored 22 points, including
12 points in a span of 1:39 that helped the Pelicans surge to a 14-point lead at
the end of the third quarter.It was good for us and good for Ryan, Williams
said. It was almost like a statement for him that he was back because he has the
ability to change a game with his shooting.The Pelicans lead got as large as 23
when Asiks putback made it 97-74 with 2:36 left.Davis could have had his first
triple-double and set a franchise single-game high for blocks if he had gotten
one more, but Williams subbed Davis out — to a standing ovation — with 2:29
left.If he gets (10 blocks) naturally, great, but thats not our focus and thats
not his focus, Williams said. Im sure hell take a win over a triple-double any
time.Orlando led by as many as six points in the first quarter on Vucevics
layup, but the Pelicans controlled the second quarter and took a 48-41 lead on
Davis putback dunk just seconds before halftime.TIP-INSMagic: First-round pick
Elfrid Payton started in his first NBA game in his hometown. Payton is from
suburban New Orleans and played his college ball at Louisiana-Lafayette. He had
four points, seven assists and five rebounds. It was good being able to play in
front of my family and friends, Payton said. At times we played well. We have to
pick it up on defence and have to get to the boards.Pelicans: Foul shooting
plagued the Pelicans in the first half. They missed 11 of their first 14 free
throws and finished 15 of 31. ... Guard Jrue Holiday played the fourth quarter
with stitches and a bandage above his right eye after taking an elbow from
Payton.ANDERSONS SPURT:Anderson was animated during his pivotal scoring spurt
late in the third quarter. He had missed nine of his first 13 shots before
converting a three-point play. After Davis hit a 20-footer, Anderson buried
three straight 3-pointers, yelling, Thats what Im talking about, after the
second. His third gave New Orleans an 11-0 run to close the quarter and sent the
crowd into a frenzy.Those are moments that are just great moments that Ill
always remember, Anderson said. Those are moments that are big moments in the
game.EVANS EXPERIMENTTyreke Evans, who is 6-foot-6, has played guard for most of
his first five NBA seasons, including last season, his first in New Orleans. But
Williams wanted Evans in the starting lineup this season with guards Holiday and
Eric Gordon, so Evans has become an undersized small forward. He had 12 points,
nine rebounds and six assists.UP NEXTOrlando hosts the Washington Wizards in its
regular-season home opener Thursday night.New Orleans hosts Dallas on Saturday
night.
Raphael
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undergoing surgery to repair a broken bone above his left eye but has no other
serious injuries after being hit in the face by a line drive in a spring
training game.
Joao
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Notre Dame with less than 2 minutes to play and their offence was nowhere to be
found.
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six. Kuemper made five saves in the first, nine in the second, and nine in the
third. The rookies best save came with 2:17 left in the third period when he
denied former Wild forward Matt Cullen from just outside of the crease on the
right side.Mexico City, Mexico (SportsNetwork.com) - Mauro Boselli found the net
once in each half to power Leon to a 4-0 win over fourth-place Atlas and help
the defending champions improve their playoff hopes. A terrible start to the
season left Leon with a big hill to climb to find its way into the top eight and
a return to the Liga MX playoffs. But the club has responded with four
successive wins to move into eighth place, and it was Boselli who led the charge
against Atlas. He got Leon off to a great start inside of eight minutes as he
drew a foul inside the penalty area on Federico Vilar and then picked himself up
and converted the spot kick to make it 1-0. The score remained the same into the
second half, but Leon scored three times in the span of 16 minutes to put the
result beyond reach. Carlos Pena doubled the lead in the 52nd when he turned a
header home from close range following a corner kick from Elias Hernandez, while
Boselli scored his second goal of the game sevenn minutes later by pouncing on a
loose ball to stab it over the line from a few yards.
Daniel
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Leon, which is one point clear of ninth-place Cruz Azul in the race for the
final playoff spot. League-leaders America were held to a 0-0 draw by rivals
Guadalajara, while second-place Toluca took advantage and moved to within two
points of the leaders with a 1-0 triumph at Tijuana thanks to a first-half goal
from Isaac Brizuela. Tigres moved into the top three after edging Queretaro,
1-0, thanks to a 73rd- minute goal from Juninho, Morelia got second-half goals
from David Depetris and Hibert Ruiz to notch a 2-1 comeback win against
Monterrey, Pachuca earned a 1-1 draw at Puebla as Ariel Nahuelpan converted a
penalty kick in the 77th minute to level the match, Jaguares and Cruz Azul
battled to a 0-0 draw, Leones Negros and Santos finished 1-1 and Veracruz
claimed a point with a 0-0 stalemate at UNAM.
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