The New Orleans Pelicans (21 - 33) defeated the visiting Philadelphia 76ers (8 - 46) 121 - 114, on Friday night at Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans led the whole way in this game, despite a ferocious run by the 76ers, which cut a 22 - point lead to a one - point lead early in the fourth quarter. The Pelicans responded by rebuilding their lead to 10 with four minutes to go and hanging on the rest of the way. Both teams shot over 50 percent from the field, over 40 percent from long - range and over 80 percent from the foul line. With this win the Pelicans home record improves to 15 - 12. Anthony Davis led the way for New Orleans with 34 points (9 - 22 FG, 0 - 2 3Pt, 16 - 20 FT), seven rebounds, two steals and two blocks, in 38 minutes. Davis scored 18 of his points in the first quarter, giving his team the boost they needed to stay on top. Jrue Holiday was huge in 33 minutes off the bench, logging a double - double with 24 points (8 - 17 FG, 1 - 4 3Pt, 7 - 8 FT) and 12 assists, along with four steals and three rebounds. Ryan Anderson was even more potent with his scoring off the bench, as he chipped in 26 points (9 - 15 FG, 4 - 6 3Pt, 4 - 4 FT), in 27 minutes. The 76ers had seven players contribute double digits in the points column, a stat which the struggling squad can find comfort in. Nerlens Noel was the anchor as he tallied 24 points (10 - 15 FG, 4 - 5 FT), nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and one blocked shot, in 36 minutes. Ish Smith finished with 12 points, seven assists, four steals and three rebounds, in 31 minutes, while Jahlil Okafor tallied 14 points and five rebounds, before fouling out. Philly gave up 20 turnovers, despite playing a good game in many other ways. The 76ers will now head to Dallas to face the Mavericks on Sunday. The Pelicans will go head to head with the Pistons, in Detroit on Sunday.
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