The New Orleans Pelicans defeated the New York Knicks, 110 - 96, at Madison Square Garden on Monday. Anthony Davis is used to carrying the load for the Pelicans (15 - 24), but Monday's game was a particularly illustrative example of such. Davis exploded for 40 points, 18 rebounds, two assists and three blocks, impressively draining 14 - of - 22 shot attempts from the field and 11 - of - 12 attempts from the foul line. The All-Star forward may have been too effective for his own good, however, as he was forced from the contest after 29 minutes with a left hip injury sustained after a flagrant - 2 foul by the Knicks' Kyle O'Quinn. Despite his early exit, as well as the fact that only three other Pelicans players hit double digits in the scoring column, New Orleans still managed the double - digit victory, in large part by shooting 48 percent from the field and 44 percent from three - point range. Buddy Hield was the only other member of the first unit with double - digit scoring, posting 11 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals. Jrue Holiday tallied nine points, seven assists, four rebounds and a steal. Dante Cunningham matched Holiday's point total and added three rebounds and a steal. Tyreke Evans paced the second unit with 12 points, while Terrence Jones went for 11 points in a reserve role as well. The Knicks (17 - 21) were led by Brandon Jennings, who tallied 20 points in a start over Derrick Rose. He added five rebounds, four assists and two steals. Carmelo Anthony produced 18 points, six rebounds and an assist. Kristaps Porzingis had his hands full on defense against Davis throughout the night, likely leading to his modest totals of nine points, four rebounds, an assist and two blocks. Joakim Noah managed just four points but hauled in 10 rebounds and dished out a pair of assists. Justin Holiday and Lance Thomas led the bench with matching nine - point efforts, with each also adding a rebound. The Pelicans remain in the Empire State for their next contest, which comes on Thursday night against the Brooklyn Nets. Meanwhile, the Knicks hit the road and make the short trip to Philadelphia for a Wednesday evening date with the Sixers.
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