The New Orleans Pelicans (10 - 10) defeated the New York Knicks (4 - 19) 104 - 93 on Tuesday at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. The Pelicans had only a two - point lead heading into halftime, but were able to out - score the Knicks 50 - 41 in the second half, allowing them to coast to a victory in front of their home crowd. The Pelicans secured a heavy rebounding advantage, as they out - rebounded the Knicks 43 - 30, only furthering the advantage to the Pelicans in this one. While Anthony Davis is usually relied upon to guide the Pelicans, it was Tyreke Evans who took the lead on Tuesday. Evans shot a fantastic 11 - for - 15 from the field and 1 - for - 2 from the three - point line to score a game - high of 27 points, while also handing out six assists. It was nice bounce back game for him after shooting only 33 percent against the Lakers on Sunday. While Davis did n't have the most points, he still contributed 18 points (6 - 14 FG, 6 - 9 FT), eight rebounds and three blocks. While his totals were well below his season averages of 25 points and 11 assists, it was still enough to get the Pelicans a victory. Omer Asik chipped in with 16 points and 14 rebounds, giving him his fifth game in a row with at least 10 rebounds. It was also his fifth double - double of the year. Jrue Holiday was the only other Pelican to reach double figures in points, as he finished with 13 points (6 - 10 FG, 0 - 1 3Pt, 1 - 1 FT), seven assists and six rebounds. As has been the case over the last few weeks, the Knicks received most of their production from Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire. Stoudemire led all scorers with 26 points (11 - 18 FG, 4 - 6 FT), while also grabbing five rebounds. It was a season high for Stoudemire, who's only reached the 20 - point mark one other time this season. Anthony on the other hand shot 6 - for - 11 from the field and 2 - for - 4 from the three - point line to score 17 points and added eight rebounds. He did n't get nearly as many shots off as he has most of the season so far, so it resulted in scoring less than his season average of 23 points per game. With the other starters struggling to make an impact, the only other player to reach double figures was Jason Smith, who came off the bench to score 17 points (6 - 18 FG, 2 - 6 3Pt, 3 - 4 FT). He's now combined for 37 points in the last two games, as he's been a big factor off the bench for the Knicks. The Pelicans next game will be on the road against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, while the Knicks will travel to San Antonio to play the Spurs on Wednesday.
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