The New Orleans Pelicans (8 - 8) defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder (5 - 13) 112 - 104 Tuesday at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. The Pelicans had a big first half in this one, out - scoring the Thunder 69 - 52. Despite a second half attempt at a comeback, the Pelicans were able to hold their ground and spoil the return of Kevin Durant, who played in his first game of the season after sitting out with an injury for the beginning of the year. Although he was n't able to bring the Thunder a win, Kevin Durant came back and did n't show much rust at all, even after missing so many games. He shot 9 - for - 18 from the field and 3 - for - 8 from the three - point line to score 27 points in 29 minutes. He also got to the line seven times and converted on six of those attempts. The Thunder's other superstar, Russell Westbrook, did n't have his best shoting performance. He went 6 - for - 20 from the floor and 1 - for - 4 from beyond the arc to score 21 points. Westbrook recorded six rebounds and seven assists, but had an uncharacteristic seven turnovers as well. The other three members of the Thunder's starting lineup combined for only eight points, which will make it tough for any team to get a win. Reggie Jackson and Jeremy Lamb did have solid games off the bench though, with 17 and 15 points respectively. The Pelicans were led by Anthony Davis, who had 25 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks. He was able to get to the line a wopping 16 times, but converted on only nine of those attempts. The double - double was also his fourth in the last five games. Ryan Anderson had a double - double of his own off the bench. He finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds, with the rebounding total being a season - high for the forward. Tyreke Evans led all scorers in this game with 30 points. He was able to get off 24 shots, while converting on 14 of them. It was a season - high for Evans, after coming off a four - point performance on Saturday. The fourth Pelican to reach double figures was Jrue Holiday. Holiday had a great game and finished with 16 points and 10 assists. He made it a point to get everyone involved in this one. The Pelicans' next game will be on the road against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday, while the Thunder will travel to Philadelphia to play the 76ers on Friday.
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