The Pelicans (13 - 12) got 30 points and 14 rebounds from Anthony Davis and knocked off the Rockets (19 - 6) 99 - 90 in Houston on Thursday. Davis shot 10 - of - 17 from the field and 10 - of - 12 from the line and added blocks to go with only one turnover in 41 minutes. Jrue Holiday added 16 points for New Orleans, while Austin Rivers, starting in place of Tyreke Evans, finished with 10 points and six assists. Ryan Anderson added 15 points off the bench, and Dante Cunningham contributed 11 (6 - 10 FG). The Pelicans trailed entering the fourth quarter but outscored Houston 34 - 22 in the final period. The Rockets were led by 17 points and 13 rebounds from Dwight Howard in his second game back from a knee injury. James Harden added 21 points but shot a miserable 8 - of - 23 from the field. He did add five assists and seven rebounds, however. Trevor Ariza finished with 10 points (4 - 12 FG) and Patrick Beverley and Donatas Motiejunas each contributed nine. The Rockets shot a paltry 38 percent from the floor and just 6 - of - 25 from beyond the arc. They outscored New Orleans 48 - 38 in the paint but were out - rebounded by a two - board margin, an unusual statistic from one of the league’s better rebounding teams. Up next, the Rockets host the Hawks on Saturday. New Orleans returns home to play host to Portland, also on Saturday.
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