National Basketball Association
New Orleans 105, Utah 98
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Where: New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials:
#6 Tony Brown, #13 Monty McCutchen, #64 Justin VanDuyne
Attendance:
13203
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Pelicans 105, Jazz 98: Anthony Davis had 22 points, nine rebounds and eight blocked shots to help New Orleans slide past Utah.
Ryan Anderson tallied 19 points and made four 3-pointers and Jrue Holiday added 14 points for the Pelicans. Tyreke Evans scored 13 points as New Orleans won its second straight game.
Enes Kanter had 19 points and nine rebounds and John Lucas III scored 14 points for the Jazz, who lost their fourth straight to drop to 1-12. Utah first-round pick Trey Burke (finger) made his NBA debut and scored 11 points in 12 minutes.
The Pelicans opened up a 14-point fourth-quarter lead on back-to-back 3-pointers from Anderson early in the stanza. The Jazz moved within 94-88 after Diante Garrett’s layup with 3:45 left but New Orleans responded with an 11-3 run, with Davis’ dunk making it 105-91 with 1:39 remaining.
The Pelicans led 45-41 at halftime before Utah rallied and used an 11-0 run to take a six-point lead four minutes into the third quarter. New Orleans rebounded to take a 73-69 lead entering the final stanza.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Jazz G Gordon Hayward had just four points on 1-of-17 shooting, replacing Karl Malone’s 1-for-16 outing on Nov. 30, 2002 as the worst shooting performance in franchise history. … Anderson is 10-for-16 from 3-point range in two games since returning from a broken toe. … Utah is 0-7 on the road after losing the opener of a three-game trip.
Top Game Performances
| Utah |
|
New Orleans |
|
Enes Kanter 19 |
Scoring |
Anthony Davis 22 |
|
Gordon Hayward 11 |
Assists |
Al-Farouq Aminu 4 |
|
Derrick Favors 11 |
Rebounds |
Anthony Davis 9 |
|
Derrick Favors 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Jason Smith 5 |
|
Diante Garrett 3 |
Steals |
Tyreke Evans 4 |
|
Alec Burks 2 |
Blocks |
Anthony Davis 8 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Utah
|
98 |
44.6 |
8-24 |
16-20 |
27 |
37 |
7 |
7 |
15 |
| New Orleans
|
105 |
50.6 |
5-15 |
20-33 |
24 |
44 |
13 |
9 |
12 |
Upcoming Games
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New Orleans will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Pelicans have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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Utah will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Jazz have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .083 after a loss.
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