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Anthony Davis Has Been Great. So Why Are The Pelicans So Bad?

Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans finally found the win column Thursday, managing to hold on in a hard-fought game in Milwaukee that marked their first victory of the season. It took a lot longer than they would’ve liked. Before the win, New Orleans was 0-8 despite the dazzling play of Davis, who in […]

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Can Anthony Davis Bounce Back?

What’s going on with Anthony Davis? After an outstanding 2015, the fourth-year New Orleans big slumped last season, with major declines in his shooting percentage, block rate and all-around play. The Pelicans shut him down for the final 14 games of the season because of shoulder and knee injuries, and he missed a portion of […]

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Can Anthony Davis Bounce Back?

What’s going on with Anthony Davis? After an outstanding 2015, the fourth-year New Orleans big slumped last season, with major declines in his shooting percentage, block rate and all-around play. The Pelicans shut him down for the final 14 games of the season because of shoulder and knee injuries, and he missed a portion of […]

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Anthony Davis’s 59/20 Game Was A Throwback To The 1960s

Games like the one Anthony Davis had Sunday night don’t come along very often — at least not in the modern NBA. With 59 points in the New Orleans Pelicans’ 111-106 win over the Detroit Pistons, Davis set new scoring highs for both his own career and the 2015-16 NBA season. He also pulled down […]

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Anthony Davis’s 59/20 Game Was A Throwback To The 1960s

Games like the one Anthony Davis had Sunday night don’t come along very often — at least not in the modern NBA. With 59 points in the New Orleans Pelicans’ 111-106 win over the Detroit Pistons, Davis set new scoring highs for both his own career and the 2015-16 NBA season. He also pulled down […]

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