(furiously wipes sweat from brow)
Whew!
The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-114 Wednesday night, escaping a near late collapse. The Pels are now at 10 games of up and down play, answering every loss with a win. The Thunder fell to 17-9, still one of the best records in the NBA.
Anthony Davis was, well, special. He scored 44 points on 16-of-32 shooting from the field and 11-of-11 from the free throw line, grabbing 18 rebounds along the way against one of the league’s burliest in Steven Adams (20 points, 7-9 FGs).