Anthony Davis has said recently that New Orleans players know they’re a better team than what their won-loss record indicates. While at first glance that may seem like a hollow cliché, the Pelicans again demonstrated Friday how dangerous they can be when they play closer to their potential and get multiple quality performances beyond what Davis (24.2 ppg, 10.9 rpg, 2.6 bpg) regularly produces.
For the second time in two weeks Friday, New Orleans (5-15) knocked off one of the NBA’s premier teams, beating Cleveland 114-108 in overtime. Exactly two weeks earlier – also on ESPN, also in front of a packed house in the Smoothie King Center – the Pelicans topped San Antonio 104-90, their second-biggest margin of victory in 2015-16.