Anthony Davis scores 30 as Pelicans beat the Heat

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Anthony Davis, the 2012 top NBA Draft pick and an Olympic gold medalist, scored 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Saturday to lead the New Orleans Pelicans over Miami 105-95.

Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (right), seen here during a game against the Clippers, torched the Heat for 30 as the Pelicans beat the Heat. Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images/AFP

NEW ORLEANS – Anthony Davis, the 2012 top NBA Draft pick and an Olympic gold medalist, scored 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Saturday to lead the New Orleans Pelicans over Miami 105-95.

Four-time NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James had 25 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for the Heat, but the two-time reigning NBA champions fell to 6-7 in March.

Tyreke Evans added 16 points and eight assists for the Pelicans and Al-Farouq Aminu scored 12 for New Orleans, which improved to 29-40, last in the Southwest division.

Mario Chalmers scored 19 points and added seven assists for the Heat, who fell to 47-21, second in the Eastern Conference, three games behind Indiana.

James hit a jumper at the buzzer to cut the Pelicans’ half-time edge to 45-43 and the heat were within 76-72 entering the fourth quarter.

A 12-2 New Orleans run early in the final period gave the hosts a 92-78 lead, and Miami never got nearer than eight points the rest of the way. – Rappler.com

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