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SPORTS Monday 20 March 2017
Davis leads pelicans past

Timberwolves, 123-109

BY BRETT MARTEL with less than five minutes finished with 13 points,
AP SPORTS WRITER remaining in the second. and E’Twaun Moore, who
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- An- New Orleans managed to scored 14.
thony Davis had 28 points cut it to 54-48 by halftime, TIP-INS
and 12 rebounds, and the scoring the last six points Timberwolves: Tom
New Orleans Pelicans beat of the period on Holiday’s Thibodeau was called for
the struggling Minnesota 3, Solomon Hill’s free throw a technical foul by official
Timberwolves 123-109 on and Davis’ dunk. James Williams when the
Sunday.DeMarcus Cousins The Pelicans then shot 71.4 Minnesota coach held his
added 15 points and 11 percent (15 for 21) in the arms out and appeared to
rebounds in his return from third quarter, briefly taking complain after Davis con-
a one-game absence be- their first lead of the game verted a transition layup
cause of left knee and rib when Davis slammed in the third quarter. ... Min-
soreness. Reserve guard down Holiday’s short alley- nesota fell to 23-24 when
Jordan Crawford scored oop lob.Towns, who shot scoring 100 points. ... The
a season-high 22 points in 14 of 27, responded with Wolves got only six points
21 minutes for the Pelicans, one of his four 3s to give from reserves other than
who have won four of five. the Wolves the lead right Muhammad, and their
Jrue Holiday had 21 points back, but New Orleans bench was outscored 46-
and shot 4 of 5 from 3-point kept coming. 26.
range.Karl-Anthony Towns Crawford hit a pair of pull- Pelicans: New Orleans
scored 33 for the Timber- up jumpers late in the pe- swept the three-game sea- New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) holds his shin
wolves, who lost their third riod and Cousins added son series, winning each by in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Min-
nesota Timberwolves in New Orleans, Sunday, March 19, 2017.
straight. Andrew Wiggins a 3, helping New Orleans double digits. ... Associated Press
added 25 points and re- take an 88-84 lead into the
serve Shabazz Muham- fourth.
mad had 20 for Minnesota. Crawford added eight
Ricky Rubio chipped in quick points to start the
with 10 points and 14 assists quarter, hitting consecu-
for the Wolves, who built a tive 3s followed by a tough
13-point lead in the sec- turnaround fade from
ond quarter only to fade 13 feet.Minnesota briefly
late as New Orleans closed pulled to 102-99 on Towns’
the game on a 21-10 run. dunk, but Holiday’s turn-
Minnesota shot 53.8 per- around jumper sparked a
cent in the first half and led decisive 12-0 run that in-
50-37 on Wiggins’ putback cluded 3s from Hill, who