F Anthony Davis aggravated a right thigh injury late in the second quarter and did not return after scoring just eight points in 16 minutes on 2-of-8 shooting.

F Anthony Davis' right thigh bruise turned out to be more serious than originally thought and the Pelicans' All-Star forward sat out the game. It was the third game that Davis missed because of injury this season, but he has had a series of bumps and bruises limiting his play. He missed practice the last two days. G Kyrie Irving said in Davis' absence that the Pelicans seemed to open up their offense. "When he's out, it's almost like everyone has a full green light, and I saw Alvin putting Jrue in pick-and-rolls and putting Terrence in iso situations, which they took full advantage of."

F Anthony Davis led the Pelicans with 22 points despite sitting out the fourth quarter. Davis suffered a right quad contusion early in the game and played through it until the score got out of hand. His status was unclear for the Pelicans' next game at home against Cleveland on Monday.Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said F/C Anthony Davis, who was named a starter in the All-Star Game on Thursday, would be in line for a more prestigious award if his team was better than its standing of 10th in the Western Conference entering play Friday. "If our record were better there would be a lot of conversation about him having an MVP year because he has done everything possible for us," Gentry said.

F Anthony Davis, who did not return to a 98-95 loss at Indiana on Monday after a third-quarter fall left him with a sprained left thumb and a right hip contusion, missed much of the second quarter Wednesday night while having X-rays on his left hand.Those X-rays were negative just as they were two days earlier, but this time Davis returned and led six New Orleans scorers in double figures in a 118-98 victory against the Orlando Magic in the Smoothie King Center.Davis finished with game highs of 21 points and 14 rebounds, and he had plenty of help as the Pelicans had their highest point total in a regulation game this season.Davis, who didn't score in the second quarter, scored four of the Pelicans' first seven points in the third quarter as they increased a 13-point halftime lead to 16.

F Anthony Davis suffered a right hip and left thumb injury on a drive to the basket with 7:08 left in the third quarter. X-rays were negative, but he did not return to the game.

F Anthony Davis scored a game-high 36 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead New Orleans. Davis returned after missing one game with a hip injury he sustained Monday against the New York Knicks. Asked if Davis is 100 percent, coach Alvin Gentry replied, "I don't think you're ever 100 percent. It's one of those deals. It's an injury, you go out and play with it and you do the best you can."

C Anthony Davis returned Saturday after missing one game a hip injury he sustained Monday against the New York Knicks. Asked if Davis is 100 percent, coach Alvin Gentry replied, "I don't think you're ever 100 percent. It's one of those deals. It's an injury, you go out and play with it and you do the best you can."

F Anthony Davis was listed as questionable before the game with a left hip injury after the hard foul by New York's Kyle O'Quinn on Monday. He wound up missing his second game of the season because of injury and the Pelicans received little from centers Omer Asik and Donatas Motiejunas, who combined for one point on 0-of-7 shooting from the floor.

F Anthony Davis poured in 40 points, grabbed 18 rebounds and blocked three shots to lead the Pelicans to a 110-96 win over the New York Knicks. It was the fifth time this season Davis scored at least 40 points, second most to Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook, and his 25th double-double. Davis was forced to leave the game late in the third quarter with a hip injury he sustained after a hard foul from Kyle O'Quinn.

F Anthony Davis had 36 points and 15 rebounds Saturday. Davis was 14 for 22 from the floor and added two assists and two blocked shots for the Pelicans (14-24). He has four straight 20-point/15-rebound games and this was his eighth game of 35 points and 15 boards -- the rest of the league with six of those games combined.

F Anthony Davis recorded 20 points and 19 rebounds in Thursday's 99-94 loss to Atlanta.

F Anthony Davis scored 20 points and grabbed 17 rebounds for the Pelicans, who had their four-game winning streak snapped on a night both teams missed plenty of open looks. New Orleans shot a season-worst 36.4 percent and led by 10 in the third quarter.Davis shot 10 of 27 on the night and the Pelicans were outscored 23-13 in the fourth quarter.

F Anthony Davis scored 20 points Wednesday in the Pelicans' win over the Clippers.

F Anthony Davis poured in 28 points and grabbed a career-high 22 rebounds to lift the New Orleans Pelicans to a 91-87 victory over the Miami Heat at the Smoothie King Center."I was just trying to go out and get every rebound that was going to help us down on the other end," said Davis, who led the Pelicans (11-21) back from a 14-point deficit in the final 15 1/2 minutes. "We just came off a game where we gave up double-digit offensive rebounds (13 in a 121-110 loss to Oklahoma City), so I just tried to go get every rebound that was out there."

F Anthony Davis amassed 34 points and 15 rebounds Wednesday in the Pelicans' loss to the Thunder.

F Anthony Davis collected 31 points and 16 rebounds in a 108-93 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Davis, 12-for-30 from the floor, missed seven of his eight attempts in the first quarter. "You're not going to make every shot," he said. "You have to adjust. My jump shot wasn't on tonight, so I started going to the rim, trying to get stuff around the rim."

F Anthony Davis paced the Pelicans (9-19) with 19 points despite playing just 22 minutes. Davis departed in the third quarter with a left lower-leg contusion. Davis scored 12 of the Pelicans' first 21 points, his 19-footer with 3:25 remaining in the first quarter cutting the deficit to 22-21.

F Anthony Davis scored a game-high 35 points, just above his 30.5 average that his second highest in the NBA, in New Orleans' 102-95 victory over Indiana on Thursday.

F Anthony Davis led the Pelicans with 28 points Tuesday, but with the game on the line, he was stripped of the ball by Golden State F Draymond Green. Davis was called for a technical for arguing the ruling, and the Warriors held on for the win.

F Anthony Davis missed 13 of 17 shots and finished well below his league-leading 31.4 per game average. "We have to find a way to score when A.D. isn't going well and we did that tonight," New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry said. "For us to be a good team, that's the way it has to be. We can't continue to count on him to get 35 or 40 for us. We have to have guys who can step up when he's fighting it."Davis scored 14 points or less for the fourth time this season,