PF Anthony Davis said despite New Orleans' struggling records in his five seasons with the team he wants to remain there and build a contender. "I want to be here," Davis said. "I love playing here. I plan on staying here. I want to do great things with this franchise. You can't do that if you leave."

C Anthony Davis (18 points, seven rebounds) helped keep the Grizzlies at bay when he hit a jumper with 38.8 seconds left to hike the lead to 94-91.

C Anthony Davis entered Wednesday's game fifth in the NBA in scoring (27.9 points), sixth in rebounding (12.0) and tied for first in blocks (2.48).

F Anthony Davis had the last three New Orleans baskets, including a put-back, 5-foot jump hook with 40.3 seconds left to put the Pelicans ahead to stay in a 110-108 win over the Suns on Monday.Davis finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds, his 36th double-double of the season.Davis is averaging 27.9 points, 12 rebounds and 2.5 rebounds per game. The last center to average those numbers for an entire season was Shaquille O'Neal (28.7 points, 12.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks) with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2000-01.

F Anthony Davis scored 32 points for New Orleans, 21 of them in the first half of a loss at Sacramento on Sunday.

F Anthony Davis scored 42 points -- his sixth 40-point game of the season -- on Friday as the Pelicans night pulled away from the Timberwolves for a 122-106 victory. "We played great team basketball," Davis said. "We helped each other defensively. We moved the basketball on the offensive end. Guys made shots." Davis was instrumental in helping New Orleans turn a 15-point first-half deficit into a double-digit victory. The Pelicans standout was an efficient 16 of 22 from the floor, including 2 of 3 from 3-point range.

F Anthony Davis missed 8 of 12 shots and had trouble going to the basket against 7-foot-1 center Rudy Gobert. Davis finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds, but the Pelicans (20-33) were outscored 65-41 in the second half.

F Anthony Davis scored a game-high 34 points, including six free throws in the final 67 seconds, as the Pelicans beat the Suns on Monday. Davis scored 14 points while sinking 7 of 9 free throws in the final quarter. He is fighting through a sore right quad.

F Anthony Davis had 25 points and 10 rebounds in a loss at Washington. It was his fifth consecutive double-double.

C Anthony Davis led the Pelicans with 31 points and 12 rebounds. Davis scored a career-high and franchise-record 59 points in his most recent visit to The Palace last February.

C Anthony Davis has reached the 40-point mark five times this season. He is averaging 27.8 points, 12.3 rebounds and 2.4 blocks.

F Anthony Davis had 18 points and 17 rebounds Tuesday in the Pelicans' overtime loss at Toronto. Davis finished 4 of 18 from the field."I was just missing shots, a lot of them were open," he said. "We turned the ball over a ton, especially in the third quarter when they made that run. We know a team is going to make a run at home, but we've got to try to put an end to that run soon with great execution."

F Anthony Davis finished with 36 points and 17 rebounds Sunday in the Pelicans' loss to the Wizards.

F Anthony Davis scored 16 points and grabbed 22 rebounds, tying his career high on the boards.

F Anthony Davis is officially listed as probable for Friday night's game against the Spurs at the Smoothie King Center, but the NBA's second-leading scorer has struggled since sustaining a deep right thigh bruise in a loss to Brooklyn on Jan. 20.Davis sat out a 124-122 victory over the Cavaliers on Monday with the deep thigh contusion and then played only the first half of 114-105 home loss to the Thunder on Wednesday night, scoring just eight points with five rebounds.

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.