Ryan Anderson scores 30 as Pelicans beat Spurs 104-90
Ryan Anderson scored 30 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the San Antonio Spurs 104-90 to end a 5-game losing streak.
The Pelicans took control with a 19-7 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 14.
The Spurs got within 83-82 on Tony Parker’s fadeaway with 10:21 to play, but Ish Smith answered with a pull-up jumper, and the Spurs got no closer.
Anthony Davis had 20 points (12 in the paint) and 18 rebounds, and Smith added 17 points and 13 assists on 7 for 10 shooting off the bench. Smith assisted on 7 of Ryan Anderson’s 12 baskets, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Spurs, Kawhi Leonard scored 22 points, and LaMarcus Aldridge added 20 points and 11 rebounds.
The Pelicans shot 45.5% from the field to the Spurs’ 40.5% and outscored them 59-26 off the bench. The Spurs got 5 offensive rebounds, about 7 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Spurs’ starters outscored the Pelicans 24-13 in 11 minutes together.