CAVS STEAL OKLAHOMA’S THUNDER

Washington: Anthony Davis scored a career-high 59 points and grabbed 20 rebounds Sunday in one of the NBA’s most epic performances, powering the New Orleans Pelicans

over hosts Detroit 111-106. On a day when LeBron James

powered the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 115-92 rout of Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder, Davis stole the show with an effort for the

ages. The 22-year-old forward scored eight points in the first quarter, 18 in the second, 14 more in the third and 19 in the fourth quarter with the game still in doubt to produce the most points by any NBA player in a game this

season. “Everybody on the bench was saying, ‘That’s a lot of points.

He can score them all, you might as well get 60,’” Davis said. “It’s great to finally score

50. Now that I’ve got that off my shoulders, I can go out and

just keep playing. “We play hard, play great defense, play with a lot of energy. We’re just clicking on all

cylinders right now.” Davis became only the third NBA player since 1983 with 50 points and 20 rebounds in a

game, the first since Chris Webber had 51 points and 26 rebounds in 2001. Shaquille O’Neal had a career-high 61 points and 23 rebounds in a

2000 game. “It’s great to be in the category with those two guys who dominated the game,” Davis said. Davis connected of 24-of-34 shots from the floor and still managed to pass off four assists and block a shot.