Davis grabs 40; Knicks miss Rose
Anthony Davis had 40 points and 18 rebounds before leaving with a left hip injury after a hard foul last night in the New Orleans Pelicans’ 110-96 victory in New York, over the Knicks, who started the game without Derrick Rose and lost Carmelo Anthony to an ejection.
Rose was not with the team for unspecified reasons, and Anthony was back in the locker room late in the third quarter after getting thrown out for arguing with the officials.
Davis played only 29 minutes and also blocked three shots. He left the game when he was flagrantly fouled by Kyle O’Quinn, ejected for swinging his arm down hard on Davis, who was dribbling up the floor on a fast break and ended up being knocked into the front row of fans behind the baseline.
Anthony had 18 points for the Knicks, who lost for the eighth time in nine games and had problems well beyond their nonexistent defense.
Coach Jeff Hornacek never mentioned that Rose wouldn’t play before the game, but Brandon Jennings started at the point and the Knicks said only that Rose was not with the team.
Anthony then felt he was fouled while missing a pair of jumpers in the third quarter and lingered long into the ensuing timeout talking to referee Dan Crawford, who hit him with a technical before Jacyn Goble called a second and tossed Anthony.
Thunder 109, Bulls 94 — Russell Westbrook had 21 points, 14 assists and nine rebounds, helping visiting Oklahoma City pull away from Chicago for an easy victory.
Steven Adams scored 22 points and Enes Kanter had 20 points and 11 rebounds, leading a dominant performance inside for the Thunder. Victor Oladipo added 13 points.
Dwyane Wade led Chicago with 22 points, and Michael Carter-Williams had 15. Cristiano Felicio finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Timberwolves 101, Mavericks 92 — In Minneapolis, Karl-Anthony Towns had 34 points and 11 rebounds, Ricky Rubio added 13 points and a season-high 15 assists, and Minnesota snapped a four-game losing streak by dropping Dallas.
Towns hit 15-of-19 shots from the floor as the Timberwolves shot 56.3 percent.
Elsewhere in the NBA — The Brooklyn Nets waived Anthony Bennett, the former No. 1 pick in the NBA draft.
Bennett played in 23 games for the Nets, his fourth team since being the surprising top pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2013. He averaged 5.0 points and 3.4 rebounds in 11.5 minutes per game. . . .
Lakers reserve guard Jordan Clarkson was fined $15,000 for hitting Miami guard Goran Dragic in the head with his forearm during Los Angeles’ 127-100 victory over the Heat last week.