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NEW ORLEANS -- As far as Anthony Davis was concerned, there wasnt much to discuss. He appeared eager to escape the Pelicans locker room rather than stew over what was arguably the most demoralizing of New Orleans 16 losses this young season.Davis, who is having one of the best individual seasons of anyone in the NBA, had just seen his latest impressive stat line go to waste. He scored 26 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked two shots on Thursday night. Yet the Philadelphia 76ers not only won their first road game in nearly 11 months, they did it going away, 99-88 .Were just not playing right, Davis said, the agitation evident in his eyes as he sat in front of his locker. Whatever it is we need to do, we need to figure it out.Davis said it was the most frustrating game for him since he was drafted first overall by New Orleans in 2012 -- just months after leading Kentucky to an NCAA national championship.Coach Alvin Gentry said Davis isnt getting enough help on the offensive end.We just cant come down and throw the ball into Anthony, Gentry said, adding that the Pelicans know defenses will often double- and triple-team Davis. Were supposed to be passing the basketball, cutting and moving, trying to get back out to space and we didnt do that. Thats on me. I take responsibility for that. Well find the people thatll do that.Davis is on his second coach since turning pro, and the lineup around him has been constantly in flux, sometimes because of injuries, other times because of trades.General manager Dell Demps traded the Pelicans 2013 first-round draft choice to bring in Jrue Holiday, who is currently sidelined by a toe injury. Holiday also missed the first 12 games of this season while on personal leave to tend to his wife, retired U.S. soccer player Lauren Holiday, who needed brain surgery shortly after giving birth to their first child. Holiday didnt play much during his first two seasons in New Orleans, either, because of a stress fracture in his lower right leg.Holiday returned for most of last season, albeit on minute restrictions for many games, but by then, New Orleans was dealing with other significant injuries. Guard Tyreke Evans missed most of last season with a right knee injury and hasnt yet played this season, although he appears close to returning. Small forward Quincy Pondexter missed all of last season with a left knee injury and his absence remains indefinite.I didnt expect this, said Gentry, who is in his second season but has not for one game -- one practice, even -- been able to coach the entire team he thought he was taking over when he was hired away from Golden States staff. The bottom line is, I dont care who we have in the locker room. All I expect them to do is compete and play hard, which theyve done most of the nights, and then weve got to try to find a way to execute and then weve got to make some shots.Gentry is the only coach hired by Demps, who came to New Orleans in the summer of 2010 and inherited former coach Monty Williams. Demps fired Williams after he coached the Pelicans to the 2015 playoffs, securing the Western Conferences eighth seed on the last day of the regular season before the Warriors eliminated New Orleans in a four-game sweep.Demps said he expected Gentrys up-tempo brand of basketball to better suit Davis and a supporting cast that last season included guard Eric Gordon and sharp-shooting forward Ryan Anderson. But Gordon and Anderson both struggled with injuries last season and then left in free agency, and New Orleans brought in forward Solomon Hill, who has averaged less than six points, and guard ETwaun Moore, who was averaging 11 points before he went out this week with a toe injury.While Davis is averaging nearly 32 points per game, the Pelicans shooting percentage of 43.9 ranks 22nd in the 30-team NBA. Their 3-point percentage of 31.4 ranks 29th.Pelicans owner Tom Benson, who also owns the NFLs Saints, has exercised patience in his approach to his basketball team so far. How long that lasts remains to be seen. Pelicans players who took questions about the possibility of front office or coaching upheaval didnt seem eager to express an opinion about it.I dont worry about any of that. If it happens, it happens, Hill said. Everybody knows its a business.You never come into a situation where you have an MVP candidate and some good, tough players and think youre going to be in this position, Hill continued. Weve shown spurts of how we want to play basketball. We just cant be consistent.Adidas Nmd Salg .S District Court against Major League Baseball, the Office of the Commissioner and his own union, the MLBPA. Adidas Gazelle Tilbud . Brad Jacobs and his Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., team took control of the game early. http://www.nmdnorgesalg.com/nmd-r2-sko-norge.html .com) - Following a late-game loss to the reigning NBA champs, the Toronto Raptors will look to sustain their recent high-level play as they travel to Indiana to take on the Pacers. Nmds Norge . -- Cam Newton pranced into the end zone, placed his hands over his chest and did his familiar Superman pose. Adidas Nmd Xr1 Norge .C. -- After a listless first half, the Washington Wizards used a big third quarter run to beat the Charlotte Bobcats Bradley Beal scored 21 points and the Wizards used a 17-0 run in the third quarter to take control of what had been a close game and beat the Bobcats 97-83 on Tuesday night.CHICAGO -- After building a big lead in the first half, Northwestern suddenly found itself running out of gas in a tight game down the stretch Saturday night.Coach Chris Collins turned toward the game clock for help or inspiration -- or both.Every dead ball, I saw guys on their knees, Collins said. I kept telling them, `Eight minutes! Six minutes! Four minutes! Two minutes!Sanjay Lumpkin had 14 points and 14 rebounds, Bryant McIntosh had 13 points, and the Wildcats survived a dismal final 10 minutes for a 67-64 victory over Dayton.Scottie Lindsey and Nathan Taphorn added 11 points apiece as Northwestern (9-2) won its sixth straight. The game was the first of a doubleheader at the United Center as part of the State Farm Chicago Legends.We were just trying to get to the finish line, Collins said. Fortunately, we were strong enough and did enough things to do that.Scoochie Smith had 18 points and Charles Cooke added 12 for Dayton (7-3), which had its five-game winning streak snapped.To our guys credit, I think you can see some fight, but we have to be more consistent, Dayton coach Archie Miller said. We have to be better. Whether it be the glass or our inability to run good offense, we just have not been as tough-minded as we needed to be against some of the teams weve played.Northwestern, which led by as many as 24, took charge early and appeared headed for a laugher. The Wildcats raced to an 11-0 lead less than four minutes into the game as Dayton missed its first eight shots.Northwestern took a 40-17 halftime lead as Dayton made just 4 of 28 field-goal attempts, a 14.3 percent shooting percentage.Cooke, who averaged 20 points in the first nine games, was scoreless in the first half on 0-for-5 shooting in 16 minutes.The Wildcats still led 55-33 with 10 minutes to go before Dayton made its furious rally. The Flyers cut the deficit to 59-55 with 1:28 left on a 3-pointer by Smith. Northwestern haad missed 10 straight field goals before McIntosh hit an 18-footer to make it 61-55 with a minute to play.ddddddddddddThe Wildcats hung on from there.In years past, this was a game where maybe we would have given up that lead in the second half, said Lumpkin, a fifth-year senior. Maybe we wouldnt have won that game, made those tough plays. A lot of guys stepped up. Its great to see that growth.BIG PICTUREDayton: Although the Flyers entered the game with a 31-13 record against Power 5 conferences over the last 10 years, they were outclassed early on before rallying in the second half. Had Dayton started the game with some of the fire it showed after halftime, the result might have been different.Northwestern: How the Wildcats perform during Big Ten play will ultimately determine whether they make their first trip to the NCAA Tournament in March, but theyve put themselves in good position with a strong showing in the non-conference portion of the schedule -- despite the limp to the finish line on Saturday. NUs two losses were against teams currently ranked (Butler and Notre Dame) by a combined six points.UNITED FRONTAlthough Northwestern has played 11 Big Ten tournament games in the United Center, it was just its second regular-season game. Collins hopes to get the program to the point where it can play in the citys NBA arena frequently, but there clearly were more Dayton fans in attendance.They have a great program and a great fan base, and thats something we aspire to have, Collins said. You have to win, though. Thats my answer to everything.UP NEXTDayton: The Flyers host Vanderbilt on Wednesday to begin a three-game home stand.Northwestern: The Wildcats wrap up the non-conference schedule with a pair of home games, IUPUI on Tuesday and Houston Baptist on Thursday. ' ' '