New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Anthony Davis returned to the lineup Friday
night and had the best game of his young career, scoring 23 points, pulling
down 11 rebounds and blocking five shots in the New Orleans Hornets' 107-99
victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.
Davis, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2012 draft, had missed the Hornets'
previous two contests after sustaining a concussion last Friday against Utah.
Fellow rookie Austin Rivers, taken by New Orleans with the 10th overall
selection, had four points and four assists after sitting out Wednesday's
77-62 loss to Philadelphia with a sprained finger.
Ryan Anderson made five 3-pointers en route to 25 points for the Hornets, who
improved to 3-2 on the young season. Brian Roberts and Al-Farouq Aminu tallied
16 and 14 points, respectively.
Ben Gordon had 34 points to pace the Bobcats, who have lost three in a row
since opening the season with a win over the Indiana Pacers. Ramon Sessions
and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who played with Davis at Kentucky, added 13 and 12
points, respectively.
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