Davis gets best of Towns with 6th 40-point game of season
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In the battle of elite young bigs, seniority won out Friday. Granted, at 23, Anthony Davis is only two years older than Karl-Anthony Towns, but the New Orleans Pelicans got the win while Davis scored 42 points - his sixth 40-plus point outing of the season.
Only James Harden (8) and Russell Westbrook (8) have more 40-plus scoring performances.
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Davis shot 16-of-22 and added 13 rebounds in the Pelicans' 122-106 victory, while Towns finished with 36 points and eight boards. Andrew Wiggins added 29 for the Wolves.