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VIDEO: Pelicans' Anderson takes flight over Duncan, Green

Crystal LoGiudice / USA TODAY Sports

Ryan Anderson typically earns his checks situated behind the arc.

The sharpshooting power forward chose to buck the trend and drive past San Antonio Spurs big man Tim Duncan during a second-quarter push Friday.

The result of Anderson's close-range attack: a fierce two-handed cram over Duncan and Danny Green.

.Ryan Anderson hanging on rims! #TakeFlight

Throughout his seven-year career, Anderson has taken 51.9 percent of all his shots from beyond the 3-point line, cashing in on 37.8 percent of those attempts.

In spite of these statistical patterns, mixing up his offensive arsenal worked out on this particular play.

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