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New Orleans Pelicans vs Phoenix Suns Game Thread

Anthony Davis in peak form is needed, but that doesn't mean he needs to score a billion points.

By David Fisher@Fish_TBW Nov 22, 2015, 4:00pm CST

Anthony Davis is the key tonight. Yes, Brandon Knight and Eric Bledsoe are excellent players who are imminently capable of superb performances. And yes, Ryan Anderson has been incandescent in his past three games. Still, the ultimate arbiter of this game's result will be the New Orleans Pelicans MVP candidate. If he is engaged and aggressive on the glass then Alvin Gentry can play small to his heart's content without the Suns taking advantage. If Davis allows Tyson Chandler or Alex Len to be too active on the offensive glass the rest of the small ball idea crashes around him.

This team and the Smoothie King Center itself feeds off the energy Davis emits. A locked in Davis can bring the Blender to its feet in a moment with a stunning, near impossible block and hustle play. The rest of the roster will rise to match the effort of its superstar. AD doesn't have to have a great shooting night. He doesn't have to pour in 40 points or knock down 3-pointers. in the absence of Tyreke Evans and Quincy Pondexter it is up to Davis to lead.

We'll leave this here for you. Sweet dreams, #Pelicans fans! #TakeFlight https://t.co/5tPFuiBg2p
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) November 21, 2015

Projected Starters
2015-16 NBA Regular Season
	vs
2-11 (2-4 Home)		7-5 (2-2 Road)
November 22, 2015, 5:00 PM Central
Smoothie King Center - New Orleans, LA
Fox Sports New Orleans
Charter - 810, Cox - 1038, DirecTV - 676, U-Verse - 1757
WRNO 99.5 FM
Jrue Holiday	PG	Brandon Knight
Eric Gordon	SG	Eric Bledsoe
Alonzo Gee	SF	P.J. Tucker
Anthony Davis	PF	Markieff Morris
Omer Asik	C	Tyson Chandler
Advanced Stats (2015-16) via NBA Stats
99.88 (12th)	Pace	102.42 (2nd)
100.2 (22nd)	ORtg	102.0 (12th)
109.0 (30th)	DRtg	99.8 (12th)
-8.8 (28th)	Net Rating	+2.2 (13th)