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NEW ORLEANS - Tyreke Evans and his New Orleans teammates took notice when they saw Houston coach Kevin McHale sub out his entire starting lineup early in the third quarter.The Pelicans saw it as a chance to earn some extra rest of their own.We brought it in the huddle and just said, Keep putting the pressure on them, dont stop being aggressive, Evans recalled. We did that. We got a big lead where we could sit down and rest.Ryan Anderson scored 22 points, Evans added 21 and New Orleans routed the Rockets 111-83 on Friday night.Dante Cunningham added 13 points for New Orleans, which led by as much as 32 in the second half.Omer Asik grabbed 11 rebounds, and Anthony Davis accounted for three of the Pelicans eight blocked shots.We made the right plays defensively and it led to easy points, Anderson said. We just controlled the game for 48 minutes.Dwight Howard scored 12 points and James Harden had 11 for Houston, all in the first half. None of Houstons starters scored in the third quarter.We didnt have any effort tonight, any concentration, McHale said. We were terrible tonight. They came out and just kicked our tails up one side and down the other. We didnt come to play.Howard said he had no clue when asked if McHale wanted to send a message by benching his starters early in the third quarter, or whether the coach sought to rest top players for Saturday nights home date against Miami with the game in New Orleans showing signs of getting out of hand.When asked his opinion of the move, Howard said: Weve got to get ready for the next game.Corey Brewer scored 12 points for the Rockets, and Donatas Motiejunas had 10.Jimmer Fredette scored 10 points and sent a charge through the crowd with a fast-break lob to Austin Rivers for an alley-oop dunk that even brought Davis out of his seat on the bench.New Orleans shot 53 per cent (44 of 83). Houston missed its first five shots and wound up shooting 39.8 per cent (35 of 88), including 20.7 per cent (6 of 29) from 3-point range.It was Houstons first game this season in which it never led.Andersons first 3 — also his fifth field goal on six shots — put the Pelicans up 38-22 early in the second quarter.Anderson and Evans combined to hit 14 of 19 shots and score 32 points in the first half, helping the Pelicans to a 59-42 lead.When the second half began, Josh Smith missed a 3, Trevor Ariza turned the ball over and then Patrick Beverly was called for a foul on Luke Babbitt, whose free throws put the Pelicans up by 23 just 1:31 into the period. Thats when McHale yanked his starters.TIP-INSRockets: Officials had to call timeout in the first quarter when Motiejunas showed them a deep red scratch across the underside of his forearm. The Lithuanian 7-footer complained of the injury, which trainers covered with a bandage, shortly after being called for a foul while tangled up with Davis in the paint. ... During the eight minutes Howard played in the first quarter, he attempted only one shot, an alley-oop dunk of Motiejunas lob.Pelicans: The Pelicans 28-point margin of victory was the largest in franchise history against the Rockets. ... The Pelicans are 11-1 when blocking seven or more shots. ... One of Andersons three 3-pointers was ruled good when Howard was called for goaltending.HAPPPY COACHNew Orleans coach Monty Williams was pleased with the Pelicans dominant victory on the heels of a discouraging overtime loss at San Antonio two nights earlier, when his team lost a lead in the final second of regulation.To be able to play against a playoff team thats going to contend for a championship that way after what happened to us the other night says a ton about character and resiliency, Williams said. Our guys came focused and flushed what happened the other day.UP NEXTRockets: Host Miami on Saturday.Pelicans: Host Washington on Monday. Cheap Nike MLB Jerseys .C. Lions. The clubs former starting quarterback, assistant and head coach returned Thursday as its receivers coach. Cheap MLB Jerseys From China . He made the comment at a media availability Saturday prior to Game 2 of the Boston-Montreal playoff series when a Quebec reporter said there is sentiment in Quebec that the NHL looks more favourably on Seattle than Quebec City when it comes to future expansion. https://www.mlbjerseyschina.us/ . Second-seeded Sloane Stephens of the United States made lighter work of her day as she beat 2009 champion and Swiss wild card Timea Bacsinszky 6-3, 6-3. Two seeds fell: No. 4 Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium lost to Katarzyna Piter of Poland 6-4, 6-2, and No. Cheap MLB Jerseys Nike 2020 . - The Detroit Lions have 13 takeaways this season — three less than all of last season — and the defence isnt the only unit pleased with the performance. Discount MLB Jerseys . Ryan Getzlaf certainly got them started in the second. Getzlaf scored the first two goals in the second, and Teemu Selanne scored the go-ahead goal late in the period as the Anaheim Ducks beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 Thursday night.First it was the flu and now its his neck. Its remarkable in itself that Graham DeLaet was able to complete 36 holes at the PGA Championship but even more amazing that hes within shouting distance of the lead. After getting over a raging bout of stomach flu early in the week, DeLaet added to his ailments when he tweaked his neck at the gym in his morning warm up Friday. Only a quick crunch from his chiropractor Dr. Craig Davies and a handful of Advils got him to the first tee, but the pain got progressively worse as his day went on. "I didnt think I was going to be able to hit the ball very flush at all," DeLaet admitted. "I just shortened my swing a little bit and worked with what I had. I was just kind of bunting it out there and making do." All through the round, DeLaet was rubbing his neck and turning awkwardly to avoid further pain. Davies monitored the patients progress from outside the ropes. The makeshift swing worked for him as he posted a three-under 68, making him one of just a handful of players with two rounds in the 60s over a soaking Valhalla Golf Club that was drenched early in the day and received constant sprinkles as the afternoon wore on. "It was a good day," DeLaet said. "I gave myself a number of good chances and I was able to roll a few good putts in, which was nice. I had a little hiccup there on two – well, maybe more than a hiccup – but I sttayed patient and I was really seeing the lines well and I was putting well.dddddddddddd" The hiccup or maybe full-on barf came when he four-putted the second hole (his 11th) from just 30 feet. After missing his second putt from just four feet, DeLaet carelessly tapped his third attempt wide of the hole before tapping in. However he managed a double bounce-back, following up the putting disaster with two birdies. "All things considered, when you take away the four-putting it was probably one of the best rounds Ive played as a pro," said the bearded wonder. "With the neck and the weather and obviously a tough golf course Im very happy with the way things went." In addition to a couple of fine rounds, DeLaet is also happy to be playing on the weekend at one of the big four. Hes missed the cut in four of the five hes played coming into this week, admitting that he may have built the events up into something bigger than they are. But with the flu and neck injury, his expectations were tempered somewhat, he acknowledged, freeing him up to simply play golf. "Its by far the best Ive gone into the weekend in a major," he stated before heading in to another session with his chiropractor, "so Im excited about the opportunity coming up." As long as the muscle relaxers dont run out and he doesnt get sick again, he may have a good chance for a high finish at Valhalla. ' ' '