Oklahoma City Thunder's forward Serge Ibaka (C) fights for a rebound against Charlotte Hornets' forward Cody Zeller (L) and forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist during the second half of their NBA game in Charlotte Saturday. — AP MIAMI — Eric Gordon scored 16 of his 24 points in the third quarter and, even after losing Anthony Davis and Ryan Anderson to injuries, the New Orleans Pelicans had no trouble beating the Miami Heat 105-91 Saturday night. Omer Asik scored 15 points and Tyreke Evans added 13 to help the Pelicans snap a four-game slide. Mario Chalmers scored 20 points for Miami, which was playing for the first time since learning that All-Star forward Chris Bosh will miss the remainder of the season with blood clots on one of his lungs. The Heat made that announcement earlier Saturday. Dwyane Wade scored 19 points and Hassan Whiteside finished with 11 points and 16 rebounds for the Heat, who kept the No. 7 spot in the Eastern Conference standings. Goran Dragic, making his Miami debut after being acquired in a trade from Phoenix, had 12 points. Davis departed with 3:07 left in the first quarter, moments after he attempted a shot and made contact with Miami's Hassan Whiteside. Davis — who missed two games earlier this month, plus the All-Star Game because of the shoulder issue — immediately grimaced in pain, then hobbled off the court while grabbing the shoulder even before play could be stopped. Anderson was ruled out shortly before halftime after spraining his right knee jostling for a rebound. Thunder 110, Hornets 103: Russell Westbrook had 33 points and 10 assists and Oklahoma City beat Charlotte for its fifth straight victory. With Kevin Durant sidelined by soreness in his right foot, Westbrook was 12 of 27 from the field and t 9 of 9 from the foul line, stretching his streak of consecutive free throws to 43. Serge Ibaka had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and EnesKanter had 10 points and 13 rebounds in his first game with the Thunder. Al Jefferson had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had a season-high 20 points for Charlotte. Clippers 126, Kings 99: J.J. Redick scored 24 points, hitting four 3-pointers and all eight of his free throws, and Los Angeles routed Sacramento for its fourth straight victory. Austin Rivers had a career-high 28 points and fellow reserve Jamal Crawford added 23 to help the Clippers improve to 4-1 without injured All-Star Blake Griffin. DeAndre Jordan had 11 points and 15 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins scored 21 points for the Kings. Coach George Karl was tagged with his first loss after winning his debut against Boston on Friday night. Rockets 98, Raptors 76: Corey Brewer had a season-high 26 points, James Harden scored 16 of his 20 points in Houston's big third quarter and the Rockets cruised past Toronto. Harden, the NBA scoring leader, got off to a tough start and had just four points by halftime. The Rockets led by four with less than 4 minutes left in the third before going on a 12-1 run, with seven points from Harden, to take a 68-53 lead into the fourth and end his night. — Agencies
