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NEW ORLEANS -- Anthony Davis backpedaled from the 3-point line, his arm staying up in the follow-through position as his shot went down to push New Orleans lead to eight points with a minute-and-a-half to go.A mere 12 seconds later, his arm was extended again -- this time to swat away Thaddeus Youngs running floater as the Pelicans emphatically closed out a 102-95 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.My teammates were just telling me to end the game, Davis said. Of course, they lean on me to try to close out down the stretch. I was just trying to be aggressive.Davis was having a pretty good night even before his late flourish, finishing with 35 points, 16 rebounds and five blocked shots. He highlighted his latest dynamic performance with two 3-pointers and a couple of driving dunks. During a pivotal 15-0 Pelicans run inside the final 5 minutes, he converted a three-point play on a driving dunk, hit a 3, added four free throws and blocked two shots.Davis got loose in a couple transitions. He made a 3. Theyre moving him around, Pacers coach Nate McMillan said. He hurt us really in transition and just attacking the basket.Rookie Buddy Hield also hurt the Pacers with a career-high 21 points, hitting five 3s along the way.He can shoot it even better than he did tonight, Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said of Hield. Hes just learning what a good shot is.And New Orleans even got its first production of the season from guard Tyreke Evans, who played 11 minutes in his return from a right knee injury that also sidelined him most of last season. He had seven points, three rebounds and two assists.He played pretty well in his limited minutes, Davis said.Jrue Holiday, who started the Pelicans decisive surge with a driving layup, had 16 points and 14 assists, while Terrence Jones added 10 points, 11 rebounds and two blocked shots.Myles Turner scored 26 points on 11-of-14 shooting for Indiana, but the Pacers missed eight straight shots during a 4-minute scoring drought late in the fourth quarter. Indianas Jeff Teague had 21 points and 10 assists and Paul George had 18 points.The game was close through 3 1/2 quarters, when neither team had built a lead larger than eight points. The Pacers led 90-85 after Georges layup with 4:52 to go, but thats when the game turned dramatically in New Orleans favor.Theres something were not doing right. We have to address it, George said. The majority of our losses, weve been in the game or in control. Were not figuring out how to close it.TIP-INSPacers: Al Jefferson scored 14 points. ... G Rodney Stuckey was sidelined by soreness in his left hamstring, which he pulled during a loss at Miami on Wednesday night. His absence further thinned Indianas depth at guard with Monta Ellis skipping the trip because of his right groin strain. ... George was assessed a technical foul for arguing a call on the defensive end in the second quarter.Pelicans: Reserve PG Tim Frazier, who sprained his right wrist during Tuesday nights loss to Golden State, was scratched from the lineup. ... New Orleans outrebounded Indiana 56-46.OFF TARGETIndiana entered the game shooting 37 percent from 3-point range but hit only 3 of 21 (14 percent). Davis said the Pelicans had something to do with that.That was one of our biggest focuses was guarding the 3-point line. We wanted to be up on ball screens and make them shoot 2s, Davis said. They rely on their 3s a lot and we just wanted to make sure it was tough on everyone.COMPETITIVE REUNIONIn his first game against the team he left in free agency after last season, New Orleans small forward Solomon Hill often guarded George, who failed to score 20 points for just the first time in seven games.We didnt let him close to the basket. Everyone had my back, Hill said. We felt like he didnt get comfortable tonight and that changed the dynamic of their team.UP NEXTPacers: Visit Detroit on Saturday night to complete a three-game trip.Pelicans: Visit Houston on Friday night to begin a three game trip.Swell Fles . Barcelona also left injured defenders Carles Puyol, Javier Mascherano and Jordi Alba out of its squad for the trip to Glasgow. That means that Marc Bartra will probably start again in the centre of the defence alongside Gerard Pique. Swell Drinkfles . Terms of the deal were not immediately available. The 26-year-old finished last season with Clevelands Triple-A affiliate in Columbus after signing with the Indians in August. http://www.swellbottlenederland.com/ . -- Patrick Reed got an early start in golf. Hydro Flask Goedkoop . Just not the game. Kyle Palmieri scored two straight goals in the third period to rally the Anaheim Ducks past the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night. Swell Fles Nederland . -- Running backs Darren McFadden and Rashad Jennings were back at practice for the Oakland Raiders on Wednesday despite being hampered by hamstring injuries.ATLANTA -- After Eric Berry returned an interception for a touchdown late in the first half, he delivered the ball to his mom in the stands.When Berry lined up to defend a 2-point conversion late in the game, he remembered some advice from his father, who played running back for the University of Tennessee.My dad always told me the most important point of the game is the extra point, Berry said. A lot of people take that play off. Its an opportunity to make something happen and Im going to make the most of it.Berry stepped in to intercept Matt Ryans pass and didnt stop running until he reached the end zone at the other end of the field, a 99-yard return that gave the Kansas City Chiefs two points and a 29-28 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.Eric is the heart and soul of this team, quarterback Alex Smith said. The embodiment of what were about, and thats selflessness and hard work, giving it up for the guy next to you. Thats all Eric talks about and its real. Its sincere. Theres no phoniness about it. Its from the heart.Berry certainly approaches the game with a different mindset than most players.Toward the end of the 2014 season, he began experiencing chest pain. A mass was found. In early December, he got the scary diagnosis: Hodgkins lymphoma.Berry, who grew up in suburban Atlanta, returned to the city for treatment that helped him beat the disease. That was not lost on him as he took the field at the Georgia Dome, playing in Atlanta for the first time in his pro career.He shed plenty of tears -- and stole the show.The pick six came with 37 seconds remaining in the first half of a 13-13 game. Matt Ryan looked to connect with Taylor Gabriel over the middle, but Berry read it all the way. He stepped in front of the pass, spun away from would-be tackler Devonta Freeman and tip-toed down the sideline, managing to stay in bounds before one last long stride into the end zone.I was just reading my keys, Berry said. A lot of film study.He found his mom in the sttands -- wearing his No.dddddddddddd 29 jersey -- and made sure she got the ball.I just knew I was going to do it. I made up my mind before the game, Berry said. It wont amount to the things shes given me, and my dad too. So many nights I was just crying on their shoulder and trying to make sense of everything that was going on. They told me to keep pressing, keep pressing. Youll be back and be able to play the game the way you want to play the game.The Chiefs (9-3) stretched their lead to 27-16 before the Falcons rallied. Freeman scored on a 1-yard run with just under 12 minutes remaining. A 2-point try failed, but Atlanta got the ball back. Ryan scrambled for a key first down to keep the drive alive, and then hooked up with Aldrick Robinson on a 5-yard TD pass.Now leading 28-27, the Falcons understandably went for 2 again, looking to extend their margin to a field goal. Berry couldve gotten down after his team surrendered the go-ahead touchdown; instead, he buckled down.Ryan never saw the safety.Ive played for a long time, made a lot of really good plays and made some poor plays, Ryan said. That wasnt one of my best.For Berry, it couldnt have been any better.He wasnt alone, either.Former Georgia State receiver Albert Wilson, who played his college ball in this same stadium, had a 55-yard touchdown on a fake punt for the Chiefs. Former Georgia star Justin Houston had a sack. Another ex-Bulldog, Ramik Wilson, tied for the team lead with nine tackles.It was great to see our whole contingency from Georgia and from Atlanta come back home and make plays, Kansas City coach Andy Reid said. No one more than 29 did today. He was phenomenal.---Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/paul-newberry .---For more NFL coverage: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFLCheap Jerseys [us