PELICANS SPOIL KD’S RETURN

Kevin Durant looked like his normal MVP self, netting 27 points in his return from his foot injury earlier in the year. But his teammates defense looked lackluster as Anthony Davis scored 25 points and added 10 rebounds and Tyreeke Evans had 30 pioints and 5 assists. “I was confident in myself. I knew my wind wasn’t where I wanted it to be, obviously, but I felt good out there, I just got to keep putting together good days and I’ll keep getting back to where I want to be,” Durant said. “To get back to midseason form like I want to be is going to take some time. No excuses for me. I’m out there; I got to play hard as I can no matter what and I got to go out there and be the best leader and player I can be.”