LOS ANGELES: Anthony Davis scored 32 points to turn jeers to cheers on Friday (Saturday in Manila), leading the New Orleans Pelicans to a 122-117 NBA victory over Minnesota in his first game since asking to be traded.

The Pelicans didn’t ship out their superstar by Thursday’s trade deadline, and with the finger injury that had sidelined him healed he was back in the Pelicans starting lineup.

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