NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Ryan Anderson scored 26 points in his season debut Saturday, sinking six 3-pointers in the New Orleans Pelicans' 135-98 rout of Philadelphia.
Anderson, who missed the start of the season due to a fractured toe, went 6-of-10 from beyond the arc, scoring 10 straight Pelican points during a 2 1/2-minute span in the first quarter.
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Anthony Davis supplied 13 points, nine rebounds and eight blocks.
Former Sixer Jrue Holiday helped out with a double-double of 14 points with 12 assists.
Philadelphia was led by Darius Morris with 20 points.
Tony Wroten, subbing for injured rookie Michael Carter-Williams, added 19 points for the Sixers.