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NEW ORLEANS -- As Anthony Davis rose for a shot in the final minute of play, Kevin Durant met the Pelicans star at his apex and swatted the ball away. Golden States newly added All-Star then raced the other way for a game-clinching layup, completing a dominant night on both ends of the court.I just tried to make a winning play for the team, Durant said. Davis had it going all night, shooting over double-teams, making all these tough fade-aways. I had no doubt in my mind that if he had gotten it off, he would have made that one, so I just tried to make a play.Durant finished with 30 points and 17 rebounds, Klay Thompson added 28 points and the Warriors bounced back emphatically from a surprising season-opening loss by beating New Orleans 122-114 on Friday night.I just didnt want us to get outrebounded, Durant said, adding that coach Steve Kerr told me that I could try to lead this team in rebounding and Im trying to do my best to help out.Durants career-high for rebounds in a game is 18, a mark he could surpass with his new team before long.After scoring only six points on five shot attempts in the first half, Stephen Curry asserted himself more with an array of inside and deep shots to finish with 23 points, including a momentum-swinging 8-0 run by himself in the third quarter.Davis, who scored 50 points in New Orleans season-opening loss, finished with 45 points and 17 rebounds against Golden State, but the Pelicans struggled to trim their deficit below double digits for much of the final quarter.Were playing hard, playing with a lot of energy, but weve got to find a way to execute better down the stretch, Davis said.Tim Frazier scored a career-high 21 points and added 10 assists for New Orleans. Lance Stephenson and Dante Cunningham each scored 15 points.Golden State, the two-time defending Western Conference champions, dropped their season opener at home in stunning fashion, 129-100 to San Antonio. The Warriors made far easier work of the depleted Pelicans, leading by as many as 16 points and trailing for less than a minute in the second half, and by only one point in the third quarter.The Pelicans trailed by 12 after Draymond Greens 3 early in the third quarter, but chipped away and briefly took the lead at 74-73 when Frazier hit a driving layup that gave him 11 points in the period.The Warriors seized momentum right back, however, when Curry scored the next eight points on a deep 3, a pair of free throws and a driving layup as he was fouled. Curry added another 3 from 30 feet a few possessions later, and wound up with 13 points in the third quarter, which ended with Golden State leading 92-81 after Andre Iguodalas dunk.In that certain stretch, we had purposeful play calls that got me in a better position to make some plays, Curry said. I kind of got a feel and some momentum.New Orleans got as close as 116-110 on Davis short basket with about a minute left, and had the ball with a chance to pull closer, but Durant blocked Davis jumper and raced the other way for a breakaway layup to put it away.MAKING HISTORYCurry hit four 3-pointers to reach 1,600 for his career. Hes the 19th player to do so, but none did it faster than Curry, now starting his eighth season.Meanwhile, Davis is the first Pelicans player (dating to the NBAs return to New Orleans as the Hornets in 2002) to score 40 or more in two straight games.My body feels great. Im just in attack mode all the time, Davis said. I think thats the best way to try to help the team.TIP-INSWarriors: Durant was called for a technical foul for shoving Stephenson to the floor after the highly animated Stephenson fouled him. ... Durant has scored at least 20 points in 66 consecutive regular season games, the longest such streak since Michael Jordans 69 straight in 1990-91. ... Patrick McCaw, who hit his only shot from 3-point range, sprained his left ankle in the first half and did not return. ... Green and Zaza Pachulia each grabbed 11 rebounds. Pachulia scored 10 points.Pelicans: New Orleans missed 10 of its first 12 3s and shot only 38.8 percent (19 of 49) overall in the first half, after which they trailed 59-50. ... Sixth overall draft choice Buddy Hield played 17 minutes and once again had a quiet game offensively, hitting 1 of 6 shots for two points. 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Its the second straight game Bell has scored in extra time for Kelowna, which beat the Brandon Wheat Kings 6-5 on Friday, and he now has four game-winning goals on the season. Cheap Oilers Jerseys Authentic .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable.A double-overtime classic has Ohio State?sitting pretty in the new College Football Playoff rankings, while Michigan?is on the outside looking in entering the final weekend.?The Buckeyes thrilling victory at home on Saturday kept Ohio State at No. 2, behind top-ranked Alabama, but ahead of No. 3 Clemson?and No. 4 Washington, which gained from the Wolverines loss.Despite an impressive résumé, Michigan may need a minor miracle to make it into the playoff. By not playing in the Big Ten championship game, the Wolverines likely have to hope that Alabama (SEC), Clemson (ACC) or Washington (Pac-12) lose in their respective conference championship games. With potential losses by the Tide or Tigers not guaranteeing they will miss out on a playoff spot, Michigan could find itself rooting for Colorado?(No. 8) to upend the Huskies for the Pac-12 title as the Wolverines also have a head-to-head win over the Buffaloes this season.Kirby Hocutt, chairman of the College Football Playoff committee, said the difference between Washington and Michigan is very, very small, while implying the Huskies strength of schedule works against them in a résumé comparison with the Wolverines.The final CFP rankings will be released Sunday at noon ET on ESPN.Though Ohio State seems to be comfortably locked into the No. 2 spot, like Michigan, the Buckeyes are not playing in the Big Ten title game. That game will feature Wisconsin?and Penn State, which are ranked sixth and seventh, respectively, followed by Colorado, which moved up a spot into eighth.Hocutt said Ohio State and Penn State are not close to each other, though the Nittany Lions beat the Buckeyes earlier this season and are playing in Saturdays conference championship game while Ohio State sits at home.ddddddddddddOklahoma?and Oklahoma State?round out the top 10 ahead of their annual Bedlam game.USC?and Florida State?follow the Sooner State duo.Louisville, a loser of two straight, falls from No. 11 to No. 13 as it has also seen quarterback Lamar Jackson fall back toward the pack in the race for the Heisman Trophy.At No. 14, Auburn?is the second-highest ranked SEC team as it is one spot ahead of No. 15 Florida, even though the Tigers lost to the Tide in the Iron Bowl last week while the Gators will be playing in the SEC championship game this coming weekend. The SEC foes are followed by West Virginia?at No. 16.Unbeaten Western Michigan?is the best of the Group of 5 schools, earning a No. 17 ranking as Boise State lost over the weekend to fall out of both the top 25 and the chase for a spot in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. The only other ranked Group of 5 schools are Navy?(No. 19) and Houston?(No. 24). The Broncos will play Ohio on Friday for the MAC title, while the Mids will host Temple in the AAC championship game.Two Pac-12 schools round out the top 20 with Stanford?checking in at No. 18 and Utah?landing at No. 20.LSU?(No. 21), Tennessee?(No. 22), Virginia Tech?(No. 23) and Pittsburgh?(No. 25) close out the rankings. ' ' '