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Anthony Davis ends Atlanta Hawks 19-Game win streak

Anthony Davis was divine in the New Orleans Pelicans’ 115-100 win over the Hawks with 29 points, 13 rebounds (eight on the offensive end) and three assists.

As the Atlanta Hawks piled up win after win during an undefeated January, it seemed as if it would take an act of God to stop the surge.

Turns out it took Anthony Davis which, if you think about it, is pretty much the same thing.

Davis was divine in the ' 115-100 win over the Hawks, intelligently designing the end of Atlanta's 19-game streak with 29 points, 13 rebounds (eight on the offensive end) and three assists. As has been the case for so many opponents this season, the Hawks had no answer for Davis' otherworldly talent.

Atlanta is as disciplined and attentive to detail as any team in the league, but it's not like there's a scouting report to stop Davis from doing things only he can do.

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On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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