NEW ORLEANS - As Anthony Davis soaked in the crescendo of cheers punctuating an intense but triumphant struggle with Dallas, the Pelicans All-Star noticed a fan standing before him with his arms invitingly extended to each side.So Davis gave the friendly stranger a hug.When youre out there having fun, theres no telling what youre going to do, Davis said. I didnt expect to go in the crowd. My body just walked me over there. When youre out there having fun and playing as hard as we play, your best emotions come out.Davis capped a 28-point, 10-rebound outing with go-ahead free throws in the final seconds and a pivotal steal, and New Orleans won its third straight game, 109-106 over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night.The victory not only gave the Pelicans a season-long winning streak in what has been a frustratingly inconsistent season, but also ended a nine-game skid in their series with Dallas.We talked about how if we can beat a team like this it would be a big step for our program, Pelicans coach Monty Williams said. We knew it would be a tough, playoff-type game.Tyreke Evans had 24 points, including a running hook in the final half-minute, to go with a season-high 12 assists for New Orleans. Ryan Anderson added 18 points.Monta Ellis scored 36 points, giving Dallas a 106-105 lead with a running scoop over Quincy Pondexter and Omer Asik with 12.3 seconds left, but Davis drew a foul from Tyson Chandler while receiving Evans inbound pass and hit the go-ahead free throws.Then Davis, who had five steals, intercepted Rajon Rondos inbound pass intended for Dirk Nowitzki and added two more free throws.Davis said Williams had instructed the Pelicans to deny Ellis the inbound pass.Dirk was the only one left who can score ... so I just tried to deny him the ball and make (Rondo) force a hang-time pass, knowing that I could probably get a piece of it, Davis said.Nowitzki said Dallas was hurt by being out of timeouts on the play.We just had to throw it up, Nowitzki said. Its hard to lob it up over one of the longest guys in the NBA.Ellis had one more chance to tie it, but his 27-foot shot missed in the final seconds.Nowitzki scored 24 points for Dallas, which has lost two straight.Nothing is going to be given to us on the road, Nowitzki said after questioning the late foul call against Chandler that led to Davis go-ahead free throws. We still had enough chances. We just have to be better.Dallas coach Rick Carlisle also cited the officiating as a factor, particularly the call on Chandler.The difference in the game was the whistles, really, Carlisle said. You never want to see a call like that made, but they made it. So we got to play through it.Pondexter scored 14 points for New Orleans, while Asik added 10 points and 11 rebounds.Rondo finished with 17 points, nine assists and eight rebounds. Dwight Powell had 10 points for Dallas.Putbacks by Davis and Asik — along with Davis technical free throw after Carlisle was whistled for arguing — helped New Orleans match its largest lead at 81-71 in the third quarter. But Ellis came right back with consecutive 3s.In the fourth quarter, Ellis hit another 3, then a floater over his shoulder and off the glass with his back to the basket, giving Dallas a 99-97 lead. Nowitzkis 3 put Dallas up 102-99 before Eric Gordons third 3-pointer tied it.TIP-INSMavericks: Chandler briefly left in the third quarter to get an X-ray after colliding with Davis, but it was negative and he returned in the fourth quarter. ... Carlisle (599-413) remained just short of 600 career regular-season coaching victories.Pelicans: After going 4-12 against the Southwest Division last season, New Orleans is 6-4 in divisional games this season. ... 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The fly-half was successful with six out of seven kicks, with severe ill-discipline costing the home side, who for much of the game were the more creative side.They scored two tries through Dean Hammond and Bryce Heem with Jamie Shilcock converting both and adding a penalty. Prior to the game, Northampton needed only a single try for their 1,000th in the Premiership but they never looked like achieving it.Ben Foden made his 200th appearance for Saints but they started badly as Shillcock kicked a penalty to give Worcester a third-minute lead.Northampton soon replied with a simple Myler penalty before the hosts scored an excellent try.From a ruck inside the opposition 22, Worcester secured possession for Shillcock to send Wynand Olivier through a gap before the centre gave Hammond a simple run-in.The visitors suffered two further setbacks in quick succession when skipper Sam Dickinson was helped off with a leg injury to be replaced by Ben Nutley. Myler was then surprisingly off-target with a straightforward penalty attempt.The night got worse for Saints when experienced scrum-half Lee Dickson left the field with a rib injury as Worcester continued to the be the better side. Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports to watchEng;land v Fiji on Saturday and get the first six months half price However, Warriors kept conceding penaltiess, nine in the first half-hour, which prevented them from capitalising and this allowed a disjointed Northampton to remain in contention.ddddddddddddThe 10th and 12th penalties saw Myler succeed with two kicks at goal so his side only trailed 10-9 at the end of a first half during which they had been largely outplayed.The home sides ill-discipline continued after the restart and after Ryan Mills was yellow carded, Myler put Saints in front with his fourth penalty after 45 minutes.With Mills still absent, Myler extended the lead with a further penalty but that was all Saints could manage while the centre was in the sin-bin.Worcester brought on Heem for his first game of the season in place of Cooper Vuna with lock Donncha OCallaghan also withdrawn in favour of Andrew Kitchener.Back to 15 men, Worcester regained control and were denied a try by the TMO after a burst from Olivier had put the Saints defence on the back foot.As a result, Northampton still led 15-10 at the end of the third quarter but their line was under constant pressure.In an attempt to stem the tide, they made three substitutions bringing on James Craig, Ethan Waller and Tom Collins to provide fresh legs and it paid dividends as Saints secured some respite with a sixth penalty from Myler.However there was a dramatic finish for when Heem finished off a flowing movement to score, Callum Clark was sin-binned for foul play after the award of the try.Shillcock converted from the touchline and then with the last kick of match he had a penalty from half way to win the match but his effort faded wide.Upgrade to Sky Sports now to watch England v Fiji and Ireland v New Zealand and get the first six months half price! 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