NBA scores 2015: The Pelicans still don’t make any sense and 3 other things we learned

Let's stop trying to understand the New Orleans Pelicans and just enjoy them.

They beat the Grizzlies 95-89 on Saturday, winning another game they shouldn't have, one day after not winning a game they should have. On Friday, they shot 48 percent against the Celtics, and on Saturday, they trailed by 18 in the second quarter. Of course it's the first one they lost before winning the second night.

A monster third quarter did it for New Orleans on Saturday, outscoring Memphis 33-17 in the frame. Tyreke Evans led the way with 26 points and seven assists, while Anthony Davis threw in 23 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks -- including this one on Zach Randolph. Memphis also played the night before, but the third-best team in the NBA was rolling in the first half, making the Pelicans' win even more unpredictable.

But, this is nothing new. The Pelicans don't make sense. They're a few games removed from a five-game winning streak without Anthony Davis, Ryan Anderson or Jrue Holiday. Davis is back now, but the Pelicans are still awaiting the return of the other two. They're staying in the playoff picture anyway, sitting just a half game behind the Thunder for the No. 8 seed.

Can the Pelicans realistically surpass Oklahoma City, with the superhuman Russell Westbrook and the soon-to-return Kevin Durant? It seems unlikely, but why worry about that? Let's just appreciate a team that has no business still being in the playoff race and see where it takes us.

Wait, the Heat won? Sacramento looked like it had the game locked away, up double digits in the final quarter before allowing a frantic comeback by Miami. DeMarcus Cousins was fantastic with 27 points and 17 rebounds, but only played 35 minutes with foul trouble and was disqualified with his sixth in overtime.

But the Heat are quite literally a different team than they were to start the season. After Dwyane Wade's 28 points, the next two leading scorers were Michael Beasley, signed late last month, and Tyler Johnson, a rookie guard who has earned his minutes out of nowhere and is suddenly a key contributor off the bench. Beasley finished with 18 points and seven rebounds, while Johnson played 44 minutes, had 24 points, six rebounds and six assists on 7-of-12 shooting. Seriously, who is this kid and where did he come from?

The Hawks finally lose again. They had been rolling with six straight wins (pretty pedestrian when you consider their 19 wins in a row earlier this year), but after topping LeBron James' Cavaliers on Friday, Atlanta chose to sit Kyle Korver, Paul Millsap and DeMarre Carroll. It cost them against the Sixers, who won 92-84 behind a huge effort from Nerlens Noel. Last year's No. 6 draft pick had 11 points, 17 rebounds and five steals on Saturday while helping limit Al Horford to a 12-point outing. The win is Philadelphia's 14th of the season, tying them with Minnesota for the second-worst record in the league.

The first game without Wesley Matthews ends poorly for Portland. Arron Afflalo had 14 points on 5-of-12 shooting in his first start replacing Matthews, who is out for the season with an Achilles tear, but the Blazers fell 121-113 in a wild back-and-forth game. Kevin Martin had 29 points and Gary Neal came off the bench to score 27, while Ricky Rubio had an insane game of 13 points, 15 assists, eight rebounds and only a single turnover. Up four with about a minute to play, it was Rubio's 3-pointer -- drilled in LaMarcus Aldridge's face when he backed off a step too far -- that all but sealed the game.

Let's go back to that Anthony Davis block real quick. You know how all the jump scares in cheap horror movies are kind of predictable? Your protagonist walks into a dark room, the camera angle gets tight and obviously creepy music foreshadows something that's about to happen. Well, that's an Anthony Davis block. You watch the bumbling Zach Randolph dribble towards the rim and collect, and just shake your head at his foolishness when he actually tries to go up with it. C'mon, man. Anthony Davis is right behind you. What do you think is going to happen? Don't be the guy who always dies in the first 30 minutes because he goes down into the basement.

Cavaliers 89, Suns 79 (Fear the Sword recap | Bright Side of the Sun recap)

Heat 114, Kings 109 (Hot Hot Hoops recap | Sactown Royalty recap)

Pacers 92, Knicks 86 (Indy Cornrows recap | Posting and Toasting recap)

76ers 92, Hawks 84 (Liberty Ballers recap | Peachtree Hoops recap)

Timberwolves 121, Trail Blazers 113 (Canis Hoopus recap | Blazer's Edge recap)

Bucks 91, Wizards 85 (Brew Hoop recap | Bullets Forever recap)

Rockets 114, Nuggets 100 (The Dream Shake recap | Denver Stiffs recap)