NEW ORLEANS -- Maybe it is time to break up the New Orleans Pelicans.The surging Pelicans -- who lost nine of their first 10 games to start the season -- own four wins in the past five, raising their record to a more respectable 5-10 entering a Wednesday night game against the 4-9 Minnesota Timberwolves at the Smoothie King Center.New Orleans 112-94 victory over the 9-5 Hawks at Atlanta on Tuesday night was the Pelicans most shocking victory during a three-game winning streak.Anthony Davis, who entered as the NBAs leading scorer, played just 9 1/2 minutes before banging his right kneecap against a courtside chair while hustling to save a ball from going out of bounds in the first quarter.The Pelicans led 26-14 when Davis limped to the locker room, but even with the All-Star forward getting treatment, New Orleans extended its lead to a season-high 35 points early in the third quarter with a 13-0 run.Davis returned for the start of the fourth quarter and finished with 13 points and three blocks in 18 minutes, so it is fairly certain he will play Wednesday night.He came back out and said that he could go, so we stuck him in the game for a few minutes, New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry said Tuesday night. We wanted to see if he would OK for tomorrow. Were playing one of the truly gifted players in the league (Karl-Anthony Towns) tomorrow.The Wolves are coming off a disappointing 99-93 home loss to the Boston Celtics on Monday night. Minnesota led by 13 points entering the fourth quarter but lost despite 29 points, 18 rebounds, three assists and two blocks by Towns.Laid a damn egg, Wolves guard Zach LaVine said.Minnesota was outscored 31-12 in the fourth quarter by the Celtics, including a 17-0 Boston run to start the period. The Wolves did not score their first field goal in the quarter until nearly seven minutes in.It just shows you can never let your guard down, Minnesota coach Tom Thibodeau said. You have to strive to be a 48-minute team. Were not doing that right now. We have to get back in, work, concentrate.We have to improve. We didnt close out. For three quarters, I thought our defense was pretty good. They were shooting a low percentage, the (3-point) line was covered. Rebounding was good. But it doesnt take much for a team to get on track. Once they got a couple, they started getting good looks, and we started scrambling.Towns is adding to his game by facing up more frequently for jumpers, extending his range beyond the 3-point arc.Heading into his matchup with Davis, the other one of the two best young big men in the NBA, Towns is averaging 22.2 points (an increase of four points from last season), 9.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.3 blocks per game. He is shooting 51.4 percent overall and a 43.1 percent from long range.In dispatching the Hawks on Tuesday night, the Pelicans shot 52 percent from the floor, including 44 percent from long range. Point guard Tim Frazier scored a career-high 21 points and dished out 14 assists.We just came out and played hard right from the jump, Frazier said. We made them take tough shots. We shot the ball. All credit to my teammates -- they were able to knock down shots. But we got another one tomorrow. 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CHICAGO -- The Cubs recalled infielder Tommy La Stella from Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday, weeks after La Stella failed to report to the minors after he was sent down at the end of July.La Stella, 27, told ESPN that he contemplated retirement if he couldnt play for the Cubs major league team, though he stressed that he wasnt upset with management for sending him down, as he was simply caught in a numbers game.On Wednesday, La Stella addressed his teammates and tried to further explain his motivations, beginning with his enjoyment of the game of baseball.It has changed, he said. It dates back to last year. It has changed a little bit. Its not nearly as enjoyable going out and pursuing for myself. My at-bats, how Im doing, everything like that, I got a taste of that last year. Baseball is a team game played by individuals ... for me, its kind of what detracted from my enjoyment of the game in the first place. This year was not about that.It was kind of about going back to the way I used to play it, when it was more enjoyable in high school and college. When you were going for something collectively as a group, and you can share in your teammates successes as though it was your own. This year was a lot better for me.Cubs management decided to work with La Stella instead of punishing him for not reporting right away.Under different circumstances, we would have taken punitive action, but after talking to him and taking the time to understand where he was coming from, things that happened to him in the past, what his thought process was, I didnt think it was appropriate to be punitive, Cubs president Theo Epstein said. I thought it was more appropriate to be supportive to a point.ddddddddddddfter he went home to New Jersey at the beginning of August, the team placed La Stella on the inactive list. After about two weeks, La Stella decided to report to Double-A Tennessee and then to Iowa before he was recalled Wednesday. He didnt reveal publicly all his reasons for staying away, but he opened up to his teammates.Manager Joe Maddon said it was best to use common sense in dealing with La Stella and said he is pleased with the outcome.I thought I was witnessing a team at its best, Maddon said of the meeting. [He] went away for a bit, came back, talked to the guys, welcomed him back. I think everything worked properly.Tommy is a thoughtful young man who thought a different way in this particular moment. Lets try to get to the root of it, and we did.La Stella was in the starting lineup Wednesday, batting seventh and playing second base. He went 0-for-2 in the Cubs 6-5 win, but he could be an important left-handed bat for the Cubs as they near the playoffs. He feels fortunate that the team was understanding but said he was prepared for the worst, including a release.I didnt expect anything, but that was a very real possibility that I was fully prepared for, La Stella said. Theo is a very special guy. I was very fortunate to have the dialogue between me and him throughout this whole process. He understands people.Pitcher Spencer Patton was sent down to make room for La Stella, who was hitting .295 with a .388 on-base percentage before his demotion. ' ' '