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NEW ORLEANS -- If Jordan Clarkson and Lou Williams keep scoring like this, opponents are going to have trouble matching up with Los Angeles second unit this season.Clarkson scored 23 points, Williams added 21, and the Lakers won for the fifth time in six games, beating the New Orleans Pelicans 126-99 on Saturday night.Me and Lou are going to be real aggressive coming in. Were trying to do a good job of leading this second group, bringing the energy, scoring the ball, pushing the pace, Clarkson said. Coach (Luke Walton) gave that to us. Thats our role and thats what were going to do.DAngelo Russell scored 22 and Nick Young added 15 points for the Lakers, who shot 55.3 percent (52 of 94) overall and made 16 of 30 3-pointers.Combined, Lakers guards scored 84 points.It just shows how much firepower weve got and how deep we can go, Clarkson said. Weve got so many options, its crazy.Anthony Davis scored 34 for New Orleans, but left the game for a pivotal stretch with lower back pain after his layup had cut Los Angeles lead to 63-62 in the third quarter. Davis, who crumpled to the court after his shot fell, went to the locker room and was out of the game for four-plus minutes while the Lakers went on a 14-0 run.It just locked up on me, Davis said of his back. I hate being out, so I tried to do whatever I could to come back.Davis added nine more points after he returned, but New Orleans never recovered, losing for the ninth time in its first 10 games and dropping to 0-5 at home.New Orleans has been without three top players -- guards Jrue Holiday and Tyreke Evans, and forward Quincy Pondexter -- so far this season. The lack of depth caused by those absences stuck out against a Lakers second unit that has demonstrated exceptional chemistry lately.Their bench totally dominated the game, Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said. We couldnt get Lou stopped. I thought Clarkson pretty much scored at will.Rookie Buddy Hield scored 18 points and Langston Galloway added 12 for the Pelicans.Young was 5 for 7 from 3-point range, while Clarkson went 4 of 6 and Russell 4 of 7.Rookie Brandon Ingram scored 10 points for the Lakers. He left the game in the second half with what team officials said was a sprained left ankle, but Ingram said he might have returned if his team hadnt built such a comfortable lead in the fourth quarter.TIP-INSLakers: Julius Randle had 11 rebounds to go with eight points. ... Williams entered the game as one of the top scorers in the NBA in a reserve role, averaging 15.9 points. He scored 14 in the first half, hitting six of his first 10 shots, including a 3-pointer. His 21 points tied a season high. ... Young, who entered the game 22 of 22 on free throws this season, did not attempt a foul shot -- nor did any Lakers starter. ... The Lakers 53.3 percent shooting from 3-point range was their best since hitting 14 of 25 (56 percent) in a 111-103 win over Denver on Dec. 30, 2014.Pelicans: Davis reached 30 points for the seventh time in 10 games this season. ... Hield reached double digits in scoring for the fourth time in six games, scoring no fewer than nine points in a game during that span and as many as 18 twice.REMINISCINGWalton and Gentry hugged in the hallway outside the locker rooms before the game. They also reminisced about their time as assistants on the same staff with Golden State during the 2014-15 season, when the Warriors were NBA champions. Gentry said he was not at all surprised to see Waltons early success as a first-year head coach of a young team that won only 17 games last season.Hes got a great feel for the game, but I think more so than that, hes got a great feel for people. 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Behdad Salimis shocking struggles in the clean and jerk had opened the door.He didnt just walk through it, he kicked it down.The 22-year-old Talakhadze went big on his final attempt in the over-105 kilogram weightlifting division, a 258-kilogram clean and jerk that gave him a world record-setting 473 total kilos for the event. Upon completion, he let out a guttural howl and was swarmed by his coaches, the latest in a long line of upsets at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.Gor Minasyan of Armenia finished second for the silver medal and Irakli Turmanidze of Georgia took home the gold after Salimi was unable to complete any of his three tries in the clean and jerk.It is fantastic that the Georgians are together like this, Talakhadze said.Salimi, nicknamed the Iranian Hercules, entered the final as the heavy favorite and the defending Olympic champion. He looked every bit the part during the snatch portion of the event, cupping his hands to his ears and waving toward a vocal contingent of supporters after he snatched 211 kilos on his second attempt.Salimi even stole Talakhadzes thunder in the snatch after the Georgian set the world record with a 215 kilo lift. Moments later, Salimi stepped right up and lifted 216, putting him in control heading to the cclean and jerk.ddddddddddddut thats where he faltered, according to the judges. Salimi was able to get the 245 kilos up over his head, but the judges ruled that he did not fully complete the lift before he tossed the weight to the floor. Salimi was clearly upset with the decision. He was barely able to get the bar off the floor on his third try after which he waved his finger at the judges the same way Dikembe Mutombo would after a blocked shot.One of Salimis coaches gave a sarcastic thumbs-up gesture toward the judges table and the Iranian group had a heated exchange with the judges to voice their displeasure.The crowd was making noise, the Iranians were crying and yelling and maybe this gave me more strength to become the champion, Talakhadze said.He had wrapped up the gold medal after lifting 247 kilos on his second attempt, so he had nothing to lose by going for the record on try No. 3. Talakhadze emphatically completed the lift to touch off a wild celebration, and Salimi congratulated the Georgia contingent backstage.Of course he was the Olympic champion and the main person for me to conquer, but he made some mistakes, Talakhadze said. All my career I have been trying to get this medal and finally I have become the Olympic champion. ' ' '