Stephen Curry scored 25 points (7 during a 13-0 run in the third quarter, on a 3-pointer and 4 free throws), and the Golden State Warriors routed the New Orleans Pelicans 138-87 for their eighth straight win.
The Warriors led by as many as 51, pulling away with a 29-8 run bridging the third and fourth quarters.
Brandin Podziemski scored 25 points (10 in the second quarter, on 2 3-pointers and 2 layups) with 5 3-pointers, and Yaxel Lendeborg added 23 points on 8 for 10 shooting. The Warriors had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Pelicans, Derik Queen had 16 points and 3 blocks off the bench.
The Warriors shot 54.9% from the field and 47.7% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 36.3% and 28.6%. The Warriors made 21 3-pointers, 5 of them by Podziemski and 4 by Lendeborg. The Pelicans took 25 of their 80 shots in the paint away from the rim (31%), the highest share of their season. They had averaged 18%. They forced 11 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Pelicans were outscored 19-7 in 5 minutes with Poole, Mathurin, McGowens, Fears and Queen on the floor together.