![]() ![]() As well as the top of the lineup performed offensively, the key to victory against the Knicks was through their defense, an effort led by forward Herb Jones, who had 3 blocks and 2 defensive rebounds. Whether it be due to injury or a case of “load management” rest, New Orleans hasn’t seen Curry play in person for some time.Ĭoming off the bench, New Orleans will once again come face-to-face with their former franchise star Chris Paul, who totaled 8 points, 7 assists, and 5 rebounds in 21 total minutes of play in the Warriors’ win over the Rockets.įor the Pelicans, they got their last win over the Knicks 96-87 behind a combined 62 points from The Big “Threesy” of Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram, and C.J. If what Kerr said about the lineup holds up Monday night, it will be the first time Curry has played against the Pelicans in the Smoothie King Center since 2021. tomorrow will be Curry’s first time playing at the SKC in a very loooong time. There are two weeks to go and both of these teams have a lot of work to do to stay out of Play-In positioning.If this remains the case. With the victory, they stay ahead of the Pelicans, and avoid losing the tie breaker New Orleans as they split the season series. Ingram went scoreless in a fourth quarter that New Orleans scored just 20 points to end the game.Ĭurry ended the night with 39, 8, and 8 assists while Poole followed up with 21 to give the Warriors a massive win in the Western Conference playoff race. Poole gave the Warriors their first lead since it was 5-2 early in the first quarter with a reverse lay up to make it 95-94 and Golden State would not give the lead back to the Pelicans. From that point on the Warriors looked like the Warriors of old.Ĭurry had 13 in the third quarter and 22 in the second half, as Jordan Poole came to life with 15 second half points and the defense tightened up in the fourth quarter. DiVencenzo hit both free throws after the flagrant and Klay Thompson hit a three to compete the five point play. ![]() DiVencenzo sparks comebackĬJ McCollum picked up a flagrant of his own after barreling over Donte DiVecenzo and it seemed to have the opposite effect for his team as Green’s had for the Warriors. Donte DiVencenzo had a vicious tip slam on the first play of the second half, as the Warriors started the third quarter with an 8-0 run to fill the Chase Center with belief. The Warriors still went into to the halftime break down by 17, as their offense didn’t start clicking until the start of the third quarter. Both were given technicals, but Green was called for a flagrant after review. He and Brandon Ingram were involved in a scuffle after Green committed a hard foul on Ingram in transition. The only good thing that came out of the second quarter for the Warriors was a Draymond Green flagrant foul that seemed to reinvigorate Golden State and their fans. The Pelicans meanwhile went 9/14 from downtown in the opening 24 minutes and stretched the lead all the way to 20 points. It didn’t get much better in the second quarter for the home side, who scored just 21 points and went into the halftime break with 14 turnovers. They scored just five points in the final four minutes of the opening quarter, as the New Orleans built up an 11 point lead. New Orleans came out and landed the first blow in the opening 12 minutes.īrandon Ingram had been on a tear in the last week and got the Pelicans going early, as the Warriors offense was fell flat through the first 12 minutes. Golden State was coming off a rare home loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves and were going up against a Pelicans team that entered the Chase Center as the hottest team in the league, after winning five straight games. ![]() Warriors end Pelicans win streakīoth teams came into the night neck and neck in the Western Conference standings knowing that every game is going to be important from here on out, especially against teams that are fighting for the same playoff spots. Steph Curry carried his team with 39 points in the Warriors 120-109 victory. The Golden State Warriors came up with a critical come from behind win over the New Orleans Pelicans in a game that was packed with postseason implications. ![]()
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