Curry hits 7 3-pointers, scores 42, as the Warriors roll past the Pelicans 130-102.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) After Stephen Curry let it fly from 31 feet for his seventh made 3-pointer of the night, he crouched at mid-court and punctuated his latest memorable performance by punching his chest once with both fists.
Curry scored 42 points in 30 minutes and the Golden State Warriors improved to 3-0 on the road with a 130-102 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night.
And it sounded like many of the fans in New Orleans who'd been waiting more than two years for Curry to play again in their city got their money's worth, even if it came at their own team's expense. They let out collective, awestruck “oooohs,” after some of Curry's deep 3s and some even cheered.
“When the game kind of turns up like that and the home crowd enjoys the entertainment value and good basketball and the show, I feed off of it because love playing basketball and being in that environment,” Curry said. “But it's not like any type of message. Just hooping.”
Chris Paul scored 13 points off the bench, leading Golden State on a 13-1 run at the end of the third quarter that gave the Warriors a 98-78 lead.
“It’s incredible to bring Chris Paul off the bench as your back-up point guard,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “He’s still playing at an incredibly high level. It changes everything when you can start a game off with Steph Curry and then bring Chris with a great second unit into the game.”
Zion Williamson helped New Orleans keep it close in the first half, but got into foul trouble in the third quarter. He finished with 19 points as the Pelicans lost for the first time this season after opening with a pair of victories.
A combination of injuries and load management had sidelined Curry for games in New Orleans in recent seasons because they often were scheduled as the second of back-to-back games.
This latest trip to New Orleans also was the second of back-to-back games after Curry had scored 24 to lead the Warriors past Houston.
But the Pelicans were the team chasing from behind.
“They played more physical than us, they played faster than us,” Williamson said. “They’re a championship culture and for them to do that on the second of a back-to-back, that’s respect.”
When Curry was introduced as a starter, he received a loud, enthusiastic ovation. He then opened the game with 11 points in the first 4:02, including a pair of 25-foot 3s.
“Hey, you wanted to see him, New Orleans," Pelicans radio play-by-play announcer Todd Graffagnini exclaimed as one of the long early 3s went down. "Be careful what you wish for.”
Curry shot 15 of 22 overall and 5 of 7 on free throws. His 3s included a 29-footer and a couple from 25 feet. Fans also responded appreciatively to his off-balance rainbow from the baseline near the left corner.
“He’s white hot. It’s amazing watching him," Kerr said. “I mean, he looks better than ever at 35.”
CJ McCollum scored 19 for New Orleans and Jordan Hawkins, a first-round draft choice out of Connecticut, scored 12 points.
Each team scratched one of their top scorers. Golden State guard Klay Thompson and Pelicans wing Brandon Ingram were ruled out before the game with right knee soreness. Warriors forward Janthan Kuminga (left knee) also didn't play.
Paul, a 2005 New Orleans first-round draft choice who on Sunday had come of the bench for the first time in his career after 1,365 starts, played a reserve role for a second straight night, even though Thompson was scratched. Instead, Kerr gave Moses Moody his 15th career start and he scored 13 points.
UP NEXT
Warriors: Host Sacramento on Wednesday before heading back on the road for four straight.
Pelicans: Visit Oklahoma City on Wednesday in the first of two games on consecutive nights, with the second at home against Detroit.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Kevon Looney vs. Jonas Valanciunas (Draymond Green gains possession) | |||
11:47 | +2 | Stephen Curry makes two point cutting layup (Draymond Green assists) | 2-0 | |
11:26 | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point jump shot | |||
11:24 | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | |||
11:01 | Warriors turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
10:48 | Jonas Valanciunas misses three point jump shot | |||
10:44 | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | |||
10:37 | Jonas Valanciunas blocks Kevon Looney's two point cutting dunk | |||
10:35 | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | |||
10:31 | +3 | CJ McCollum makes three point running pullup jump shot | 2-3 | |
10:24 | Herbert Jones shooting foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | |||
10:24 | Andrew Wiggins misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
10:24 | Warriors offensive rebound | |||
10:24 | Andrew Wiggins misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
10:20 | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | |||
10:02 | +2 | Jordan Hawkins makes two point pullup jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 2-5 | |
9:49 | Jordan Hawkins shooting foul (Stephen Curry draws the foul) | |||
9:49 | +1 | Stephen Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 3-5 | |
9:49 | +1 | Stephen Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 4-5 | |
9:49 | +1 | Stephen Curry makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 5-5 | |
9:29 | +3 | Jonas Valanciunas makes three point jump shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 5-8 | |
9:18 | Stephen Curry turnover (bad pass) (Herbert Jones steals) | |||
9:08 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup | 5-10 | |
8:49 | +2 | Draymond Green makes two point jump shot (Kevon Looney assists) | 7-10 | |
8:36 | Zion Williamson misses two point layup | |||
8:34 | Draymond Green defensive rebound | |||
8:21 | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point jump shot (Draymond Green assists) | 10-10 | |
8:09 | Draymond Green blocks Zion Williamson's two point layup | |||
8:05 | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | |||
7:58 | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point jump shot (Draymond Green assists) | 13-10 | |
7:36 | CJ McCollum misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
7:34 | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | |||
7:32 | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point hook shot | |||
7:29 | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | |||
7:24 | Stephen Curry misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
7:24 | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | |||
7:17 | Moses Moody misses three point jump shot | |||
7:17 | Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound | |||
7:07 | Draymond Green shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | |||
7:07 | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
7:07 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
7:07 | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-11 | |
7:00 | Herbert Jones personal foul (Stephen Curry draws the foul) | |||
6:50 | Andrew Wiggins misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
6:48 | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | |||
6:41 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point cutting layup (CJ McCollum assists) | 13-13 | |
6:16 | Andrew Wiggins misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
6:14 | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | |||
6:11 | +3 | Jordan Hawkins makes three point running jump shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 13-16 | |
6:09 | Warriors 60 second timeout | |||
5:49 | +2 | Stephen Curry makes two point stepback jump shot | 15-16 | |
5:23 | +2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point driving layup (Matt Ryan assists) | 15-18 | |
5:13 | Larry Nance Jr. personal foul (Stephen Curry draws the foul) | |||
5:00 | Dario Saric misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
4:54 | Gary Payton II offensive rebound | |||
4:54 | Gary Payton II misses two point tip layup | |||
4:54 | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | |||
4:52 | Larry Nance Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
4:44 | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point stepback jump shot | 18-18 | |
4:24 | Kaiser Gates misses three point jump shot | |||
4:21 | Gary Payton II defensive rebound | |||
4:05 | Dario Saric misses two point layup | |||
4:03 | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | |||
3:51 | Jordan Hawkins turnover (bad pass) (Gary Payton II steals) | |||
3:44 | Stephen Curry turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Hawkins steals) | |||
3:37 | Kaiser Gates misses three point jump shot | |||
3:34 | Chris Paul defensive rebound | |||
3:23 | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point pullup jump shot | 20-18 | |
3:01 | Jordan Hawkins misses three point jump shot | |||
3:01 | Matt Ryan offensive rebound | |||
2:57 | +3 | Matt Ryan makes three point jump shot | 20-21 | |
2:39 | Stephen Curry misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
2:37 | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | |||
2:31 | Dyson Daniels misses two point driving hook shot | |||
2:28 | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | |||
2:26 | Stephen Curry turnover (bad pass) | |||
2:26 | Pelicans 60 second timeout | |||
2:06 | +2 | Matt Ryan makes two point pullup jump shot (Kira Lewis Jr. assists) | 20-23 | |
1:48 | +3 | Dario Saric makes three point jump shot (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 23-23 | |
1:27 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving reverse layup | 23-25 | |
1:19 | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point cutting dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 25-25 | |
1:07 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup (Dyson Daniels assists) | 25-27 | |
0:49 | Zion Williamson personal foul (Dario Saric draws the foul) | |||
0:49 | Dario Saric misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
0:49 | Warriors offensive rebound | |||
0:49 | +1 | Dario Saric makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-27 | |
0:43 | Brandin Podziemski personal foul (Matt Ryan draws the foul) | |||
0:30 | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | |||
0:28 | Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound | |||
0:09 | +3 | Chris Paul makes three point jump shot (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 29-27 | |
0:00 | Gary Payton II blocks Zion Williamson's two point driving layup | |||
0:00 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:46 | Trayce Jackson-Davis blocks CJ McCollum's two point driving floating jump shot | |||
11:41 | Gary Payton II defensive rebound | |||
11:34 | +2 | Gary Payton II makes two point cutting layup (Chris Paul assists) | 31-27 | |
11:22 | Jordan Hawkins misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
11:17 | Dario Saric defensive rebound | |||
11:10 | Trayce Jackson-Davis misses two point cutting layup | |||
11:08 | Trayce Jackson-Davis offensive rebound | |||
11:07 | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point putback layup | 33-27 | |
10:45 | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point driving hook shot | 33-29 | |
10:28 | Dario Saric misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
10:27 | Pelicans defensive rebound | |||
10:27 | Brandin Podziemski personal foul (Loose ball) (Matt Ryan draws the foul) | |||
10:14 | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 33-31 | |
10:04 | Dario Saric misses three point jump shot | |||
10:00 | Matt Ryan defensive rebound | |||
9:55 | +3 | Matt Ryan makes three point running pullup jump shot | 33-34 | |
9:44 | Gary Payton II misses three point jump shot | |||
9:40 | Brandin Podziemski offensive rebound | |||
9:38 | Jonas Valanciunas blocks Gary Payton II's two point layup | |||
9:36 | Gary Payton II offensive rebound | |||
9:27 | Brandin Podziemski misses three point jump shot | |||
9:24 | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | |||
9:19 | Herbert Jones misses three point running jump shot | |||
9:17 | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | |||
9:12 | Trayce Jackson-Davis offensive foul (Charge) (Herbert Jones draws the foul) | |||
9:12 | Trayce Jackson-Davis turnover (offensive foul) | |||
8:59 | CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot | |||
8:55 | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | |||
8:49 | Moses Moody misses three point jump shot | |||
8:45 | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | |||
8:45 | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point putback layup | 35-34 | |
8:29 | Jonas Valanciunas misses three point jump shot | |||
8:27 | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | |||
8:19 | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point pullup jump shot | 37-34 | |
8:08 | Matt Ryan turnover (lost ball) (Kevon Looney steals) | |||
8:04 | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point cutting dunk (Moses Moody assists) | 39-34 | |
8:03 | Pelicans 60 second timeout | |||
7:56 | Zion Williamson turnover (traveling) | |||
7:37 | +2 | Brandin Podziemski makes two point driving layup (Moses Moody assists) | 41-34 | |
7:26 | Matt Ryan misses three point jump shot | |||
7:24 | CJ McCollum offensive rebound | |||
7:23 | CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot | |||
7:21 | Jordan Hawkins offensive rebound | |||
7:19 | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
7:17 | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | |||
7:06 | Andrew Wiggins misses three point jump shot | |||
7:04 | Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound | |||
6:58 | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Zion Williamson assists) | 41-36 | |
6:33 | +3 | Moses Moody makes three point jump shot (Stephen Curry assists) | 44-36 | |
6:20 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup (CJ McCollum assists) | 44-38 | |
6:20 | Kevon Looney shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | |||
6:20 | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 44-39 | |
6:08 | +2 | Stephen Curry makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 46-39 | |
5:58 | Zion Williamson turnover (lost ball) (Stephen Curry steals) | |||
5:53 | Kevon Looney turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
5:43 | Matt Ryan misses three point jump shot | |||
5:39 | Draymond Green defensive rebound | |||
5:35 | Dyson Daniels personal foul (Stephen Curry draws the foul) | |||
5:29 | Stephen Curry misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
5:26 | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | |||
5:22 | CJ McCollum misses two point running pullup jump shot | |||
5:22 | Warriors defensive rebound | |||
5:02 | Andrew Wiggins turnover (lost ball) (Zion Williamson steals) | |||
5:02 | Andrew Wiggins personal foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | |||
4:52 | +2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point cutting layup (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 46-41 | |
4:33 | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point cutting layup (Moses Moody assists) | 48-41 | |
4:18 | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 48-43 | |
4:14 | Draymond Green turnover (bad pass) (CJ McCollum steals) | |||
4:13 | CJ McCollum misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
4:12 | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | |||
4:12 | +2 | Larry Nance Jr. makes two point tip layup | 48-45 | |
4:12 | Warriors 60 second timeout | |||
4:00 | +2 | Gary Payton II makes two point driving layup (Stephen Curry assists) | 50-45 | |
3:43 | CJ McCollum misses two point driving layup | |||
3:39 | Chris Paul defensive rebound | |||
3:34 | Draymond Green misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
3:32 | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | |||
3:27 | Jordan Hawkins misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
3:24 | Chris Paul defensive rebound | |||
3:09 | +3 | Gary Payton II makes three point jump shot (Draymond Green assists) | 53-45 | |
2:51 | +3 | Larry Nance Jr. makes three point jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 53-48 | |
2:26 | Zion Williamson shooting foul (Kevon Looney draws the foul) | |||
2:26 | +1 | Kevon Looney makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 54-48 | |
2:26 | +1 | Kevon Looney makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-48 | |
2:12 | Gary Payton II shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | |||
2:12 |