Over by halftime
Golden State won its eighth straight game by running New Orleans out of the building. The Warriors beat the short-handed Pelicans 138-87 on Monday night, a 51-point margin, and led 72-43 at halftime. They were up 35-20 after one quarter while New Orleans shot 7 of 23 and missed 10 of 12 from deep, and a 23-point lead arrived early in the second.
Brandin Podziemski scored 25 and Yaxel Lendeborg added 23 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Stephen Curry had 25 in a little over 20 minutes, hitting four threes, days after a 41-point night in Saturday’s 126-119 overtime win over Orlando. He moved past DeMar DeRozan into 16th place on the NBA career scoring list with 26,803 points.
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The Warriors handed out 37 assists, their third straight game with 30 or more and their fifth in the last six. They are 6-0 when they reach that mark. Three players scored at least 20 for the second time this season, and De’Anthony Melton chipped in 16 off the bench.
Injured guard Jimmy Butler stole the sideline show, dressing as a member of the coaching staff with a clipboard that read “PASS TO STEPH”. There was one sour note: second-year guard Will Richard tore a ligament in his left thumb and will decide over the next week whether to have surgery or play with a splint.
New Orleans, which rested Zion Williamson and Trey Murphy III, has now lost three straight after a four-game winning streak. Derik Queen led the Pelicans with 16 off the bench. The Warriors visit Houston on Wednesday, and the Pelicans host Brooklyn the same night.
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