Podziemski, Curry score 25 each as Warriors rout Pelicans 138-87

Brandin Podziemski and Stephen Curry scored 25 points each, and the Golden State Warriors routed the New Orleans Pelicans 138-87 on Monday, with 21 3-pointers and a lead that reached 51.

Podziemski made 10 of 19 shots, five of them 3-pointers, and did not turn the ball over in 26 minutes. Curry needed only 21 minutes for his 25, going 6 of 10 from the field and 9 of 9 at the line.

Yaxel Lendeborg added 23 points and seven rebounds, missing only two shots all night: 8 of 10 from the field and 4 of 4 from 3-point range.

The Warriors (8-3) scored 35 points in the first quarter and led the rest of the way after New Orleans went ahead 3-2 in the opening minute. That was the Pelicans' only lead. New Orleans (4-7) played without Zion Williamson and Trey Murphy III.

Golden State scored 11 straight points late in the second quarter to go up 66-31. It added 40 points in the third, including another 11-0 run that made it 101-61, and the lead hit 51 at 124-73 with 8:31 left.

Derik Queen led the Pelicans with 16 points off the bench, making 8 of 10 free throws and blocking three shots. Jeremiah Fears had 11 points and eight assists but six turnovers. New Orleans shot 29 of 80 from the field and 8 of 28 from 3.

Golden State made 21 of 44 3-pointers. Its bench outscored the New Orleans reserves 60-41, with De'Anthony Melton scoring 16 points on four 3-pointers and Charles Bassey posting a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Bassey scored the Warriors' last four points of the final three and a half minutes, on a dunk and a tip-in. LJ Cryer's 3-pointer with 1:15 left set the final score.

Up next

Warriors: at the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, November 11.

Pelicans: home against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, November 11.