Key Takeaways
On Monday night Golden State Warriors continued their remarkable turnaround and beat New Orleans Pelicans 138 to 87 at Chase Center. After three straight wins at the beginning of the season Golden State has now improved to 8 wins and 3 losses and are now on eight consecutive wins. Warriors dominated right from the opening quarter and by halftime they led 72 to 43 decisively.
Stephen Curry scored 25 points with just over 20 minutes played and hit six of ten from the field including four 3s. Brandin Podziemski also scored 25 and made key contributions offensively. Yaxel Lendeborg added 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and younger core performed well again for Warriors.
There was a large difference in offense efficiency in this game. Golden State shot 54. 9 percent overall and hit 21 three pointers with 37 assists. New Orleans struggled though; their shooting percentage was just 36. 3 percent and they hit only 28. 6 percent from deep. Leading scorer for New Orleans, Derik Queen, scored 16 points but his team could not recover quickly from the early deficit.
This victory secures an eight game winning streak for Golden State and strong momentum for upcoming road trip. Warriors will play Houston on Wednesday and this game presents another important opportunity to see how they have progressed against tough opponents in this conference. If Stephen Curry and supporting players keep at this high level, Golden State might soon rise among top dangerous teams in this conference.
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