The Golden State Warriors ran away from the New Orleans Pelicans 138-87 on Monday night at Chase Center, winning their eighth straight game and improving to 8-3.
Stephen Curry scored 25 points in a little more than 20 minutes, going 6-for-10 from the field with four 3-pointers, the Associated Press reported. He passed DeMar DeRozan (26,800 points) for 16th place on the NBA's career scoring list, with 26,803. Brandin Podziemski also scored 25, and Yaxel Lendeborg had 23 points, seven rebounds and four assists. The Warriors finished with 37 assists and led 72-43 at halftime. The score by quarter was 35-20, 37-23, 40-22 and 26-22, Basketball-Reference’s box score shows.
Derik Queen scored 16 points off the bench for the Pelicans (4-7), who have lost three straight. New Orleans rested Zion Williamson and sat Trey Murphy III to manage his knees. Warriors guard Brandon Williams injured his left hamstring and was scheduled for an MRI, coach Steve Kerr said. Golden State plays at Houston on Wednesday. Related: Monday’s preview and Will Richard’s thumb injury.