NBA: Warriors overtake Pelicans to cap 5-0 homestand

Klay Thompson scored a game-high 27 points and the Golden State Warriors rekindled their magic to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 108-99 last night in San Francisco.

Donte DiVincenzo came through with three great plays down the stretch as the Warriors, playing without Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins, completed a 5-0 homestand to continue pushing up the Western Conference standings.

Jonathan Kuminga led the way with 19 points, seven rebounds and four steals off the Golden State bench.

CJ McCollum had a team-high 25 points and Brandon Ingram added 17 for the Pelicans, who lost for the fifth time in six games as they also dealt with injuries to several key players, including Zion Williamson.

For the fourth straight game, the Warriors fell behind twice in the first half — this time by 17 — before rallying. Only this time, he needed two public meetings.

Klay another three from the top for the lead! https://t.co/nRIMvsUNtJ pic.twitter.com/QFoHhbuWOL

— NBA (@NBA) March 4, 2023

After going up by eight in the third quarter, Golden State found itself down 93-89 with 4:46 remaining after McCollum and Ingram hit consecutive hoops.

But DiVincenzo then came up with his best save when he needed it most, helping off an Anthony Lamb 3-pointer, burying a 27-foot 3-pointer for his only hoop of the night and turning an offensive rebound into a Kuminga dunk to make it 15-3. The explosion gave Golden State the lead for good.

Thompson shot 4-for-9 from 3-point range on the night as Golden State made just 10 shots in 31 attempts from beyond the arc.

Shooting 12-for-12 at the free-throw line, Jordan Poole added 18 points to go with a game-high seven assists for the Warriors, who are hoping to get Curry back from a foot injury for Sunday’s road game against Los Angeles. Lakers.

JaMychal Green (14 points), Lamb (11) and Kevon Looney (10) also scored in double figures for Golden State, with Looney adding a game-high 11 rebounds.

DiVincenzo finished with just three points, but found time for seven rebounds and six assists.

Trey Murphy III scored 15 points and Naji Marshall had 14 for New Orleans, which has opened a three-game Western swing with a win in Portland on Saturday.

Herbert Jones paced the visitors with seven points, a team-high five assists and a game-high four steals.

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