The New Orleans Pelicans played extremely well for half of a game of basketball. Unfortunately, it takes two halves to make a whole, and the Warriors absolutely crushed the Pelicans in the second half. The effort was clearly there, but the Warriors were simply much more talented than the shorthanded New Orleans Pelicans. Toney Douglas, Alonzo Gee and Dante Cunningham seemed to be everywhere on the defensive end, but it was not enough to slow down the high-powered Warriors.
Anthony Davis started at center in place of Omer Asik, who has barely seen the floor since returning from his ankle injury.