What began with a bang, ended with a familiar whimper against the Golden State Warriors.
Despite being on the second night of a back-to-back, the Pelicans were in the driver’s seat after twelve minutes of play. Jrue Holiday and E’Twaun Moore started out on fire, scoring New Orleans first 25 points to seize a 31-17 lead after the first quarter.
Although the offense slowed in the second frame, the Pelicans largely maintained their lead through half of it, and better yet, Draymond Green picked up three quick fouls in a span of less than four minutes of the game clock to take a seat on the bench for the final 7:04 of the first half.