Warriors (19-6), Pelicans (12-12)
A valiant New Orleans effort against the defending NBA champions – one that was put forth without injured All-Star Anthony Davis – came up short down the stretch Monday, with Golden State taking over in the final minutes. The Pelicans built a 20-point lead at halftime, but the Warriors surged back quickly in the third quarter, going on a huge run to rapidly slice their deficit.
Jrue Holiday (34 points) played perhaps his best game of 2017-18, but it wasn’t quite enough as Golden State turned its 20-point hole into a double-figure lead by crunch time of the fourth quarter.