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Warriors make history with another big comeback win after halftime
Chris Biderman
The Warriors hit halftime down 69-49 Monday in New Orleans, and it looked like Steve Kerr's team would roll through the second half without expending much energy in game two of a back-to-back for their first loss of their longest road trip of the season.
Instead, Golden State blew the doors off New Orleans with another remarkable third quarter, outscoring the Pelicans 39-22 before building the lead to 10 at the final buzzer. The Warriors came away with a 125-115 victory while outscoring the home team by 30 in the second half.
They became the first team in the shot clock to era to come back from 20-point deficits at halftime twice in the same season. The first instance came Nov. 18 in Philadelphia, when they fell behind 74-52 at the break before winning, 124-116.
But there was bad news along the way. Stephen Curry rolled his right ankle and had to limp off the court before jogging to the locker room in the final moments.
Curry leaves the game 🙁 pic.twitter.com/jBvMfxxtMq
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) December 5, 2017
Curry is expected to have X-rays after the game and was seen on crutches. He led Golden State with 31 points on the night while shooting 5-of-11 from beyond the arc. Draymond Green hit three 3-pointers en route to a 19-point, nine-rebound, seven-assist, two-block, two-steal performance, while finishing a game-high plus-27.
Kevin Durant wound up getting ejected from the game for getting into a verbal altercation with DeMarcus Cousins, who was also tossed. It was the second time in three games Durant was ejected after being thrown out of Friday's game in Orlando. And it marked the third straight game the Warriors had a player sent packing after Shaun Livingston was ejected from Sunday's win over the Heat.
Durant had an off night by his standards. He finished with 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists. But he had six turnovers before getting ejected.
The Warriors stormed out of the locker room at halftime with a 15-0 run to set the tone for the rest of the game. Curry at one point had an 8-0 personal run at the end of the third quarter before collecting his fourth foul and having to exit.
Andre Iguodala's dunk with 8:31 remaining gave Golden State its first lead since the opening half. Nick Young, after the Warriors fell behind by a point, later hit consecutive threes to give the Warriors a 110-105 advantage which they wouldn't relinquish.
The Warriors next play Wednesday night in Charlotte. The story in the meantime will be the health of Curry's right ankle.