NEW ORLEANS — Steph Curry had a season-high 42 points in the Warriors’ 130-102 win over the New Orleans Pelicans (2-1) on Monday night.
The Warriors move to 3-1 on the season, and all of their wins have been on the road.
Curry shot 7-of-13 from 3 and 15-of-22 from the field in just 30 minutes played. Curry, 35, has been on a tear to start the year. He scored 24 points against the Phoenix Suns (4-of-14 from 3) then went off for 41 points against the Kings (7-of-10 from 3) and scored 16 of his 24 points (6-of-14 from 3) against the Rockets in a fourth-quarter flurry. Curry is shooting 64.8% from 3 so far this season.
The Warriors were without Klay Thompson and Jonathan Kuminga, who sat out the latter half of the back-to-back with minor injuries. Moses Moody, who has been a consistent shooter from three, made his 15th career NBA start and his first this season.
With some minutes available, Brandin Podziemski made his NBA debut. The rookie was aggressive on both ends of the floor, grabbing eight rebounds with two assists. Trayce Jackson-Davis played his second NBA game and scored his first NBA points on a high-flying dunk on an assist from Chris Paul. He finished with a double-double, 13 points and 10 rebounds along with four blocks.
The Warriors head home to play the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday, then start a four-city road trip to play the Oklahoma City Thunder for an in-season Tournament game, then they have a back-to-back in Cleveland and Detroit and close the trip against the reigning champion Denver Nuggets.