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Steph Curry Curry shot 8 for 15 with five

3-pointers and grabbed
Continued from Page 17 3. Kevin Durant scored 29 seven rebounds in 27 min-
points with a huge 3-point- utes. He let it fly for a 30-
“It was an eternity it felt like, er with 3:10 to play, to go foot 3 in the closing minute
for sure,” Curry said. “When with seven assists and six of the third. “He’s going to
the lights come back on rebounds in Golden State’s score,” New Orleans coach
after the starting lineups franchise-record 14th con- Alvin Gentry said.
you’re usually in the go kind secutive postseason victo- The Warriors were focused
of mind frame. I had to kind ry at Oracle Arena. Green on keeping their edge after
of pace myself and be pa- contributed 20 points, 12 a blowout Game 1 win.
tient with it. It seemed like assists and nine rebounds Just the energy Curry brings
it took forever but it was a while battling Davis on helped that cause.
good feeling to get back both ends all night. The whole place came
out on the floor and just let Davis finished with 25 points alive when he made his first
loose and have fun.” and 15 rebounds, and Jrue appearance on the floor.
Curry came off the bench Holiday had 24 points, eight “That was a special mo-
to score 28 points in a tri- rebounds and eight assists ment when Steph checked
umphant return from a for the Pelicans, who also into the game,” Warriors
knee injury and nearly six got 22 points and 12 assists coach Steve Kerr said.
weeks off, and the Warriors from Rajon Rondo. Curry had been sidelined
held off Anthony Davis and “It was tough,” Davis said. since spraining his left knee
the pesky Pelicans to go “We were in it the whole March 23, the same day
ahead 2-0 in the Western game.” Andre Iguodala he came back from a six-
Conference semifinals. converted a snazzy three- game absence with a right
All is right with the Warriors point play with 6:41 left ankle injury. He already
again now that No. 30 is when he flipped the ball had a history of brilliant re-
back on the floor — even up and it came back down turns from injuries.
as a backup. and through the net as he In late December against
“It brought a lot of life to the was fouled by Rondo, then Memphis, Curry came
building, a lot of life to our Golden State pulled away. Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) and Kevin Durant (35) back after being sidelined
team’s spirit. Pretty fitting The best-of-seven series re- celebrate during the second half in Game 2 of a second-round 11 games with a sprained
for sure,” Draymond Green sumes with Game 3 on Fri- NBA basketball playoff series against the New Orleans Pelicans right ankle to score 38
on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in Oakland, Calif.
said of Curry’s immediate day at New Orleans. Associated Press points with 10 3-pointers.q