This archive report was first published on 29 October 2019.
On Monday, the Golden State Warriors rediscovered their scoring touch to claim a 134-123 win over the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Centre.
Stephen Curry led the scorers with 26 points, while Draymond Green bagged a triple-double with 16 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Green's performance was a welcome boost for the Warriors, who had been struggling after successive thrashings by Oklahoma City and the Los Angeles Clippers.
"We've just been talking about competing at an NBA level," Green said. "First couple of nights we didn't compete at a level of an NBA game. But the guys got fired up and came out and played with some energy and the result was different for us."
With Kevin Durant joining the Brooklyn Nets this year and Klay Thompson injured and likely out for the season, Green felt dutybound to lead the Warriors' youthful new-look squad.
"We'll get better and better as we get more experience," Green said. "Unfortunately that's the one thing you can't make up for but if we compete like we competed tonight, we can live with the results. If you don't compete you just can't live with that."
Meanwhile, the Philadelphia 76ers remain the only unbeaten team in the Eastern Conference after claiming their third win of the season on the road against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday.
Fit-again Cameroon international Joel Embiid starred for the Sixers, leading with 36 points including two game-winning free throws with 5.3 seconds on the clock to seal a 105-103 win.
