The Golden State Warriors (40) advanced to the second - round of the postseason by defeating the New Orleans Pelicans (0 - 4), 109 - 98, on Saturday at the Smoothie King Center. Where New Orleans' lack of playoff experience was on display in Game 3 as it squandered a 20 - point fourth quarter lead, Golden State showed resolve by holding onto its sizeable fourth quarter lead in Game 4 on Saturday to close out the series. The Pelicans were able to cut the Warriors' lead to seven with just under two minutes remaining, but the Warriors had an answer every time down the floor. Stephen Curry led the charge for the Warriors, scoring 13 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter to complete the sweep. Golden State finished its first series sweep for the first time since winning the championship in 1975 with Saturday's win. Golden State has punched its ticket for the second round of the playoff and now awaits the results of another Western Conference series. Outside of Curry's big performance, the Warriors benefited from solid efforts by Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. Thompson finished with 25 points and shot over 50 percent from the floor while Green barely missed out on a triple - double with 22 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists. Andrew Bogut's early foul trouble forced coach Steve Kerr to adjust his lineup, but the Warriors still managed to out - rebound the Pelicans despite not having Bogut at their disposal for much of the game. The top - seeded Warriors will return to action to face the winner of the Grizzlies-Train Blazers series. For New Orleans, it was an uphill climb to try to unseat the West's top team. Anthony Davis put forth another Herculean effort with 36 points and 11 rebounds, but the Pelicans' other four starters combined for just 36 points. 29 of those 36 points came from the hot shooting of Eric Gordon, who converted on 12 of his 21 shots from the floor. The Pelicans have reasons to be optimistic for next season as Anthony Davis is entering his prime and is one of the league's best players already. Although Saturday officially ended New Orleans' playoff run, it will wonder what could have been in the series had it held on to its big lead in Game 3.
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