The Golden State Warriors (55 - 13) defeated the New Orleans Pelicans (37 - 32) 112 - 96 on Friday in Oakland. The Warriors improved to a league - best 32 - 2 at home and beat up on a injury - depleted Pelicans squad. For the second outing in a row, Harrison Barnes led the way for Golden State, scoring 22 points on 9 - of - 13 shooting in just 20 minutes. In his last two games, Barnes has totaled an incredibly efficient 47 points in 48 minutes of play. Stephen Curry struggled shooting the ball, going just 4 - of - 17 from the field and 2 - of - 10 from three, but was still able to total 16 points and 11 assists in 27 minutes. No other starters for the Warriors scored in double figures, but Marreese Speights (13), Leandro Barbosa (12) and Andre Iguodala (10) all scored in double figures off the bench. Klay Thompson continues to be out with an ankle injury, but Golden State has n't skipped a beat without him as they extend their lead in the Western Conference playoff race to 8 games. The Pelicans struggled Friday night as they were plagued with injuries in the frontcourt. Both Anthony Davis (ankle) and Omer Asik (calf) were ruled out prior to the game and are to be considered questionable going forward. As a result, Alexis Anjinca was put into the starting lineup and posted 15 points and eight rebounds in 19 minutes. Norris Cole lead the team in scoring, recording 16 points, five rebounds and four assists in 37 minutes. Cole played a bulk of the minutes at point guard as a result of Tyreke Evans still dealing with soreness in his ankle. Evans played just 15 minutes and had only two points to go with five rebounds and four assists. Quincy Pondexter (15), Jeff Withey (14) and Jimmer Fredette (10) round out the New Orleans players who scored in double figures. This was a costly loss for the Pelicans, as it pushes them two games behind the Thunder for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West with just 13 games remaining in the regular season. Up next, the Warriors will play the Jazz Saturday at home, while New Orleans will travel to Los Angeles Sunday to take on the Clippers.
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