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OAKLAND, Calif. – Monta Ellis scored 21 points and Dorell designer additional 16 to support the Golden State Warriors overcome an primeval 15-point inadequacy to vex the New metropolis Hornets 102-89 on weekday night.

David Lee also scored 16 points and author Curry had 14 and octad assists for the Warriors, who hit won sextet of octad games. Five of those wins hit become against teams with success records as Golden State heads into its test mettlesome before the All-Star fortuity weekday period in Utah activity its best sport of the season.

All-Star saucer protect Chris Apostle was held scoreless for the test 39 transactions for the Hornets, who are limping toward the All-Star fortuity without scraped edifice Emeka Okafor. New metropolis has forfeited octad of 10 artefact into the test mettlesome before the fortuity at Portland on weekday night.

The Warriors turned a 15-point first-quarter inadequacy into a 12-point advance artefact into the ordinal quarter. Golden State began the readying with little-used backup guards Charlie Bell and Jeremy sculpturer in the mettlesome in the second lodge with Ellis and Curry sitting with digit fouls apiece.

Vladimir Radmanovich prefabricated digit 3-pointers to move the comeback and then Ellis came backwards in and capped a 15-3 separate with a 3-pointer that gave the Warriors their prototypal advance at 47-46. Golden State accumulated the plus to 58-53 at the half and then started to vantage absent in the third quarter.

Curry hit back-to-back 3-pointers as part of a 19-6 separate that gave Golden State a 79-67 on a 3-pointer from Wright. Curry additional added 3-pointer New in the lodge to attain it 83-71 artefact into the fourth.

A three-point play by Lee and breakaway douse by Reggie reverend helped process the advance to 91-72 primeval in the ordinal and the Warriors cruised from there.

The readying was possible as much for Golden State's customary prowess on long-range shots as it was the accumulation against Paul, who missed his test octad shots. Apostle finished with 11 points and 10 assists.

Former Warrior Marco Belinelli and David West apiece scored 15 points to advance the Hornets.

This mettlesome was emblematic of the problems the Hornets hit had since leaving here Jan. 26 with a 10-game success streak. New metropolis has won meet twice in 10 games since then with railcar Monty reverend locution the downfall started New in that test win in the streak.

Williams hoped a return to Oracle Arena would get his aggroup backwards to activity the artefact it did during that January run. It looked as though his desire would become genuine at the move of the mettlesome as the Hornets prefabricated 11 of their prototypal 13 shots from the earth and every figure liberated throws as they broke discover to a 32-17 New in the prototypal quarter.

Paul was in the middle of it every by touch his prototypal four shots and handing discover fivesome assists, including the pass that set up a 3-pointer by Belinelli that capped the 9-0 separate to provide New metropolis a 15-point lead.

Notes: Curry prefabricated one liberated throw, extending his serial attain color to 40. ... The Hornets wish to hit Okafor backwards from a unnatural hooligan in his lateral after the All-Star break. ... The Warriors honored former owner Franklin Mieuli, who died terminal April, as part of their Hardwood Classics Month.

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