San francisco (ap) — buddy hield scored 21 points, trayce jackson-davis had 15 and grabbed nine rebounds, and the golden state warriors won their second consecutive victory over the new orleans pelicans on wednesday, this time 104-89.
Golden State, committed to a 12-man rotation, again got contributions from its deep roster as Stephen Curry missed his second straight game with a left ankle injury.
He is scheduled to undergo a new evaluation on Friday. Andrew Wiggins also missed consecutive nights with a lower back stiffness issue.
Draymond Green added 14 points and six assists. Jackson-Davis has made 22 of 27 (77.7%) in the first five games.
Jordan Hawkins scored 23 points for the Pelicans, who played without guards CJ McCollum and Herb Jones. McCollum will undergo imaging tests for right adductor muscle pain and Jones also underwent testing before being evaluated in New Orleans.
A day after taking an early 20-point lead, New Orleans quickly fell behind, starting the game just 3-for-11 shooting.
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