The Golden State Warriors defeated the New Orleans Pelicans, 147-140, at Oracle Arena on Wednesday.

On the second game of a back-to-back, the Warriors (31-14) came out sluggish and seemed to be a bit hungover from their throttling of the Nuggets on Tuesday night. They fell behind early to the visiting, and surging, Pelicans (21-24), who opened up a lead as large as 16 points in the third quarter and appeared to be pulling away.

Then, Steph Curry happened. The two-time MVP hit seven threes in the third period on his way to scoring 23 points and leading a furious comeback that had the Warriors miraculously up by one point heading into the final 12 minutes. From there, while the Pelicans kept fighting, it was business as usual for the defending champions, as Curry and company weren't going to let it slip away at that point. Curry finished with a game-high 41 points while shooting 9-of-17 from three, while Kevin Durant added 30 points and 15 assists. As a team, Golden State shot a ridiculous 24-of-49 (49 percent) from three in the winning effort.

The Pelicans, on the other hand, were even more impressive with their arial assault, as they shot a scorching 19-of-37 (51.4 percent) from the field, but it wouldn't be enough. Anthony Davis led the way as usual with 30 points, 18 rebounds and seven assists in 41 minutes, while Nikola Mirotic was close behind with 29 points in 29 minutes off the bench. New Orleans' third frontcourt star, Julius Randle, shot just 6-of-8 from the field, but still managed to finish with 23 points in 22 minutes.