Curry scores 53 as Warriors win again

GOLDEN STATE 134 NEW ORLEANS 120

Stephen Curry scored 53 points, taking over the game with a 28point third quarter, and the unbeaten Golden State Warriors defeated winless New Orleans, 134120, in the Pelicans’ home opener Saturday night.

Curry outscored the Pelicans by two points in the third period, giving the reigning NBA most valuable player a career high for scoring in a quarter. It gave the Warriors a 105-91 lead.

Curry wound up shooting 17 for 27 from the field, including eight for 14 from three-point range, to go with nine assists and four steals. Five of his three-pointers were from between 27 and 31 feet.

Draymond Green scored 21 points and Klay Thompson had 19 for the NBA champions, who have started this season 3-0.

Anthony Davis had 26 points and 15 rebounds for the Pelicans, who have started 0-3 under new Coach Alvin Gentry. Two of the defeats have been to Golden State. New York 117, at Washington 110: Carmelo Anthony scored 37 points and the Knicks spoiled the Wizards’ home opener. Anthony’s jumper with 1:35 to play gave New York a 108-106 lead. Langston Galloway’s three-pointer with 1:03 left made it 111-106. Bradley Beal had 22 of his 26 points in the second half and John Wall scored 25 for Washington, which was denied its first 3-0 start since 2005-06. The Knicks are 2-0 on the road; they won seven road games all of last season.

Utah 97, at Indiana 76: Derrick Favors scored 18 points for the Jazz, which outscored the Pacers by 33 points in the second half. Utah (2-1) led by nine points at the end of the third quarter and by as many as 21 in the fourth quarter. Favors scored all but two of his points in the second half. George Hill scored 17 points for Indiana (0-3), which has given up 189 points in the second halves of its three games.

at Memphis 101, Brooklyn 91: Mike Conley scored 22 points, including 10 straight in the fourth quarter, and had eight assists as the Grizzlies held off the winless Nets. Zach Randolph and Courtney Lee scored 15 points each for Memphis, with Randolph grabbing 13 rebounds. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 19 points for the Nets (0-3).

Phoenix 101, at Portland 90: Eric Bledsoe scored 33 points and Brandon Knight had 27 as the Suns turned the tables on the Trail Blazers, who’d beaten them in Phoenix a night earlier. Damian Lillard scored 23 for Portland.

at Clippers 114, Sacramento 109