Warriors fly high in New Orleans winning 118 to 92, lead Pelicans 3-1 in NBA Playoff series

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Tuesday, May 8, 2018
New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday (11) goes to the basket against Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) in a NBA playoff game in New Orleans, Sunday, May 6, 2018.
New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday (11) goes to the basket against Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) in a NBA playoff game in New Orleans, Sunday, May 6, 2018.
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NEW ORLEANS -- The Golden State Warriors took on the New Orleans Pelicans on ABC7 and they did not disappoint, putting on a show in New Orleans with aggressive offense and dominating defense.

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The Warriors came out strong to beat the Pelicans in Game 4 of the NBA Playoffs Sunday.

Kevin Durant had 38 points and nine rebounds and Golden State soundly defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 118-92 on Sunday to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series.

The Warriors responded to their 19-point loss in Game 3 with a resounding effort that produced a wire-to-wire win with leads as large as 26 points.

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Durant made 15 of 27 shots. Stephen Curry scored 23, Klay Thompson added 13 and Quinn Cook, who was a Pelicans reserve earlier this season, contributed 12 points.

Anthony Davis had 26 points and 12 rebounds for New Orleans, but the Pelicans hit only 36 percent (32 of 88) of their shots, missing 22 of 26 3-point attempts.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.