OAKLAND, CALIF. - Stephen Curry set an NBA record with 13 three-pointers — one game after missing all his long-range attempts for the first time in two years — and Golden State beat winless New Orleans 116-106 on Monday night.
Curry finished with 46 points, three days after his league-record streak of 157 games with at least onethree was stopped when he went 0-for-10 on three-point tries in a 117-97 road loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
This time, the two-time reigning NBA MVP shot 13 of 17 from beyond the arc in his seventh career game with double digit threes. He went 16-for-26 overall.
When he broke the mark with 2 minutes, 23 seconds to go, Curry raised his right arm and pounded his chest, then let out a "Whoo!"
The star guard shared the previous record of 12 with Kobe Bryant and Donyell Marshall.
It was Curry's first 40-point performance this season after he led the NBA with 13 such games last season. Fans chanted "M-V-P! M-V-P!"
Klay Thompson scored 24 and Kevin Durant added 22 for the Warriors.
Anthony Davis had 33 points and 13 rebounds for New Orleans (0-7), which along with the 76ers (0-6) are the NBA's lone winless teams. Davis gave the Pelicans a 73-72 lead with 4:14 left in the third quarter.
