Curry scores 23 in his return from injury and the Warriors top the Pelicans
- The Grizzlies fired head coach Taylor Jenkins with nine games remaining in the season, a move that sent shockwaves through the Warriors' morning shootaround at Smoothie King Center.
- The firing of Taylor Jenkins, who is the winningest coach in Grizzlies franchise history and was one of the longest-tenured coaches in the Association, occurred despite the Grizzlies ranking fifth in the West.
- Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr expressed that the news of Jenkins' firing came out of nowhere and was shocking.
- Kerr stated, pregame, "You prepare your own team" and "You don't worry about the other team,", emphasizing that his team is aware of how other players perform when teammates are out.
- Amidst the backdrop of Jenkins' firing, the Warriors, who had slipped to seventh place in the Western Conference after lackluster performances and losses in Atlanta and Miami, faced a significant game with the return of Steph Curry, who had been sidelined with a pelvic contusion suffered last week against the Toronto Raptors, and Kerr called the game the biggest of the Warriors' season.
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Curry scores 23 in his return from injury and the Warriors top the Pelicans 111-95
Stephen Curry scored 23 points in his return from a two-game absence and the Golden State Warriors beat the New Orleans Pelicans 111-95.

Warriors outlast depleted Pelicans in Curry’s return from injury
NEW ORLEANS — Steph Curry returned after missing two games with a pelvic contusion, dropping 23 points to lift the Warriors in a sluggish game. Curry scored 13 second-quarter points to prevent a slow Warriors start from being disqualifying. He went 5-for-16 from 3-point land while his teammates combined to shoot 8-for-39 from deep. The Warriors (42-31) lost the two games Curry missed before outlasting New Orleans, 111-95. The Pelicans were witho…
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