NEW ORLEANS -- Golden State Warriors guards Stephen Curry and D'Angelo Russell walked off the Smoothie King Center floor after Monday night's 134-123 win over the New Orleans Pelicans and headed into the tunnel toward the visitor's locker room with their arms around each other's shoulders and smiles on their faces.
Curry started to jump up and down as the happiness and relief of the proud group's first win of the season washed over him. After getting blown out in two consecutive games to start the year, first by the Los Angeles Clippers on opening night and then by the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday, the Warriors were determined to prove to their critics that the season hadn't already gone off the rails.