Golden State’s popular playoff motto is “Strength in Numbers,” but that slogan was actually much more fitting in Game 3 on Friday for the Warriors’ opponent. New Orleans rode the usual big games of Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday, but the Pelicans also benefited greatly from major contributions by the likes of ex-Warriors guard Ian Clark, late-season force Nikola Mirotic and the quietly effective E’Twaun Moore. All five players reached double digits in scoring, while reserve forward Solomon Hill provided an individual nine-point surge in the first quarter.
While sinking three straight three-pointers in a span of just 2 minutes, 44 seconds, Hill pushed a three-point lead into double digits, an edge New Orleans kept for the vast majority of the 119-100 win.