Buddy Hield scored a season-best 28 points, Brandin Podziemski had 19 points and fueled a furious second-half comeback, helping the Golden State Warriors rally from 20 down early to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 124-106.

For the game, the Warriors will be without their best player, as two-time MVP Steph Curry has been ruled out. Curry is averaging 18.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 2.0 steals per contest while shooting 6/11 from the field and 4/7 from the three-point range in 27 minutes of playing time.

Buddy Hield had 21 points to lead six scorers in double figures, Brandin Podziemski nearly recorded a triple-double as Stephen Curry's replacement, and the Golden State Warriors pulled away from the visiting New Orleans Pelicans for a 104-89 victory Wednesday in San Francisco.

The Pelicans were even more short-handed than the Warriors, having CJ McCollum, Trey Murphy III, Herb Jones and Dejounte Murray unavailable due to injuries. Their skeleton crew couldn’t keep pace with the Warriors,