Stephen Curry scored 25 points in 20-plus minutes, Yaxel Lendeborg added 23 points, and the Warriors won their eighth straight game by 51 points against the short-handed Pelicans on Monday night.
Warriors, told 'PASS TO STEPH' by Butler dressed as coach, win 8th straight by 51
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