The Golden State Warriors used a late fourth quarter surge to edge out the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday to earn the 104-96 win.

The Golden State Warriors (11-10) used a fourth-quarter spurt to beat the New Orleans Pelicans (3-17) 104-96 on Saturday at Chase Center. Jimmy Butler led the

With Steph Curry out, Jimmy Butler led the Warriors with 24 points while Gary Payton II added 19 points in Saturday's 104-96 win over the Pelicans.

The Golden State Warriors entered the Chase Center last night with a lot of questions surrounding them. But the most important one was: How will they fare without Stephen Curry against New Orleans?

BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans will look to stop its three-game road slide when the Pelicans face Golden State. The Warriors have gone 9-6 against Western Conference opponents. Golden State is 1-0 in one-possession games.

The New Orleans Pelicans have a stacked injury report ahead of their regular-season game against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.

Kevon Looney will long be remembered for doing it all for the Golden State Warriors over a memorable decade, content being a quiet leader who went about his business without fanfare, without the need for praise or accolades.

Games: ATL, BKN, BOS, CHA, CHI, CLE, DAL, DEN, DET, GSW, HOU, LAC, LAL, MIA, MIL, NYK, ORL, PHI, POR, TOR, UTAH, WAS Curry suffered a right quad contusion during the latter stages of the Warriors' November 26 loss to the Rockets.