SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors with Stephen Curry have hardly put the fear into the eyes of NBA defenses this season. Without the him, they have been the league’s least-threatening offensive group and did little to shirk that reputation Saturday against the Western Conference’s lowliest team.

It required nearly every possession of regulation, but the Warriors made just enough shots to pull out a 104-96 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.

Golden State trailed 88-87 with 4:02 to play but scored 11 straight points to seal a win in the first game of what is expected to be at least a week without Curry as he heals from a left quad strain. In his absence, five Warriors scored in double-figures, led by 21 from Jimmy Butler, who also secured a double-double when he dished his 10th assist of the nig

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