Stephen Curry has career-best 28-point quarter, finishes with 53

Stephen Curry scored 53 points, breaking open a tight game with a 28-point third quarter, and the unbeaten Warriors defeated the winless Pelicans 134-120 in New Orleans’ home opener Saturday night.

Curry outscored the Pelicans 28-26 in the third, giving him a career high for scoring in a quarter. It gave the Warriors a 105-91 lead and let Curry rest for much of the fourth quarter.

He’s the first player since Michael Jordan in 1989-90 to score 118 points in his team’s first three games.

Curry was 17-of-27 from the field, including 8-of-14 from three-point range, to go with nine assists and four steals.