Stephen Curry dazzles as Warriors win Game 5 to set up showdown with Houston

As he sauntered to the Warriors' bench midway through the third quarter Tuesday night, Stephen Curry chewed his mouth-guard and raised his right hand to acknowledge the sell-out crowd on its feet. In that moment, with Golden State well on its way to a 113-104 win over the Pelicans in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals, those yellow-clad fans were reveling in more than a game-changing run. That third-quarter standing ovation was a celebration of Curry's return to his dazzling ways. To help Golden State turn a three-point halftime lead into a 23-point cushion by the time he took the bench with 4:04 left in the third, Curry scored 13 of his 28 points and delivered a steady stream of highlights.