'Unleashed' Curry sends Pelicans packing

OAKLAND, California - Stephen Curry is back doing everything with fire and flair - and without fear after impatiently spending six weeks on the sidelines.

Curry played his most minutes since being sidelined with a knee injury, finishing with 28 points and helping the Golden State Warriors advance to the Western Conference final for a fourth straight year by dismantling Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans 113-104 in Game 5 on Tuesday night.

"I think coach did a great job of just giving him a little bit here and there and tonight really just letting him go," Kevin Durant said. "You see when you let the dog off the leash what happens."