By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: 23:52 GMT, 28 March 2025 | Updated: 23:52 GMT, 28 March 2025
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Stephen Curry is back in Golden State's lineup for the Warriors' road game Friday night against the New Orleans Pelicans.
Curry, who has averaged 24.2 points this season, missed the Warriors' previous two games because of a left pelvic contusion. The injury occurred during a [victory over Toronto](https://apnews.com/article/raptors-warriors-score-curry-332e317bd085c2818c788c1948fb80e4) on March 20 in which Curry scored 17 points in 25 minutes.
Golden State lost each of the past two games Curry missed, dropping to 7-5 when he doesn't play.
He was officially listed as available to play - and as a starter - less than an hour before tip-off in New Orleans. Warriors coach Steve Kerr foreshadowed the move earlier in the day, saying, "I expect him to play."
The Warriors are in the midst of a six-game trip, with stops coming up at San Antonio on Sunday and Memphis on Tuesday, and concluding Thursday against the Lakers in Los Angeles.
Golden State entered Friday's action at 41-31 and in seventh place in the Western Conference.
Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry grimaces in pain after a rough landing in the 3rd quarter against Toronto Raptors during NBA game at Chase Center in San Francisco on Thursday, March 20, 2025.(Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots past New York Knicks guard Miles McBride (2) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 15, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Benjamin Fanjoy)
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, center, moves the ball between Toronto Raptors guard Ochai Agbaji (30) and forward Jamison Battle (77) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 20, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)