Golden State Warriors Team Report - December 13

(Basketball News) - The Golden State Warriors lost their second in a row on Friday, falling in front of their home crowd to the New Orleans Hornets, 96-85.

Mike Dunleavy scored 25 points to lead the Warriors, who have dropped their last two games. Nick Van Exel had 12 points and eight assists in the loss.

David Wesley hit a pair from the line to tie the game and Baron Davis and Wesley buried back-to-back treys to give the Hornets an 82-76 advantage with under five minutes left in the contest.

Clifford Robinson’s three-pointer pulled the Warriors within three, 82-79, and a basket by Dunleavy made it 85-83 with 2:20 to play. Wesley, however, answered with a trey to give New Orleans an 88-83 advantage with under two minutes to go and P.J. Brown’s field goal increased the Hornets’ lead to 90-83 with 1:36 left.

George Lynch scored to keep the Hornets’ lead at seven, 92-85, with just over a minute to go. After Dunleavy missed from three-point range with 49 seconds remaining, New Orleans put the game away from the free throw line.

The Warriors are off until Tuesday when they start a four-game road trip in New York against the Knicks.