SAN FRANCISCO – Warriors fans near and far showed Kevon Looney an immense amount of love Saturday night in his return to Chase Center as a member of the New Orleans Pelicans.

There wasn’t much else to cheer for, even in a 104-96 Warriors win.

Jimmy Butler was the main bright spot in a game where the Warriors badly missed Steph Curry, who is out because of a quad contusion he sustained last game. Butler was the Warriors’ offense. Making the Pelicans pay in the paint and at the free-throw line, Butler was a plus-22 and barely missed a triple-double, finishing with 24 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists.

Second on the medal stand for the Warriors was Gary Payton II. The Warriors’ best offense when they’d go completely stagnant was Payton sneaking behind the Pelicans’ defense, running

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