Stephen Curry has set an NBA record with 13 three-pointers - one game after missing all his long-range attempts for the first time in two years - helping the Golden State Warriors beat the winless New Orleans Pelicans 116-106.
In other NBA games, the Rockets beat the Wizards 114-106, the Hornets had a 122-100 win over the Pacers, the Utah Jazz beat the winless 76ers 109-84, the Oaklahoma City Thunder beat Miami heat 97-85 and the Bulls were too good for the Magic, winning 112-80 in Chicago.
Curry finished with 46 points, three days after his league-record streak of 157 games with at least one 3 was snapped when he went 0 for 10 on three-point tries in a 117-97 road loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
This time, the two-time reigning NBA MVP shot 13 of 17 from beyond the arc in his seventh career game with double digit threes. He went 16 for 26 overall.
When he broke the mark with 2:23 to go, Curry raised his right arm and pounded his chest.
The star guard shared the previous record of 12 with Kobe Bryant and Donyell Marshall.
It was Curry's first 40-point performance this season after he led the NBA with 13 such games last season.
The Clippers had a season-high 13 3-pointers in a 114-80 win over the Pistons, their 11th consecutive victory over Detroit.
Chris Paul scored 24 points, including five three-pointers, and JJ Redick added 20 points, including three three-pointers.
Andre Drummond had 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead Detroit, which shot 37 per cent and made just 4 of 12 3-point attempts in its worst loss of the young season.
At Washington, the James Harden set aside a rough first quarter to finish with 32 points and 15 assists to lead the Rockets.
Washington's John Wall broke the franchise record for career assists before getting ejected in the final minute.
This was his fourth consecutive game with at least 30 points and 10 assists for Harden, who entered the day leading the NBA in assists at 12.3 per game and fourth in scoring average at 31.5 points.
Kemba Walker had 24 points and 10 assists against Indiana to help Charlotte to their best start in franchise history.
The Hornets (5-1) scored on their first 12 possessions and led by as many as 21 points in the first quarter.
Charlotte tied a 23-year franchise record with 75 points in the first half on 56.5 percent shooting.
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