Warriors down Hornets, finish Summer League perfect

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It may only be the Summer League, but the Warriors are thusfar unblemished in the 2012-13 season.The Warriors finished the Summer League 5-0, capping off thesurprising run with an 80-72 victory over the New Orleans Hornets.Golden State opened up a10-point lead by halftime and then cruised to victory.Three Warriors players got into double digits, led byCharles Jenkins with 15 points. Jenkins hit 5-of-9 shots and picked up ateam-high four assists.Harrison Barnes added 13 points on 5-of-13 shooting. Theseventh-overall selection in the 2012 Draft averaged 16.8 points over theSummer League but was inconsistent with his shooting. Barnes hit just 39.5percent of his shots.Kent Bazemore also contributed 13 points on Saturday, butpicked up eight fouls in 33 minutes and 27 seconds.Festus Ezili, the Warriors other first-round selection inthis years draft, scored eight points including a thunderous putback dunk inthe first quarter. Ezili got back in the scoring column after failing to hit ashot in the Warriors past two games.The Warriors other 2012 draft pick playing in the SummerLeague, Draymond Green, added nine points and six rebounds. Greens nine pointstied his high for the Summer League, in which he averaged 6.4 points per game.Klay Thompson did not play in the Summer League finale.The Warriors held the Hornets to 41 percent shooting butshowed some vulnerability around the arc. NewOrleans hit 40 percent of its three-point attempts.

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