The Warriors, who currently occupy a Western Conference play-in position, moved four games ahead of 11th-place New Orleans with seven games remaining.
Pelicans defenders often looked mesmerized by the Warriors star as he dribbled along the perimeter before pulling up for deep 3-pointers or initiating clever drives toward the rim.
Zion Williamson scored 32 points and Brandon Ingram added 19 points for the Pelicans, who trailed by as many as 25 in the first half of a game they urgently needed to win.
Despite Curry and Green heading to the bench early in the fourth quarter, New Orleans struggled to close the gap.
Curry scored 21 points in the first half, including a trio of 3s in the first quarter, the final two of which had the crowd gasping.
Pool’s 3 made it 58-33 before the Pelicans suddenly found a bit of momentum.
Improved to 2-1 on their current four-game trip and have won nine of 13 overall.