NEW ORLEANS — The Warriors arrived for their night practice in New Orleans on Thursday in complete control of this second-round series. But they know what’s likely coming in Game 3: a revved up road crowd, a desperate opponent, the traditional confidence bump for Pelicans role players at home and, quite possibly, an unfriendly whistle.



“Yeah, we’re going to get some fouls called on us early, for sure,” Steve Kerr said. “You gotta be ready for that.”



In their Game 1 blowout win, the Warriors took 32 free throws and the Pelicans only took 11. In Game 2, that massive disparity remained: 27 Warriors free throws, only nine for the Pelicans, a two-game 59-20 difference in free-throw attempts between two teams who averaged nearly the same amount of free throws per game this season (20.9 for the Pelicans, 20.3 for the Warriors).



That was a hot topic for the Pelicans postgame. During their combo press conference, both Anthony...