When the shorthanded Golden State Warriors crushed the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night, it came after a terrible first quarter. The Dubs turned it on after that quarter, and apparently didn’t turn it off when the game ended.

The Warriors and Pelicans met again on Wednesday night for the “baseball series” that we are all still getting used to. And Golden State picked up where they left off, even with Steph Curry, Andrew Wiggins and De’Anthony Melton sidelined once again.

With Lindy Waters III in the starting lineup, the Warriors’ spacing got good looks early, even if the shots weren’t falling initially. But the Warriors set the pace on defense, with Moses Moody pressuring Brandon Ingram while Draymond Green completely shut down Zion Williamson. The Pelicans repeatedly tried to route the offense through Williamson, but to no avail. Eventually, defense started to transition into offense as the Warriors found some rhythm. They turned the ball over five times in the frame but were still up 28-20 when the buzzer sounded.

After scoring the first four points of the second quarter to take a commanding 32-20 lead, the Dubs took their foot off the gas and rattled the Pelicans on a 10 run, forcing a timeout for Steve Kerr was enforced. The timeout initially accomplished little as the point turned into a 16-2 New Orleans lead, with the Pelicans regaining the lead. The Dubs didn’t go down without a fight, though, as they took the game back to half with elite defensive possession after elite defensive possession. The teams went back and forth, with a Buddy Hield buzzer beater three to give Golden State a 48-44 lead at the break.

And then the Third Quarter Warriors showed up. Once again thanks to an elite defensive performance from Green against Williamson, the Warriors opened the third quarter on an 11-2 run, building a commanding lead. And from there they never looked back. The defense forced bad shot after bad shot, and turnover after turnover, and they had a commanding 79-66 lead entering the final frame.

Golden State pitched a shutout for more than two minutes to start the fourth quarter, even though their own offense didn’t produce much. Soon the 13-point lead became a 16-point lead, and then it became a 20-point lead as the end result became increasingly clear. New Orleans made a late push but never got closer than 12 points, and the Warriors pulled out a 104–89 victory to sweep the series and start the season 4–1.

Hield led the way with 21 points, but it was a total team effort, especially on defense. A day after Williamson and Ingram scored 61 points, the Warriors — led by Green, Moody and Jonathan Kuminga — limited those two All-Stars to a combined 26 points on 10-for-31 shooting, with six turnovers. With CJ McCollum, Dejounte Murray and Trey Murphy III all injured, New Orleans simply didn’t have the offensive firepower to match Golden State’s fantastic defensive performance.

With a brilliant first week of the season in the books, the Warriors now head for a tough test. They’ll get two days of rest before embarking on a five-game road trip that begins Saturday against the Houston Rockets and includes a stop against the defending champion Boston Celtics, as well as arguably the best team in the Western Conference, Oklahoma City. Thunder.

Hopefully Curry, Wiggins and Melton return for those games. And hopefully the Dubs keep the good times rolling.