Warriors guard Speedy Claxton made his return to the line-up last night just in time to help the Warriors break a 6-game losing skid with a 90-82 victory over the New Orleans Hornets.

"I think the guys are excited about having him back. It just gives us a little different dimension, some penetration, hopefully, that will create some opportunities for others and obviously for himself,'' Warriors coach Mike Montgomery said. "He's awfully hard to keep out of the paint when he wants to get there. Typically he makes another team rotate over to him and then he's got to make a good decision at that point, to finish or find the open guy.''

The Warriors budding superstar, Jason Richardson, chased his 37 point performance versus Sacramento with 25 points and five rebounds.