Golden State Warriors at New Orleans Pelicans
· NBA Cup - Group PlayWiggins scores 30, Warriors win their NBA Cup group with a 112-108 triumph over the Pelicans
Stephen Curry scored 19 for the Warriors, who improved to 3-0 in West Group C and clinched first place in the group when Denver lost to Dallas.
Buddy Hield capped his 12-point performance with two free throws with 18.5 seconds left to help Golden State hold New Orleans at bay.
Trey Murphy III led New Orleans with 24 points but missed a 3-pointer for the lead with 5 seconds remaining — a shot made possible by Brandon Boston Jr's steal of a Golden State inbound pass.
Golden State's Draymond Green was fouled as he grabbed the rebound of Murphy's miss and hit both free throws for the final margin.
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl scored 19 points, Brandon Ingram added 18 and Boston 16 for the Pelicans, who fell to 1-2 in group play and lost for the 10th time in 11 games.
Jordan Hawkins returned from a seven-game absence caused by back soreness and had six points.
Pelicans: With rookie center and first-round draft choice Yves Missi sitting out because of a sore left shoulder, the injury-riddled Pelicans opened the game with their 12th different starting lineup of the season (Elfrid Payton, Daniel Theis, Javonte Green, Ingram and Murphy).
Pelicans: Visit Indiana on Monday night.
Regular Season Series
GS leads series 3-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 112 - 108 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 112 - 108 | |
4th 0.1 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | 112 - 108 | |
4th 0.1 | Draymond Green misses free throw 2 of 2 | 112 - 108 | |
4th 0.1 | Draymond Green makes free throw 1 of 2 | 112 - 108 |
Statistics
GS | NO | |
---|---|---|
39-87 | FG | 41-92 |
44.8 | Field Goal % | 44.6 |
12-37 | 3PT | 12-39 |
32.4 | Three Point % | 30.8 |
22-29 | FT | 14-22 |
75.9 | Free Throw % | 63.6 |
52 | Rebounds | 43 |
14 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
38 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
27 | Assists | 28 |
5 | Steals | 10 |
5 | Blocks | 9 |
16 | Turnovers | 9 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
17 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
20 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
50 | Points in Paint | 44 |
19 | Fouls | 25 |
10 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 16,820 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Clippers | 17 | 13 | .567 | - | W1 |
LA Lakers | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0.5 | L1 |
Golden State | 15 | 13 | .536 | 1 | L1 |
Phoenix | 14 | 14 | .500 | 2 | L3 |
Sacramento | 13 | 17 | .433 | 4 | L4 |
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston | 20 | 9 | .690 | - | W3 |
Memphis | 20 | 10 | .667 | 0.5 | L1 |
Dallas | 19 | 10 | .655 | 1 | W2 |
San Antonio | 15 | 14 | .517 | 5 | L1 |
New Orleans | 5 | 25 | .167 | 15.5 | L7 |
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