NBA

New Orleans Pelicans at Golden State Warriors

· National Basketball Association
2-2, 1-2 Away
Final
106 - 124

Missing starters Curry and Wiggins, Warriors use their depth to rally past the Pelicans 124-106

Buddy Hield drops 7 3-pointers in Warrors' win

Zion Williamson had a season-high 31 points on 12-for-20 shooting and eight rebounds for New Orleans. Brandon Ingram scored 30 points.

Jonathan Kuminga, who started the initial three games for Golden State but was averaging 8.0 points on 33.3% shooting, came off the bench to score 17. Reserve Lindy Waters III had 21 points and nine rebounds in his best game yet for Golden State.

The short-handed Warriors needed everything from everybody with starters Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins sidelined.

Curry missed the game with a sprained left ankle he injured in the second half of Sunday's 112-104 loss to the Clippers. He is set to be re-evaluated Friday.

Wiggins and De’Anthony Melton each sat out with lower back strains. Coach Steve Kerr called Wiggins questionable for the second straight matchup against New Orleans on Wednesday night at Chase Center.

Takeaways Pelicans: New Orleans held a 44-34 rebounding edge after dominating the boards in the initial quarter.

Warriors: The Warriors limited their turnovers to eight after committing 21 on Sunday and forced New Orleans into 24 for 34 points — making 15 steals. Golden State overcame shooting 5 for 23 in the opening quarter — 2 of 13 from 3-point range — to fall behind 31-14.

Key moment Podziemski's 3-pointer with 8:22 left in the third tied the game. He scored again the next time down, sparking the Warriors to a 71-67 lead they never relinquished. He also blocked two shots.

Key stat Hield returned to the starting lineup and overcame a slow start to make seven 3-pointers after a disappointing home debut Sunday in which he missed 8 of 9 3s and scored eight points.

Regular Season Series

GS leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Warriors: 51.5%
Pelicans: 48.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 106 - 124
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 106 - 124
4th 4.0 Moses Moody makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trayce Jackson-Davis assists) 106 - 124
4th 25.1 Yves Missi makes 3-foot driving dunk (Brandon Boston Jr. assists) 106 - 121
4th 37.1 Moses Moody makes 28-foot three point jumper (Gui Santos assists) 104 - 121

Statistics

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40-74 FG 46-97
54.1 Field Goal % 47.4
9-22 3PT 21-46
40.9 Three Point % 45.7
17-24 FT 11-13
70.8 Free Throw % 84.6
44 Rebounds 34
9 Offensive Rebounds 11
35 Defensive Rebounds 23
23 Assists 34
4 Steals 15
6 Blocks 9
23 Turnovers 7
1 Team Turnovers 1
24 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
34 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 5
6 Fast Break Points 22
52 Points in Paint 46
13 Fouls 20
20 Largest Lead 18

Game Information

Chase Center

Location: San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 18,064 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Dallas 3 1 .750 - W2
Houston 2 2 .500 1 W1
Memphis 2 2 .500 1 L1
New Orleans 2 2 .500 1 L2
San Antonio 1 2 .333 1.5 L1

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Phoenix 3 1 .750 - W2
LA Lakers 3 1 .750 - L1
Golden State 3 1 .750 - W1
LA Clippers 2 1 .667 0.5 W2
Sacramento 2 2 .500 1 W2
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