Game ID: 22301182
New Orleans Pelicans @ Golden State Warriors
Friday, April 12, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 26 22 27 34 109NOP 17 45 26 26 114
GSW vs NOP ScoutingGSW vs NOP Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
GSW availability going into 4/05 · back-to-backOUT Kuminga missed 5 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Šarić missed 8 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Quinones back 4/04 after 2, 4 min since (36% of 11)
NEW Moody 18 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 28 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 6 since 3/27, returns tonight: 27 min (103% of 26)
OUT Šarić missed 9 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Quinones back 4/04 after 2, 4 min since (36% of 11)
NEW Moody 18 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 26 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 2 since 4/05, returns tonight: 29 min (106% of 27)
OUT Šarić missed 10 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 4/07 after 6, 27 min since (103% of 26)
BACK Quinones back 4/04 after 2, 3 min since (31% of 11)
NEW Moody 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 11 since 3/22, returns tonight: 6 min (33% of 17)
BACK Wiggins back 4/09 after 2, 29 min since (106% of 27)
BACK Kuminga back 4/07 after 6, 24 min since (92% of 26)
BACK Quinones back 4/04 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/12 · back-to-backBACK Wiggins back 4/09 after 2, 29 min since (108% of 27)
BACK Kuminga back 4/07 after 6, 28 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Šarić back 4/11 after 11, 6 min since (33% of 17)
BACK Quinones back 4/04 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restOUT Quinones missed 2 since 4/11, returns tonight: 17 min (162% of 11)
BACK Wiggins back 4/09 after 2, 31 min since (114% of 27)
BACK Kuminga back 4/07 after 6, 28 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Šarić back 4/11 after 11, 6 min since (33% of 17)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Ingram missed 7 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Alvarado missed 4 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 3/30 after 21, 19 min since (89% of 22)
BACK Ryan back 3/28 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 14)
NEW McCollum 33 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Jones 31 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Murphy III 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Ingram missed 8 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Alvarado missed 5 since 3/28, returns tonight: 22 min (122% of 18)
BACK Daniels back 3/30 after 21, 24 min since (110% of 22)
BACK Ryan back 3/28 after 2, 6 min since (43% of 14)
NEW McCollum 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Jones 31 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Murphy III 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Ingram missed 9 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 3/30 after 21, 25 min since (114% of 22)
BACK Alvarado back 4/07 after 5, 22 min since (122% of 18)
NEW McCollum 33 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Williamson 32 to 37 min over the last 4
NEW Jones 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Murphy III 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Ingram missed 10 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Marshall missed 2 since 4/07, returns tonight: 4 min (18% of 19)
BACK Alvarado back 4/07 after 5, 21 min since (115% of 18)
NEW McCollum 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Jones 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Murphy III 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Daniels 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/12 · back-to-backOUT Ingram missed 11 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Marshall back 4/11 after 2, 4 min since (18% of 19)
BACK Alvarado back 4/07 after 5, 21 min since (117% of 18)
NEW McCollum 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Jones 31 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Murphy III 30 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Daniels 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restOUT Ingram missed 12 since 3/22, returns tonight: 23 min (71% of 33)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 2 since 4/11, returns tonight: 30 min (152% of 20)
OUT Hawkins missed 2 since 4/11, out tonight
OUT Ryan missed 2 since 4/11, returns tonight: 2 min (16% of 14)
BACK Marshall back 4/11 after 2, 4 min since (18% of 19)
BACK Alvarado back 4/07 after 5, 25 min since (136% of 18)
NEW McCollum 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Murphy III 30 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Daniels 22 to 29 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/21 · 6 days' restOUT Marshall missed 2 since 4/12, returns tonight: 16 min (82% of 19)
OUT Hawkins missed 3 since 4/11, out tonight
BACK Ingram back 4/14 after 12, 23 min since (71% of 33)
BACK Nance Jr. back 4/14 after 2, 30 min since (152% of 20)
BACK Alvarado back 4/07 after 5, 24 min since (132% of 18)
BACK Ryan back 4/14 after 2, 2 min since (16% of 14)
NEW Murphy III 30 to 39 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/24 · 2 days' restOUT Hawkins missed 4 since 4/11, returns tonight: 5 min (32% of 17)
BACK Ingram back 4/14 after 12, 30 min since (92% of 33)
BACK Nance Jr. back 4/14 after 2, 25 min since (124% of 20)
BACK Marshall back 4/11 after 2, 10 min since (50% of 19)
BACK Ryan back 4/14 after 2, 2 min since (16% of 14)
NEW Murphy III 30 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Alvarado 18 to 23 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/27 · 2 days' restOUT Ryan missed 2 since 4/21, returns tonight: 2 min (19% of 14)
BACK Ingram back 4/14 after 12, 31 min since (94% of 33)
BACK Nance Jr. back 4/14 after 2, 21 min since (106% of 20)
BACK Marshall back 4/11 after 2, 15 min since (78% of 19)
BACK Hawkins back 4/24 after 4, 5 min since (32% of 17)
NEW Murphy III 30 to 40 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 52 percent and 45 from three, 18 free throws a game; Thompson at 26 and Curry at 26 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; McCollum at 32 and Williamson at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Ingram (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 45 percent from three to New Orleans's 40 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-7 a night and New Orleans plus-3. Call it Golden State 116, New Orleans 112, New Orleans keeping it close.
4/05 @ DAL 106-108 — GSW notes
GSW lost 106-108. GSW took 9 more shots (93 to 84), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to DAL's 48%, 12 of 35 from three. Curry led with 28 (9 of 23, 5 of 14 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Thompson added 16, Podziemski 14. Q1 was theirs, 32-31, but the other 3 periods went 77-74 against them. Jackson-Davis's -26 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 vs UTA 118-110 — GSW notes
GSW won 118-110. GSW shot 53% (49 of 92) to UTA's 47%, 14 of 35 from three, and got to the line 6 times to UTA's 21. The glass went 47-29 for them. Thompson led with 32 (12 of 23, 6 of 13 from three); Kuminga added 21, Podziemski 16. The hinge was Q1, 41-28: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Looney was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
4/09 @ LAL 134-120 — GSW notes
GSW won 134-120. GSW shot 59% (47 of 80) to LAL's 46%, 26 of 41 from three. GSW turned it over 15 times to LAL's 7, and LAL turned those into 8 steals. Thompson led with 27 (10 of 16, 5 of 10 from three); Curry added 23, Wiggins 17. The hinge was Q1, 38-29: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Paul was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
4/11 @ POR 100-92 — GSW notes
GSW won 100-92. GSW shot 47% (36 of 77) to POR's 36%, 12 of 35 from three. Curry led with 22 (8 of 22, 5 of 16 from three); Kuminga added 19, Wiggins 15. The hinge was Q4, 25-18: a lead of 1 became 8. Looney was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
4/12 vs NOP 109-114 — GSW notes
GSW lost 109-114. GSW shot 47% (40 of 86) to NOP's 47%, 13 of 34 from three. GSW turned it over 16 times to NOP's 8, and NOP turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 53-38 for them. Curry led with 33 (12 of 23, 7 of 13 from three); Thompson added 19, Wiggins 18. Q1 was theirs, 26-17, but the other 3 periods went 97-83 against them. They led by as many as 11. Podziemski's -25 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/14 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 26 and Thompson at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Horton-Tucker at 17 and Lofton Jr. at 16 a game. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 43 percent from three to Utah's 32 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-7 a night and Utah minus-3. Call it Golden State 119, Utah 110.
4/05 vs SAS 109-111 — NOP notes
NOP lost 109-111. NOP shot 51% (44 of 86) to SAS's 51%, 9 of 29 from three. McCollum led with 31 (13 of 29, 4 of 12 from three); Valančiūnas added 26, Murphy III 16. Q1 was theirs, 27-18, but the other 3 periods went 93-82 against them. They led by as many as 15.
4/07 @ PHX 113-105 — NOP notes
NOP won 113-105. NOP shot 47% (40 of 85) to PHX's 45%, 16 of 39 from three. McCollum led with 31 (12 of 22, 7 of 12 from three); Williamson added 29, Alvarado 15. The hinge was Q2, 37-24: NOP came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 6. McCollum was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
4/09 @ POR 110-100 — NOP notes
NOP won 110-100. NOP shot 41% (36 of 87) to POR's 47%, 11 of 36 from three, and went to the line 29 times to POR's 8 — 27 points from the stripe to their 7. NOP turned it over 9 times to POR's 21. Murphy III led with 31 (9 of 17, 5 of 12 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); McCollum added 29, Williamson 22. The hinge was Q3, 35-23: NOP came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 9, and the lead reached 20. NOP trailed 52-55 at the half and won the second half 58-45. Jones was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
4/11 @ SAC 135-123 — NOP notes
NOP won 135-123. NOP shot 57% (49 of 86) to SAC's 55%, 22 of 40 from three. McCollum led with 31 (11 of 18, 9 of 12 from three); Williamson added 31, Murphy III 27. The hinge was Q1, 34-23: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Alvarado was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/12 @ GSW 114-109 — NOP notes
NOP won 114-109. NOP shot 47% (42 of 90) to GSW's 47%, 20 of 38 from three. NOP turned it over 8 times to GSW's 16. The glass went 38-53 against them. McCollum led with 28 (10 of 21, 8 of 13 from three); Williamson added 26, Murphy III 24. The hinge was Q2, 45-22: NOP came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 14. Alvarado was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
4/14 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 19 free throws a game; McCollum at 30 and Williamson at 27 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Ingram (12 straight), Nance Jr. (2 straight), Hawkins (2 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; James at 30 and Davis at 24 a game. Without Vanderbilt (31 straight), Wood (25 straight). One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the arc, New Orleans at 43 percent from three to the Lakers' 36 and the defense, New Orleans allowing 110 a night to the Lakers' 120. Call it New Orleans 118, the Lakers 114, the Lakers keeping it close.
4/21 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 101, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 26 and Holmgren at 16 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 6 days' rest. New Orleans comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 44 from three, 19 free throws a game; McCollum at 29 and Williamson at 24 a game. Without Marshall (2 straight), Hawkins (3 straight). 6 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 101 a night to New Orleans's 112. Call it OKC 118, New Orleans 110.
4/24 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 96, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 26 and Holmgren at 15 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 2 days' rest. New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 42 from three, 17 free throws a game; McCollum at 27 and Murphy III at 23 a game. Without Hawkins (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 96 a night to New Orleans's 110 and the arc, New Orleans at 42 percent from three to OKC's 37. Call it OKC 116, New Orleans 107.
4/27 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 16 free throws a game; McCollum at 24 and Williamson at 23 a game. That is 3 straight losses. 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 93, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 25 and Holmgren at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 93 a night to New Orleans's 115 and the glass, where OKC has been plus-4 a night and New Orleans minus-0. Call it OKC 116, New Orleans 108.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NOPCM C. McCollum
DD D. Daniels
HJ H. Jones
JA J. Alvarado
JR J. Robinson-Earl
JV J. Valančiūnas
TM T. Murphy III
VA Valanciunas
ZW Z. Williamson
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BP B. Podziemski
CP C. Paul
DG D. Green
KL K. Looney
KT K. Thompson
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
NOP/GSW the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
CJ McCollum scores 28 points as Pelicans hold off Warriors 114-109 to help playoff position
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors realize they will have a hard road to reach the playoffs.
CJ McCollum and the New Orleans Pelicans know they control their own path if they can win the regular-season finale at home against the Lakers.
“One job,” McCollum said.
McCollum hit a 3-pointer with 1:03 remaining to help seal it and scored 28 points, Zion Williamson had 26 and the New Orleans Pelicans boosted their playoff positioning by beating Golden State 114-109 on Friday night.
New Orleans waited for the Suns-Kings result in Sacramento, won 108-107 by Phoenix, to know whether it would secure the Western Conference’s sixth seed but now everything comes down winning Sunday.
“You've got to take care of what you can take care of, prepare for another tough game in a tough environment at the crib and try and get one before the playoffs start,” McCollum said.
Trey Murphy III converted a pair of free throws with 9 seconds left and finished with 24 points and eight rebounds for New Orleans.
Stephen Curry scored 33 points and hit a 3 with 56 seconds left but missed from the top of the arc with 13 seconds to play, and the Warriors’ loss likely lands them in the 9-10 seeds matchup of the Play-In Tournament on Wednesday.
Now, coach Steve Kerr will prioritize health and consider resting players Sunday to get ready for what could be a wild, exhausting week ahead.
“That team, New Orleans, played an amazing game," Kerr said, "and they had to the way our guys fought."
Klay Thompson added 19 points and six rebounds, Andrew Wiggins scored 18 points and Draymond Green contributed 12 rebounds and 11 assists in just the second loss over the past 11 games for 2022 NBA champion Golden State.
Curry hit a step-back 3-pointer with 7:12 to play to pull the Warriors to 95-92 only for Williamson to answer on the other end. Murphy connected on a timely 3 with 3:45 remaining.
The Pelicans led 88-75 heading into the final 12 minutes but called timeout with 9:30 remaining after back-to-back baskets by Moses Moody got Golden State to 92-83. Chris Paul 's 3 at 8:45 made it a six-point game and Thompson connected from deep the next time down before McCollum committed a turnover.
After a slow start, the Pelicans got going used a 29-9 run during a 45-point second quarter and made 10 3-pointers to take control for a 62-48 halftime lead — five of those 3s by McCollum as he scored 15 points in the period.
The Warriors, who had won three straight, were held to 22 points in the second and the 45 points allowed matched their most surrendered in a second quarter this season.
Kerr knew his team needed this one and addressed all the scenarios of the Play-In before the game.
“You get two chances to win one game, you get a chance to move up to the seven seed if you win that seven-eight Play-In game,” he said. "So obviously we want to win every game and put ourselves in the best spot possible.”
Trayce Jackson-Davis hit three of his initial four shots and finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds for his third double-digit scoring performance in the past four games and sixth double-double of his rookie season.
New Orleans began 2 for 12, missing its initial four 3-pointers and fell behind 17-6 in a hurry before getting hot.
“Teams start hitting 3s, it’s contagious,” Jackson-Davis said. “... It’s hard to come back when a team is shooting the lights out.”
The Warriors were missing Jonathan Kuminga because of a bruised tailbone and Gary Payton II with tightness in his left calf.
UP NEXT
Pelicans: Host the Lakers on Sunday looking to split the season series after losing both road contests.
Warriors: Host Utah on Sunday to conclude the regular season having won the last four against the Jazz.