Game ID: 22400116
New Orleans Pelicans @ Golden State Warriors
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 14 33 40 37 124NOP 31 20 28 27 106
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 10/23 · season opener
full strength
GSW availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
GSW availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
GSW availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's rest
full strength
GSW availability going into 10/30 · back-to-back
full strength
GSW availability going into 11/02 · 2 days' restOUT Curry missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Wiggins missed 2 since 10/29, returns tonight: 31 min (104% of 30)
OUT Melton missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
GSW availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Curry missed 3 since 10/29, returns tonight: 24 min (74% of 32)
OUT Melton missed 3 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 31 min since (104% of 30)
GSW availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Melton missed 4 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 2 since 11/02, out tonight
BACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 24 min since (74% of 32)
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 25 min since (82% of 30)
NEW Hield 23 to 29 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 10/23 · season opener
full strength
NOP availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NOP availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Jemison III missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
NOP availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jemison III missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
NEW Hawkins 24 to 30 min over the last 3
NOP availability going into 10/30 · back-to-backOUT Murray missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jemison III missed 4 since 10/23, returns tonight: 1 min (13% of 10)
NEW Hawkins 24 to 29 min over the last 4
NOP availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Matković missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Reeves missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Jemison III back 10/30 after 4, 1 min since (13% of 10)
NEW Hawkins 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT McCollum missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Matković missed 3 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Reeves missed 3 since 10/29, returns tonight: 4 min (23% of 15)
BACK Jemison III back 10/30 after 4, 1 min since (13% of 10)
NEW Hawkins 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/04 · back-to-backOUT McCollum missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 6 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Matković missed 4 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Reeves back 11/03 after 3, 4 min since (23% of 15)
BACK Jemison III back 10/30 after 4, 2 min since (24% of 10)
NEW Hawkins 24 to 33 min over the last 5
10/23 @ POR 140-104 — GSW notes
GSW won 140-104. GSW shot 52% (48 of 93) to POR's 39%, 20 of 48 from three. The glass went 57-42 for them. Hield led with 22 (8 of 12, 5 of 7 from three); Wiggins added 20, Curry 17. The hinge was Q3, 38-22: a lead of 12 became 28, and the lead reached 38. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +35.
10/25 @ UTA 127-86 — GSW notes
GSW won 127-86. GSW shot 48% (51 of 106) to UTA's 32%, 20 of 50 from three, and got to the line 6 times to UTA's 26. GSW turned it over 13 times to UTA's 22. The glass went 60-45 for them. Hield led with 27 (10 of 14, 7 of 9 from three); Curry added 20, Podziemski 15. The hinge was Q4, 33-16: a lead of 24 became 41. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
10/27 vs LAC 104-112 — GSW notes
GSW lost 104-112. GSW shot 43% (38 of 88) to LAC's 47%, 14 of 43 from three. Wiggins led with 29 (11 of 15, 5 of 8 from three); Curry added 18, Kuminga 12. Q1 was theirs, 34-34, but the other 3 periods went 78-70 against them. Melton's -10 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/29 vs NOP 124-106 — GSW notes
GSW won 124-106. GSW shot 47% (46 of 97) to NOP's 54%, 21 of 46 from three, and got to the line 13 times to NOP's 24. GSW turned it over 7 times to NOP's 23. The glass went 34-44 against them. Hield led with 28 (9 of 18, 7 of 11 from three); Waters III added 21, Podziemski 19. The hinge was Q2, 33-20: the deficit went from 17 to 4, and the lead reached 18. GSW trailed 47-51 at the half and won the second half 77-55. Waters III was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
11/02 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 106, shooting 41 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Green at 28 and Sengun at 15 a game. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 99, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Hield at 21 and Wiggins at 20 a game. Without Curry (2 straight), Wiggins (2 straight), Melton (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Houston takes 26 free throws a game to Golden State's 17 and the arc, Golden State at 39 percent from three to Houston's 33. Call it Golden State 112, Houston 106.
11/04 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Poole at 22 and Coulibaly at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Kuzma (2 straight), Champagnie (4 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 103, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Hield at 22 and Wiggins at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Curry (3 straight), Melton (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 103 a night to Washington's 123 and the arc, Golden State at 40 percent from three to Washington's 34. Call it Golden State 119, Washington 110.
11/06 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Tatum at 28 and Brown at 27 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Brown (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Hield at 21 and Kuminga at 17 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Melton (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 38 percent from three to Boston's 33. Call it Boston 116, Golden State 113, Golden State keeping it close.
10/23 vs CHI 123-111 — NOP notes
NOP won 123-111. NOP shot 46% (45 of 97) to CHI's 49%, 14 of 37 from three. NOP turned it over 11 times to CHI's 21. Ingram led with 33 (13 of 23, 3 of 5 from three); McCollum added 23, Murray 14. The hinge was Q3, 36-25: a lead of 1 became 12, and the lead reached 16. Ingram was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
10/25 @ POR 105-103 — NOP notes
NOP won 105-103. NOP shot 42% (36 of 86) to POR's 41%, 12 of 32 from three, and went to the line 31 times to POR's 20 — 21 points from the stripe to their 16. NOP turned it over 14 times to POR's 19. Hawkins led with 24 (8 of 12, 4 of 7 from three); Ingram added 21, McCollum 20. The hinge was Q4, 30-19: NOP came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 2. NOP trailed 37-47 at the half and won the second half 68-56. Theis was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
10/27 @ POR 103-125 — NOP notes
NOP lost 103-125. NOP shot 43% (38 of 88) to POR's 46%, 8 of 29 from three, and got to the line 24 times to POR's 32. The glass went 39-51 against them. McCollum led with 27 (10 of 21, 3 of 10 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Hawkins added 17, Ingram 14. Q1 was theirs, 25-26, but the other 3 periods went 99-78 against them. McCollum's -29 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/29 @ GSW 106-124 — NOP notes
NOP lost 106-124. NOP shot 54% (40 of 74) to GSW's 47%, 9 of 22 from three, and went to the line 24 times to GSW's 13 — 17 points from the stripe to their 11. NOP turned it over 23 times to GSW's 7, and GSW turned those into 15 steals. The glass went 44-34 for them. Williamson led with 31 (12 of 19, 6 of 8 at the line); Ingram added 30. Q1 was theirs, 31-14, but the other 3 periods went 110-75 against them. They led by as many as 20. Green's -19 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 vs IND — 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 105 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Ingram at 22 and McCollum at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Murray (4 straight), Matković (2 straight), Reeves (2 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Siakam at 21 and Mathurin at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 113 a night to Indiana's 120. Call it New Orleans 114, Indiana 113, Indiana keeping it close.
11/03 vs ATL — 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 106 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Williamson at 21 and Ingram at 21 a game. Without McCollum (2 straight), Murray (5 straight), Jones (2 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 125, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Young at 27 and Johnson at 17 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Daniels (2 straight), Hunter (4 straight), Bogdanović (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 115 a night to Atlanta's 125 and the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-2 a night and Atlanta minus-4. Call it New Orleans 117, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
11/04 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Williamson at 23 a game. Without McCollum (3 straight), Murray (6 straight), Jones (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 112, shooting 42 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Simons at 19 and Grant at 16 a game. Without Sharpe (7 straight), Thybulle (7 straight), Williams III (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 112 a night to New Orleans's 119. Call it Portland 112, New Orleans 111, New Orleans keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWBH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
JK J. Kuminga
KA K. Anderson
KL K. Looney
LW L. Waters III
MM M. Moody
PS P. Spencer
RB R. Beekman
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
NOPBI B. Ingram
BJ Boston Jr.
CM C. McCollum
DT D. Theis
HJ H. Jones
JA J. Alvarado
JC J. Cain
JG J. Green
JH J. Hawkins
JR J. Robinson-Earl
YM Y. Missi
ZW Z. Williamson
GSW/NOP 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
Missing starters Curry and Wiggins, Warriors use their depth to rally past the Pelicans 124-106
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Buddy Hield scored a season-best 28 points, Brandin Podziemski had 19 points and fueled a furious second-half comeback, and the Golden State Warriors rallied from down 20 early to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 124-106 on Tuesday night.
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.