Game ID: 22400126
New Orleans Pelicans @ Golden State Warriors
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 28 20 31 25 104NOP 20 24 22 23 89
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
GSW availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Melton missed 5 since 10/29, returns tonight: 18 min (88% of 20)
OUT Santos missed 3 since 11/02, returns tonight: 5 min (37% of 13)
BACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 29 min since (90% of 32)
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 27 min since (89% 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
NOP availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT McCollum missed 4 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 7 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 4 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Williamson missed 2 since 11/03, returns tonight: 29 min (102% of 29)
OUT Matković missed 5 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Reeves back 11/03 after 3, 3 min since (18% of 15)
BACK Jemison III back 10/30 after 4, 2 min since (22% of 10)
NEW Alvarado 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Hawkins 24 to 33 min over the last 4
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.
10/30 vs NOP 104-89 — GSW notes
GSW won 104-89. GSW shot 47% (41 of 87) to NOP's 37%, 13 of 38 from three, and got to the line 13 times to NOP's 20. Hield led with 21 (8 of 19, 4 of 12 from three); Kuminga added 16, Jackson-Davis 15. The hinge was Q3, 31-22: a lead of 4 became 13, and the lead reached 20. Moody was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
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.
11/08 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 114, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 14 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Garland at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Wade (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Hield at 22 and Kuminga at 16 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Melton (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the line, where Golden State takes 27 free throws a game to Cleveland's 14. Call it Cleveland 116, Golden State 115, 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.
10/30 @ GSW 89-104 — NOP notes
NOP lost 89-104. NOP shot 37% (33 of 90) to GSW's 47%, 11 of 36 from three, and went to the line 20 times to GSW's 13 — 12 points from the stripe to their 9. Hawkins led with 23 (9 of 21, 4 of 14 from three); Alvarado added 16, Ingram 14. Q2 was theirs, 24-20, the deficit cut from 8 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 84-65 against them. Alvarado's -18 in 35 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.
11/06 vs CLE — 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 106 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Ingram at 26 and Williamson at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without McCollum (4 straight), Murray (7 straight), Jones (4 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 16 free throws a game; Garland at 24 and Mitchell at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without LeVert (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 110 a night to New Orleans's 118 and the turnovers, New Orleans giving it away 15 times a game to Cleveland's 11. Call it Cleveland 117, New Orleans 110.
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
RB R. Beekman
SP Spencer
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
NOPBB B. Boston
BI B. Ingram
BJ Boston Jr.
DT D. Theis
JA J. Alvarado
JC J. Cain
JG J. Green
JH J. Hawkins
JR J. Robinson-Earl
TJ T. Jemison III
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
Trayce Jackson-Davis, Draymond Green lead Warriors to second straight win against Pelicans
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Buddy Hield scored 21 points, Trayce Jackson-Davis had 15 points and nine rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat the New Orleans Pelicans for the second straight night, 104-89 on Wednesday.
Golden State, committed to a 12-man rotation, again received contributions from throughout its deep roster as Stephen Curry missed his second straight game with a left ankle injury. He is scheduled to be re-evaluated Friday. Andrew Wiggins also sat out consecutive nights because of low back tightness.
Draymond Green had 14 points and six assists. Jackson-Davis is shooting 22 for 27 (77.7%) over the first five games.
Jordan Hawkins had 23 points for the short-handed Pelicans, who were without guards CJ McCollum and Herb Jones. McCollum will have imaging done on his sore right adductor muscle and Jones also underwent imaging tests before being re-evaluated back home in New Orleans.
A day after jumping to a 20-point lead early, New Orleans fell behind in a hurry, going 3 for 11 to begin the game.
Takeaways Pelicans: Hawkins played despite earlier back spasms and finished 9 of 21 from the field with four 3-pointers.
Warriors: Golden State exercised the third-year contract option on second-year guard Brandin Podziemski , who again directed the offense with Curry sidelined and finished with 13 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. He went down hard when fouled in the closing minutes but kept playing.
Key moment Golden State's first quarter. The Warriors had to play from behind most of Tuesday's contest, but started fast by making 12 of 23 shots (52.2%) to go ahead 28-20.
Key stat Zion Williamson was held to 12 points on 5-for-20 shooting to go with 12 rebounds, a night after he went off for a season-high 31 points.
Up next The Pelicans host Indiana on Friday to begin a four-game homestand, while Golden State hits the road for five games beginning Saturday at Houston. Their next home game Nov. 12 will mark the return of Klay Thompson with the Mavericks.