May 14, 2021 - New Orleans Pelicans at Golden State Warriors

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by Micah Wimmer

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by John Wilmes

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5/14/2021 Golden State v. New Orleans Game Preview

	New Orleans Pelicans	(25-31, 9-17 away)
	Golden State Warriors	(28-28, 17-10 home)

May 14, 2021 at 10:00 PM ET
Regular Season

Chase Center
San Francisco, California

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Season Series

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
May 3, 2021	Golden State	New Orleans	-	-	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
May 4, 2021	Golden State	New Orleans	-	-	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
May 14, 2021	New Orleans	Golden State	-	-	Regular Season	Chase Center

2020-2021 Team Stats

	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
New Orleans	56	48.4	42.4	88.1	.481	10.8	30.8	.349	19.1	25.9	.737	14.5	17.8	11.6	35.3	46.9	26.0	7.4	4.4	114.5
Golden State	56	48.1	41.2	88.5	.465	14.0	37.7	.371	16.6	21.3	.780	14.9	21.6	7.9	34.6	42.6	27.6	8.3	4.8	113.0
NOP Opponents	56	48.4	41.8	88.6	.472	14.8	38.0	.389	16.5	20.9	.790	13.2	21.3	8.7	31.9	40.7	26.0	7.6	5.7	115.0
GOS Opponents	56	48.1	40.4	88.5	.457	12.5	34.1	.366	20.2	26.0	.778	15.3	20.1	10.7	37.0	47.7	24.1	7.7	4.5	113.5

Head to Head Since 1946-1947

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
May 4, 2021	Golden State	New Orleans	-	-	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
May 3, 2021	Golden State	New Orleans	-	-	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Feb 23, 2020	New Orleans	Golden State	115 - 101	New Orleans	Regular Season	Chase Center
Dec 20, 2019	New Orleans	Golden State	102 - 106	Golden State	Regular Season	Chase Center
Nov 17, 2019	Golden State	New Orleans	100 - 108	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Oct 28, 2019	Golden State	New Orleans	134 - 123	Golden State	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Apr 9, 2019	Golden State	New Orleans	112 - 103	Golden State	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Jan 16, 2019	New Orleans	Golden State	140 - 147	Golden State	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Oct 31, 2018	New Orleans	Golden State	121 - 131	Golden State	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
May 8, 2018	New Orleans	Golden State	104 - 113	Golden State	Playoffs	Oracle Arena
May 6, 2018	Golden State	New Orleans	118 - 92	Golden State	Playoffs	Smoothie King Center
May 4, 2018	Golden State	New Orleans	100 - 119	New Orleans	Playoffs	Smoothie King Center
May 1, 2018	New Orleans	Golden State	116 - 121	Golden State	Playoffs	Oracle Arena
Apr 28, 2018	New Orleans	Golden State	101 - 123	Golden State	Playoffs	Oracle Arena
Apr 7, 2018	New Orleans	Golden State	126 - 120	New Orleans	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Dec 4, 2017	Golden State	New Orleans	125 - 115	Golden State	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Nov 25, 2017	New Orleans	Golden State	95 - 110	Golden State	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Oct 20, 2017	Golden State	New Orleans	128 - 120	Golden State	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Apr 8, 2017	New Orleans	Golden State	101 - 123	Golden State	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Dec 13, 2016	Golden State	New Orleans	113 - 109	Golden State	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Nov 7, 2016	New Orleans	Golden State	106 - 116	Golden State	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Oct 28, 2016	Golden State	New Orleans	122 - 114	Golden State	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Mar 14, 2016	New Orleans	Golden State	107 - 125	Golden State	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Oct 31, 2015	Golden State	New Orleans	134 - 120	Golden State	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Oct 27, 2015	New Orleans	Golden State	95 - 111	Golden State	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Apr 25, 2015	Golden State	New Orleans	109 - 98	Golden State	Playoffs	Smoothie King Center
Apr 23, 2015	Golden State	New Orleans	123 - 119	Golden State	Playoffs	Smoothie King Center
Apr 20, 2015	New Orleans	Golden State	87 - 97	Golden State	Playoffs	Oracle Arena
Apr 18, 2015	New Orleans	Golden State	99 - 106	Golden State	Playoffs	Oracle Arena
Apr 7, 2015	Golden State	New Orleans	100 - 103	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Mar 20, 2015	New Orleans	Golden State	96 - 112	Golden State	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Dec 14, 2014	Golden State	New Orleans	128 - 122	Golden State	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 4, 2014	New Orleans	Golden State	85 - 112	Golden State	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Jan 18, 2014	Golden State	New Orleans	97 - 87	Golden State	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 17, 2013	New Orleans	Golden State	93 - 104	Golden State	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Nov 26, 2013	Golden State	New Orleans	102 - 101	Golden State	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Apr 3, 2013	New Orleans	Golden State	88 - 98	Golden State	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Mar 18, 2013	Golden State	New Orleans	93 - 72	Golden State	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Jan 19, 2013	Golden State	New Orleans	116 - 112	Golden State	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 18, 2012	New Orleans	Golden State	96 - 103	Golden State	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Apr 24, 2012	New Orleans	Golden State	83 - 81	New Orleans	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Mar 28, 2012	New Orleans	Golden State	102 - 87	New Orleans	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Mar 21, 2012	Golden State	New Orleans	101 - 92	Golden State	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Feb 15, 2011	New Orleans	Golden State	89 - 102	Golden State	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Jan 26, 2011	New Orleans	Golden State	112 - 103	New Orleans	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Jan 5, 2011	Golden State	New Orleans	110 - 103	Golden State	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Mar 17, 2010	New Orleans	Golden State	121 - 131	Golden State	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Mar 8, 2010	Golden State	New Orleans	131 - 135	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Jan 27, 2010	New Orleans	Golden State	123 - 110	New Orleans	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Dec 23, 2009	Golden State	New Orleans	102 - 108	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Apr 3, 2009	New Orleans	Golden State	103 - 111	Golden State	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Mar 22, 2009	Golden State	New Orleans	89 - 99	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Jan 30, 2009	Golden State	New Orleans	91 - 87	Golden State	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Oct 29, 2008	New Orleans	Golden State	108 - 103	New Orleans	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Apr 6, 2008	Golden State	New Orleans	96 - 108	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Jan 30, 2008	Golden State	New Orleans	116 - 103	Golden State	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Jan 4, 2008	New Orleans	Golden State	116 - 104	New Orleans	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Jan 2, 2007	Golden State	New Orleans	97 - 89	Golden State	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Dec 9, 2006	New Orleans	Golden State	80 - 101	Golden State	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Nov 9, 2006	New Orleans	Golden State	116 - 121	Golden State	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Nov 7, 2006	Golden State	New Orleans	93 - 97	New Orleans	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Apr 5, 2006	Golden State	New Orleans	109 - 114	New Orleans	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Mar 29, 2006	New Orleans	Golden State	86 - 85	New Orleans	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Nov 28, 2005	New Orleans	Golden State	83 - 99	Golden State	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Feb 11, 2005	Golden State	New Orleans	108 - 111	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Feb 4, 2005	New Orleans	Golden State	82 - 90	Golden State	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Dec 15, 2004	Golden State	New Orleans	89 - 98	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Nov 23, 2004	New Orleans	Golden State	109 - 115	Golden State	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Mar 13, 2004	Golden State	New Orleans	84 - 102	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 12, 2003	New Orleans	Golden State	96 - 85	New Orleans	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Dec 18, 2002	New Orleans	Golden State	106 - 111	Golden State	Regular Season	Oracle Arena
Nov 8, 2002	Golden State	New Orleans	104 - 110	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center

2020-2021 New Orleans Pelicans Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	L. Ball	E. Bledsoe	B. Ingram	Z. Williamson	S. Adams
Rotation	K. Lewis, Jr.	N. Alexander-Walker	J. Hart	J. Johnson	W. Hernangomez
Rotation			N. Marshall		J. Hayes
Rotation			W. Iwundu
Lim PT		J. Nunnally		W. Gabriel

2020-2021 Golden State Warriors Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	S. Curry	A. Wiggins	K. Oubre, Jr.	D. Green	J. Wiseman
Rotation	N. Mannion	D. Lee	K. Bazemore	J. Toscano-Anderson	K. Looney
Rotation		J. Poole		E. Paschall
Lim PT	G. Payton II	K. Thompson	M. Mulder		A. Smailagic

New Orleans Pelicans Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
12	Steven Adams	C	52	28.0	3.3	5.4	.618	0.0	0.1	.000	1.1	2.4	.448	1.4	2.0	3.8	5.2	9.0	2.0	0.9	0.7	7.7
6	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	SG	41	20.7	3.9	9.2	.418	1.6	4.6	.348	1.0	1.3	.750	1.4	1.9	0.2	2.8	3.1	2.0	1.0	0.5	10.2
2	Lonzo Ball	PG	42	31.4	5.1	12.3	.419	3.0	8.0	.376	0.9	1.1	.792	2.0	2.0	0.6	3.5	4.1	5.6	1.4	0.6	14.2
5	Eric Bledsoe	PG	55	30.2	4.1	10.0	.408	1.7	5.1	.345	1.8	2.5	.728	1.6	1.6	0.4	3.1	3.5	3.7	0.7	0.3	11.7
32	Wenyen Gabriel	PF	9	4.7	0.2	1.2	.182	0.1	0.6	.200	0.2	0.4	.500	0.8	0.2	0.8	0.8	1.6	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.8
3	Josh Hart	SG	47	28.7	3.2	7.3	.439	1.3	4.1	.326	1.5	1.9	.775	1.0	2.4	1.1	6.9	8.0	2.3	0.8	0.3	9.2
10	Jaxson Hayes	PF	44	14.7	2.5	3.8	.657	0.1	0.1	.500	1.3	1.7	.757	0.7	1.8	1.3	2.5	3.8	0.6	0.4	0.5	6.3
9	Willy Hernangomez	C	33	15.8	2.7	5.1	.539	0.0	0.2	.125	0.9	1.5	.604	0.5	1.1	2.4	4.0	6.4	0.9	0.3	0.5	6.4
14	Brandon Ingram	SF	51	34.6	8.5	18.2	.469	2.4	6.3	.384	4.7	5.3	.886	2.5	2.0	0.6	4.4	5.0	4.8	0.7	0.7	24.3
25	Wesley Iwundu	F	9	15.3	1.2	3.1	.393	0.2	1.4	.154	1.2	1.4	.846	1.1	1.6	0.4	2.3	2.8	0.4	0.4	0.1	3.9
16	James Johnson	F	10	27.6	3.9	8.8	.443	1.0	3.3	.303	1.7	2.4	.708	1.6	3.0	0.7	3.1	3.8	2.9	1.0	1.3	10.5
13	Kira Lewis, Jr.	PG	38	16.1	2.6	6.3	.408	0.7	2.2	.341	0.6	0.8	.774	0.6	1.6	0.2	1.0	1.2	2.3	0.8	0.2	6.5
8	Naji Marshall	SF	16	16.8	1.5	4.0	.375	0.6	1.7	.333	1.8	2.4	.737	0.6	1.6	0.2	3.2	3.4	2.2	0.6	0.4	5.3
21	James Nunnally	F	1	9.1	0.0	3.0	.000	0.0	3.0	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1	Zion Williamson	PF	51	32.9	10.3	16.7	.615	0.2	0.5	.333	6.0	8.6	.699	2.6	2.3	2.5	4.6	7.1	3.6	0.9	0.7	26.7

Golden State Warriors Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
26	Kent Bazemore	GF	54	17.6	2.3	5.2	.448	1.0	2.4	.412	0.7	1.1	.702	1.1	2.2	0.4	2.5	3.0	1.6	0.9	0.5	6.4
30	Stephen Curry	G	48	33.9	10.1	20.6	.489	5.0	11.8	.422	5.5	6.0	.927	3.2	1.8	0.5	5.0	5.5	5.9	1.2	0.1	30.7
23	Draymond Green	F	48	30.6	2.5	6.1	.416	0.5	2.1	.263	1.1	1.4	.773	3.0	3.1	0.9	5.7	6.6	8.5	1.6	0.8	6.6
1	Damion Lee	G	55	18.8	2.2	4.9	.457	1.4	3.5	.391	0.7	0.8	.909	0.5	1.6	0.4	2.7	3.1	1.3	0.7	0.1	6.5
5	Kevon Looney	PF	45	16.4	1.6	2.9	.557	0.1	0.3	.286	0.5	0.7	.700	0.6	2.0	1.7	2.6	4.3	1.9	0.4	0.4	3.8
2	Nico Mannion	PG	22	13.3	1.5	4.3	.337	0.8	2.3	.360	0.9	1.1	.800	1.1	1.1	0.1	1.4	1.5	2.4	0.6	0.0	4.6
15	Mychal Mulder	GF	45	10.0	1.2	3.0	.409	1.0	2.6	.368	0.2	0.4	.579	0.2	0.7	0.0	0.8	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.2	3.7
12	Kelly Oubre, Jr.	SF	50	30.8	5.8	13.2	.439	1.6	5.2	.317	2.1	3.0	.698	1.2	2.3	1.4	4.6	6.0	1.4	1.1	0.8	15.3
7	Eric Paschall	F	39	17.3	3.7	7.5	.491	0.4	1.4	.321	1.6	2.3	.719	1.1	1.7	0.7	2.5	3.2	1.3	0.3	0.2	9.5
20	Gary Payton II	G	4	2.8	0.8	1.2	.600	0.2	0.5	.500	0.8	1.0	.750	0.2	0.8	0.5	0.8	1.2	0.0	1.0	0.2	2.5
3	Jordan Poole	SG	35	17.9	3.7	8.6	.437	1.7	4.9	.347	1.6	1.8	.905	1.0	1.6	0.1	1.3	1.4	2.0	0.5	0.1	10.8
6	Alen Smailagic	PF	7	5.1	0.9	1.9	.462	0.3	0.7	.400	0.1	0.6	.250	0.0	0.9	0.4	0.4	0.9	0.1	0.0	0.4	2.1
11	Klay Thompson	G	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
95	Juan Toscano-Anderson	F	39	18.0	2.0	3.4	.582	0.6	1.5	.439	0.4	0.6	.739	0.9	1.9	0.6	3.3	3.8	2.2	0.6	0.4	5.1
22	Andrew Wiggins	F	56	32.6	6.9	14.4	.475	2.0	5.2	.387	2.4	3.4	.695	1.8	2.2	1.0	3.8	4.8	2.4	0.9	0.9	18.1
33	James Wiseman	C	39	21.4	4.9	9.4	.519	0.3	1.0	.316	1.4	2.2	.628	1.5	3.1	1.4	4.4	5.8	0.7	0.3	0.9	11.5

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