Golden State Warriors
2026-11-16
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New Orleans Pelicans
Biggest mismatches
NOP's offense ranks 10th in shooting, and GSW ranks 25th defending it.
A clash of tempos: NOP plays at the 2nd-fastest pace, GSW at the 21st.
Team vs team
Season before this game (GSW 8 games, NOP 7). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
GSWNOP
Scoring
117.511th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
121.93rd · Top 5
114.617th · Average
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
120.125th · Below avg
+2.912th · Average
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+1.714th · Average
Efficiency
116.95th · Top 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
112.911th · Average
113.221st · Below avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
111.918th · Average
+3.713th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+1.015th · Average
100.921st
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
107.72nd
Shooting
54.7%11th · Average
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.4%
55.0%10th · Above avg
59.3%6th · Above avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
59.8%4th · Top 5
16.12nd · Top 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.2
9.629th · Bottom 5
38.9%4th · Top 5
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.8%
32.4%25th · Below avg
0.3111th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.343rd · Top 5
Defense
55.7%25th · Below avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.4%
55.3%24th · Below avg
8.913th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.7
12.91st · Top 5
3.926th · Bottom 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.619th · Average
Possessions
15.8%24th · Below avg
Turnover rate
NBA avg 15.0%
15.5%20th · Average
32.9%1st · Top 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
24.4%24th · Below avg
43.916th · Average
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
44.413th · Average
26.813th · Average
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
25.721st · Below avg
Recent form
Golden State WarriorsWWWWW
Last 5: average margin +11.4 (season +2.9). Streak W5.
New Orleans PelicansLLWWW
Last 5: average margin +3.2 (season +1.7). Streak W3.
Key players
Golden State Warriors| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen CurryG | 30.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 68.2 |
| Yaxel LendeborgF | 21.5 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 63.8 |
| Brandin PodziemskiG | 17.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 57.4 |
| Brandon WilliamsG | 11.6 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 52.8 |
New Orleans Pelicans| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion WilliamsonF | 21.3 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 68.8 |
| Dejounte MurrayG | 17.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 53.1 |
| Saddiq BeyF | 15.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 62.3 |
| Trey Murphy IIIF | 14.9 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 59.7 |
Injury report
Golden State WarriorsJimmy Butler G-F · back ~2027-01-02
Out
Kristaps Porzingis F-C · back ~2026-12-01
Out
Moses Moody G · back ~2026-12-01
Out
Al Horford C-F · back ~2026-11-05
Day-To-Day
Brandon Williams G · back ~2026-11-05
Day-To-Day
Gui Santos F · back ~2026-11-05
Day-To-Day
New Orleans PelicansYves Missi C · Left Knee Contusion / Bone Bruise · back ~2026-11-08
Out
Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.