Golden State Warriors vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 11/21/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Monday, November 21, 2022

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Bally Sports New Orleans

Smoothie King Center is the site where the New Orleans Pelicans will attempt to beat the Golden State Warriors on Monday.

The Warriors played the Knicks and earned the victory with a final of 111-101 in their last game. Golden State ended with a 45.1% field goal percentage (41 of 91) and converted 18 of their 50 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Warriors buried 11 of their 20 tries for a rate of 55.0%. With regard to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 51 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 32 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In terms of the defense, Golden State allowed the other team to go 34.5% from the floor on 30 out of 87 shooting. New York recorded 16 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. In addition, New York pulled down 45 rebounds (13 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 3 blocks. New York finished shooting 94.1% from the free throw line by making 32 of 34 tries. They made 9 of their 34 shots from 3-point land. When discussing personal fouls, the Warriors ended up walking away with 26 while the Knicks recorded 16 personal fouls.

Stephen Curry is a player who was a contributor in this contest. He racked up 24 points on 9 of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 34 mins and also collected 6 boards. Curry finished the game at 47.4% from the floor and also earned 10 assists.

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Golden State comes into this contest with a mark of 7-9 on the year. They currently have an average of 117.1 pts per contest (4th in the NBA) while going 47.6% from the floor. The Warriors are connecting on 37.6% on shots from distance (251 of 668) and 80.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Golden State is pulling down 42.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 467 dimes for the campaign, which is 3rd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 16.6 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 23.5 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Warriors are forcing their opponents into 15.7 turnovers per game while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They rank 19th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 419 surrendered so far this year. The Warriors defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.6% (656 of 1,439) and they surrender 45.1 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 35.7% on 3-point shots and they are 28th in the league in opponents points per game (117.3).

In their last game, the Pelicans took a loss by a final score of 117-109 against the Celtics. The Pelicans were able to collect 30 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for this game. They gave up possession 11 times, while getting 13 steals for the contest. The Celtics earned 13 fouls for the matchup which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 13 tries. They were able to convert 10 of the free throws for a rate of 76.9%. In terms of 3-point shots, New Orleans made 13 out of their 35 attempts (37.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Pelicans went 43 out of 87 from the field which had them shooting 49.4%. The Pelicans permitted the Celtics to convert 41 of 85 tries from the floor which left them shooting 48.2% for the game. They finished 43.5% from distance by shooting 20 out of 46 and ended up going 15 out of 17 at the free throw line (88.2%). Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, New Orleans allowed Boston to collect 46 in total (11 offensive).

Brandon Ingram ended up being a factor for the Pelicans for this contest. Ingram recorded 25 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and totaled 7 dimes in this game. He buried 9 out of 20 for the game for a field goal rate of 45.0%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

New Orleans has a win-loss record of 9-7 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Pelicans are connecting on 48.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 5th in the league. New Orleans has tallied 1,860 pts so far this year (116.3 per game) and they pull in 44.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 27.0 times per contest (8th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.1 times per game. The Pelicans have committed 19.8 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 77.9% from the charity stripe.

The Pelicans on defense are ranked 13th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 112.4. They are forcing 15.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the floor (19th in the league). The New Orleans defense surrenders 33.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (193 of 578) and opponents are connecting on 80.3% of their foul shots. They have conceded 25.7 dimes and 42.6 boards per game, which is 18th and 10th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Orleans

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