Golden State Warriors vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 11/22/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Friday, November 22, 2024

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The Golden State Warriors (11-3) are on their way to Smoothie King Center on Friday where they will take on the New Orleans Pelicans (4-12).

The Warriors played the Hawks and took home the win by a score of 120-97 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Warriors walked away with 17 and the Hawks racked up 17 personal fouls. They also made 12 of their 46 shots from three-point range. Atlanta ended up going 62.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 15 of their 24 attempts. On top of that, Atlanta snagged 65 boards (21 offensive, 44 defensive) and got 7 blocks. Atlanta doled out 27 assists and had 9 steals in this matchup. When it comes to defending, Golden State allowed their opponent to shoot 33.3% from the field on 35 of 105 shooting. They also doled out 36 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they collected 54 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Warriors made 12 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Golden State walked away from the game with a 46.5% field goal percentage (47 of 101) and buried 14 of 40 shots from downtown.

Andrew Wiggins is one player who was a factor in this matchup. He recorded 27 points on 12 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 30 mins and also pulled down 7 boards. Wiggins shot 70.6% from the field and distributed 4 assists.

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Golden State enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 11-3 on the year. They are averaging 119.6 points per contest (3rd in the NBA) while going 47.2% from the floor. The Warriors are shooting 38.7% on 3-pointers (226 of 584) and 69.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Golden State is snagging 49.1 boards per contest and has tallied 427 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 6th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 21.7 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Warriors are forcing their opponents into 16.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They concede 31.2% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 5th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (109.1). The Warriors defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.7% (548 of 1,284) and they relinquish 47.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They rank 4th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 353 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Pelicans took a defeat with a final score of 128-100 when they played the Cavaliers. The Pelicans earned 24 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 9 steals for this contest. The Cavaliers earned 16 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to make 14 of those for a clip of 63.6%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, New Orleans converted 8 of 31 attempts (25.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Pelicans walked away from this one shooting 39 for 92 from the field which had them shooting 42.4%. The Pelicans allowed the Cavaliers to knock down 49 out of 93 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 52.7% in this contest. They shot 42.9% from three-point range by shooting 18 of 42 and finished the contest at 12 of 14 from the free throw line (85.7%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, New Orleans allowed Cleveland to snag 52 overall (16 on the offensive side).

Antonio Reeves ended up being a factor for the Pelicans in this matchup. Reeves tallied 34 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 3 dimes in this matchup. He buried 14 of 25 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 56.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

New Orleans has a win-loss mark of 4-12 for the year. The Pelicans are committing 16.9 fouls per contest and they connect on 78.4% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 23.6 times per game (25th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.6 times per game. New Orleans has totaled 1,656 pts for the year (103.5 per contest) and they collect 43.2 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Pelicans are shooting 43.5% from the field, which has them ranked 27th in the league.

The Pelicans are ranked 23rd in the league in PPG given up with 115.4. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.7% from the field (30th in basketball). The New Orleans defense gives up 38.1% from downtown (225 of 591) and their opponents are converting on 78.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 27.4 assists and 42.9 rebounds every game, which is 25th and 13th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans

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