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Golden State Warriors vs. New Orleans Pelicans

November 29, 2025 · 2025-26 season

The Warriors beat the Pelicans 104-96 on 2025-11-29 at home. The Warriors started Jimmy Butler III, Draymond Green, Moses Moody, Brandin Podziemski, and Quinten Post. The Pelicans started Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey, Bryce McGowens, Jeremiah Fears, and Derik Queen. Zion Williamson (Pelicans) scored 13 points (5/11) in his matchups, with Jimmy Butler III as his primary defender. Jonathan Kuminga (Warriors) scored 8 points (3/6) in his matchups, with Saddiq Bey as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

GSW
Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors 104

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Jimmy Butler III GS 37:14 24 8 10 0 0 2 0 7-15 0-2 10-14 +22
Brandin Podziemski GS 32:49 15 5 6 1 0 0 3 5-13 3-9 2-2 +7
Draymond Green GS 31:21 2 9 4 1 0 1 4 0-9 0-7 2-2 +3
Moses Moody GS 27:06 11 3 0 2 2 1 1 4-12 2-7 1-1 +8
Quinten Post GS 16:41 8 2 2 0 1 1 4 3-6 1-4 1-1 -2
Gary Payton II 25:03 19 11 3 0 0 1 4 9-14 1-2 0-0 +13
Will Richard 19:32 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1-4 1-3 0-0 -2
Jonathan Kuminga 18:48 10 1 2 0 0 2 2 4-8 2-5 0-0 +2
Buddy Hield 16:37 8 4 0 1 0 1 2 3-9 2-7 0-0 -14
Pat Spencer 14:49 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 2-3 0-1 0-0 +3
Totals 104 47 28 5 3 9 23 38-93 12-47 16-20

Did not play: Trayce Jackson-Davis (DND - Injury/Illness), Gui Santos (DNP - Coach's Decision)

NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans 96

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Saddiq Bey GS 37:37 21 7 3 1 1 1 2 7-17 2-7 5-8 -13
Jeremiah Fears GS 36:17 16 6 2 2 0 2 3 5-17 3-9 3-6 -15
Zion Williamson GS 30:44 25 7 4 0 0 3 2 8-16 0-2 9-10 -3
Bryce McGowens GS 26:22 5 4 1 2 0 1 4 2-6 1-3 0-0 +10
Derik Queen GS 15:53 2 3 0 0 0 2 2 1-3 0-0 0-0 -17
Micah Peavy 31:44 7 5 1 1 0 0 1 2-8 0-2 3-4 0
Jose Alvarado 30:38 7 3 4 0 1 2 5 1-10 1-7 4-4 -11
Yves Missi 20:18 9 10 0 0 0 2 2 4-6 0-0 1-2 +1
Kevon Looney 10:27 4 5 1 1 0 0 0 2-3 0-0 0-0 +8
Totals 96 50 16 7 2 13 21 32-86 7-30 25-34

Did not play: Jordan Hawkins (DND - Injury/Illness), DeAndre Jordan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Trey Murphy III (DNP - Injury/Illness)

Lineups

GSW
Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Warriors defense

Defender Guarded most
Jimmy Butler III Zion Williamson: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Jeremiah Fears: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/4)
Brandin Podziemski Jeremiah Fears: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Saddiq Bey: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/3)
Draymond Green Yves Missi: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Zion Williamson: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Moses Moody Saddiq Bey: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jeremiah Fears: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Gary Payton II Micah Peavy: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jose Alvarado: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Quinten Post Zion Williamson: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Saddiq Bey: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Will Richard Micah Peavy: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jose Alvarado: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Jonathan Kuminga Micah Peavy: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Saddiq Bey: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Buddy Hield Jose Alvarado: 8 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Jeremiah Fears: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Pat Spencer Jose Alvarado: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Micah Peavy: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1)

Pelicans defense

Defender Guarded most
Saddiq Bey Moses Moody: 17 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Jimmy Butler III: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Jeremiah Fears Brandin Podziemski: 18 poss., 9 pts (3/3) · Gary Payton II: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Micah Peavy Brandin Podziemski: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jimmy Butler III: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Zion Williamson Draymond Green: 30 poss., 13 pts (5/12) · Jimmy Butler III: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Jose Alvarado Gary Payton II: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Pat Spencer: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Bryce McGowens Jimmy Butler III: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Brandin Podziemski: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Yves Missi Jimmy Butler III: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Draymond Green: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Derik Queen Jimmy Butler III: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Quinten Post: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Kevon Looney Quinten Post: 6 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Jonathan Kuminga: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)