Golden State Warriors vs. New Orleans Pelicans
November 9, 2026 · 2026-27 season
The Warriors beat the Pelicans 138-87 on 2026-11-09 at home. The Warriors started Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Gui Santos, Brandin Podziemski, and Yaxel Lendeborg. The Pelicans started Dejounte Murray, Saddiq Bey, Herbert Jones, Karlo Matković, and Jeremiah Fears. Jeremiah Fears (Pelicans) scored 11 points (4/11) in his matchups, with Brandin Podziemski as his primary defender. Stephen Curry (Warriors) scored 4 points (2/7) in his matchups, with Herbert Jones as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
GSW
Golden State Warriors
138
Did not play: Gary Payton II (DND - Injury/Illness)
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
87
Did not play: DeAndre Jordan (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Stephen Curry · Draymond Green · Gui Santos · Brandin Podziemski · Yaxel Lendeborg Starter 7.5 min
- Al Horford · Stephen Curry · Draymond Green · Georges Niang · De'Anthony Melton 5.7 min
- De'Anthony Melton · Charles Bassey · Gui Santos · Brandin Podziemski · Yaxel Lendeborg 5.4 min
- Al Horford · Stephen Curry · Draymond Green · De'Anthony Melton · Brandin Podziemski 4.9 min
- Charles Bassey · Gui Santos · Malevy Leons · LJ Cryer · Graham Ike 4.5 min
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Dejounte Murray · Saddiq Bey · Herbert Jones · Karlo Matković · Jeremiah Fears Starter 10.3 min
- Jordan Poole · Bennedict Mathurin · Bryce McGowens · AJ Johnson · Julian Reese 9.3 min
- Jordan Poole · Saddiq Bey · Herbert Jones · Jeremiah Fears · Derik Queen 4.9 min
- Jordan Poole · Bennedict Mathurin · Bryce McGowens · Jeremiah Fears · Derik Queen 4.8 min
- Dejounte Murray · Jordan Poole · Bennedict Mathurin · Bryce McGowens · Derik Queen 3.7 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Warriors defense
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Jeremiah Fears 11 pts (4/11) in 57 possessions
Guarded by: Brandin Podziemski (18 %, 0 pts) · LJ Cryer (15 %, 5 pts) · Georges Niang (13 %, 2 pts)
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Derik Queen 17 pts (7/13) in 43 possessions
Guarded by: Charles Bassey (39 %, 2 pts) · Al Horford (13 %, 0 pts) · Yaxel Lendeborg (10 %, 5 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Yaxel Lendeborg | Saddiq Bey: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Bennedict Mathurin: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Brandin Podziemski | Dejounte Murray: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Jeremiah Fears: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| De'Anthony Melton | Bryce McGowens: 11 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Jordan Poole: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/2) |
| Stephen Curry | Herbert Jones: 16 poss., 8 pts (2/3) · Bryce McGowens: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Draymond Green | Karlo Matković: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jeremiah Fears: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Gui Santos | Dejounte Murray: 8 poss., 3 pts (0/0) · Jordan Poole: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Georges Niang | Jordan Poole: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jeremiah Fears: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| LJ Cryer | Jeremiah Fears: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Jordan Poole: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Charles Bassey | Derik Queen: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Bryce McGowens: 4 poss., 6 pts (3/3) |
| Al Horford | Saddiq Bey: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Derik Queen: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Malevy Leons | Jordan Poole: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · AJ Johnson: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Graham Ike | Julian Reese: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bryce McGowens: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Brandon Williams | Jordan Poole: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jeremiah Fears: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Pelicans defense
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Stephen Curry 4 pts (2/7) in 40 possessions
Guarded by: Herbert Jones (42 %, 0 pts) · Saddiq Bey (15 %, 0 pts) · Bryce McGowens (14 %, 0 pts)
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Yaxel Lendeborg 13 pts (3/8) in 56 possessions
Guarded by: Saddiq Bey (26 %, 4 pts) · Bennedict Mathurin (15 %, 0 pts) · Herbert Jones (14 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jeremiah Fears | Brandin Podziemski: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · De'Anthony Melton: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jordan Poole | LJ Cryer: 11 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Brandin Podziemski: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Herbert Jones | Stephen Curry: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Georges Niang: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Saddiq Bey | Yaxel Lendeborg: 15 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Stephen Curry: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Bennedict Mathurin | Yaxel Lendeborg: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Gui Santos: 5 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Bryce McGowens | Brandin Podziemski: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Stephen Curry: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Derik Queen | Charles Bassey: 14 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · Al Horford: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Karlo Matković | Draymond Green: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Al Horford: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Dejounte Murray | Gui Santos: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · De'Anthony Melton: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| AJ Johnson | Malevy Leons: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · LJ Cryer: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Julian Reese | Graham Ike: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Charles Bassey: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |