On January 7, Beijing time, the Warriors and the Pelicans competed in the regular season. The Warriors, aiming to defend the top position in the West. The Pelicans, on the other hand, are second-to-last in the West and hope to end a three-game losing streak. The two teams staged a wonderful duel in this battle. In this game, Warriors stars Stephen Curry, Drummond Green, Pelicans interior player Zion Williamson and others are absent.
Warriors Curry and Pelicans Williamson are missing
In the first half, the Warriors took an 11-point lead under the excellent performances of Wiggins, Damien Lee, Bjelica and others. Ingram and Valanciunas became the Pelicans' vanguard in chasing points. Halftime, the Warriors trailed the Pelicans 46-47. The Pelicans, at one point trailing their opponents by 11 points, erased the point difference and completed a reversal.
At halftime, the Pelicans led the Warriors by one point
The Pelicans are far inferior in strength, lineup, and ranking to the Warriors, but the New Orleans generals led the team in halftime. The Pelicans can be described as a good drama.
Chilled! Ingram 19+4, Pelicans 11 points to reverse the Warriors! Poole 0 of 7, Curry out of battle!
In the first quarter, Ingram scored on a layup, Payton II dunked, Graham joined Hands with Ingram to score inside, and Wiggins made 1 of 2 free throws. Poole couldn't make a series of shots. Looney scored on a layup and Ingram scored on a jumper.
The Warriors started the Tigers
The game went into a timeout and Wiggins played 2+1. After that, the two teams began to shoot three-pointers, Porter and Wiggins hit long-range shots, Jones hit three-pointers, and Bjelica also scored from long range. Bjelica scored in the penalty area and Temple scored on a high jumper. Damien Lee scored on a jumper and Hayes scored a free throw. Damien Lee made 1 of 2 free throws, and after the first quarter, the Warriors led 22-16.
In the second quarter, Cuminga scored three points on a free throw, and the Pelicans requested a timeout. Cuminga dunked and the Warriors scored five straight points to extend the point gap to 11 points. Walker scored on a layup and Damien Lee scored with a layup. Hart scored four points on consecutive free throws, and the Warriors requested a timeout. Moody scored four points on the inside and the Warriors regained an 11-point lead. Temple cut to the basket and Moody dunked. Walker and Bjelica each scored on a layup, With Ingram hitting a 2+1 and Walker scoring a goal. Damien Lee scored a three-pointer, and the Warriors still had a 10-point lead.
Warriors Wiggins
Ingram scored four points on consecutive jumpers, Wiggins scored a single, and Ingram responded with a dunk. Wiggins scored on a layup, Ingram assisted Clarke to shoot from a distance, Ingram hit all 2 free throws, Jones scored on a layup, and Ingram drifted to shoot. The Pelicans blasted a 15-4 offensive run to overtake the Warriors by one point. Wiggins singled Valanciunas, scoring in the box to stop the bleeding for the Warriors. Valanciunas scored in the low post and Cole was unhappy with the penalty to eat a technical foul. Ingram missed the free throw and the Warriors trailed 46-47 at halftime.
At halftime, the Pelicans led the Warriors by one point
Warriors star Jordan Poole played 17 minutes in the half, shooting 0-of-7, 4-of-4 from three-point range, 0 free throws, 0 points, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 2 turnovers. Poole's sluggish performance is a microcosm of the Warriors' reversal by their opponents.
Warriors Jordan Poole
With Curry sidelined by injury, the Warriors lacked scoring stability. Poole was in space on the offensive end, heavily pressed. In the case of being targeted by opponents, Poole's lack of singles ability was exposed.
Warriors Stephen Curry
Pelicans player Brandon Ingram played 17 minutes in the half, shooting 8-of-13, 0-of-2 from three-point range and 3-of-4 from the free throw line, with 19 points, 4 boards and 4 assists. Ingram, who went on a rampage in the first half. Ingram, with a 62 percent shooting percentage, scored the highest score of the half. In addition, Ingram was the player with the most assists in the first half. Ingram's outstanding performance was the key to the Pelicans' half-time upset lead.
Pelicans Ingram
Half-time stats for both teams
Warriors: Stephen Curry is out, Wiggins has 13 points, 1 board, 1 steal, 1 block, Otto Porter Jr. has 3 points and 5 boards, Looney has 2 points, 5 boards, Payton has 2 points and 1 board, Damien Lee has 8 points, 2 boards and 2 assists, Bjelica has 7 points and 1 board, Moody has 6 points and 4 boards, Cummingga has 5 points and 5 boards, and Poole has 7 shots and 0 shots.
Pelicans: Ingram 19 points, 4 boards and 4 assists, Jones 4 points and 4 assists, Valanciunas 4 points, 6 boards and 3 assists, Hart 4 points and 2 boards, Graham 2 points and 1 board, Temple 5 points and 2 assists, Walker 4 points, Clark 4 points and 2 boards.