Through 3 Quarters

The Golden State Warriors are just one quarter away from delivering their fans the win they’ve been expecting. Three quarters in and their offense has really been able to impose its will, dominating the New Orleans Pelicans 91-78.

The Dubs have enjoyed the tag-team combination of shooting guard Jordan Poole and shooting guard Klay Thompson. The former has 22 points and five assists in addition to four boards and two blocks, while the latter has shot 5-for-11 from beyond the arc and has recorded 26 points. The top scorers for New Orleans have been small forward Trey Murphy III (15 points) and small forward Naji Marshall (13 points).

the Pelicans have lost 86% of the time when they were down heading into the fourth quarter this season, so this one seems just about wrapped up

Who’s Playing

Golden State @ New Orleans

Current Records: Golden State 52-29; New Orleans 36-45

What to Know

The Golden State Warriors and the New Orleans Pelicans will face off at 9:30 p.m. ET April 10 at Smoothie King Center without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The Warriors won’t have the home-court advantage, but they do enjoy a 6.5-point advantage in the spread.

Even if it wasn’t a dominant performance, Golden State beat the San Antonio Spurs 100-94 this past Saturday. Golden State’s power forward Jonathan Kuminga filled up the stat sheet, picking up 18 points. Kuminga hadn’t helped his team much against the Los Angeles Lakers this past Thursday, so this was a nice turnaround for him.

Meanwhile, things couldn’t have gone much worse for New Orleans as they lost 141-114 to the Memphis Grizzlies this past Saturday. New Orleans was down 119-80 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. Shooting guard CJ McCollum (16 points) and center Willy Hernangomez (15 points) were the top scorers for New Orleans. That makes it three consecutive games in which Willy Hernangomez has had at least ten rebounds.

The Warriors are expected to win this handily, but they should have beaten the Indiana Pacers Jan. 20 easily too and instead slipped up with a 121-117. In other words, don’t count the Pelicans out just yet.

How To Watch

• When: Sunday at 9:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Smoothie King Center — New Orleans, Louisiana
• TV: TNT
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Ticket Cost: $31.00

Odds

The Warriors are a solid 6.5-point favorite against the Pelicans, according to the latest NBA odds.

The line on this game has moved quite a bit since it opened, as it started out with the Warriors as a 3.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -109

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Series History

Golden State have won 22 out of their last 28 games against New Orleans.

• Jan 06, 2022 – New Orleans 101 vs. Golden State 96
• Nov 05, 2021 – Golden State 126 vs. New Orleans 85
• May 14, 2021 – Golden State 125 vs. New Orleans 122
• May 04, 2021 – New Orleans 108 vs. Golden State 103
• May 03, 2021 – Golden State 123 vs. New Orleans 108
• Feb 23, 2020 – New Orleans 115 vs. Golden State 101
• Dec 20, 2019 – Golden State 106 vs. New Orleans 102
• Nov 17, 2019 – New Orleans 108 vs. Golden State 100
• Oct 28, 2019 – Golden State 134 vs. New Orleans 123
• Apr 09, 2019 – Golden State 112 vs. New Orleans 103
• Jan 16, 2019 – Golden State 147 vs. New Orleans 140
• Oct 31, 2018 – Golden State 131 vs. New Orleans 121
• May 08, 2018 – Golden State 113 vs. New Orleans 104
• May 06, 2018 – Golden State 118 vs. New Orleans 92
• May 04, 2018 – New Orleans 119 vs. Golden State 100
• May 01, 2018 – Golden State 121 vs. New Orleans 116
• Apr 28, 2018 – Golden State 123 vs. New Orleans 101
• Apr 07, 2018 – New Orleans 126 vs. Golden State 120
• Dec 04, 2017 – Golden State 125 vs. New Orleans 115
• Nov 25, 2017 – Golden State 110 vs. New Orleans 95
• Oct 20, 2017 – Golden State 128 vs. New Orleans 120
• Apr 08, 2017 – Golden State 123 vs. New Orleans 101
• Dec 13, 2016 – Golden State 113 vs. New Orleans 109
• Nov 07, 2016 – Golden State 116 vs. New Orleans 106
• Oct 28, 2016 – Golden State 122 vs. New Orleans 114
• Mar 14, 2016 – Golden State 125 vs. New Orleans 107
• Oct 31, 2015 – Golden State 134 vs. New Orleans 120
• Oct 27, 2015 – Golden State 111 vs. New Orleans 95

Injury Report for New Orleans

• Jonas Valanciunas: Out (Ankle)
• Devonte’ Graham: Out (Knee)
• Brandon Ingram: Out (Hamstring)
• Herbert Jones: Out (Lower Leg)
• Zion Williamson: Out (Foot)
• Kira Lewis Jr.: Out for the Season (Knee)

Injury Report for Golden State

• Andre Iguodala: Out (Rest)
• Otto Porter Jr.: Out (Rest)
• Stephen Curry: Out (Foot)
• Andrew Wiggins: Out (Back)
• James Wiseman: Out for the Season (Knee)