2024-04-13 06:49:13
Stephen Curry led the chase in the final quarter to no avail.Image source: Dazhi Image File Photo
The Golden State Warriors faced off against the New Orleans Pelicans at home today (13th). In the second quarter, they were met with a ruthless outside offensive by their opponents. They fell behind by double digits with 10 three-pointers in a single quarter. Although they caught up quickly in the second half and even caught up to a 3-point difference in the final quarter, Stephen Curry failed to score the key tying shot and ultimately lost 109-114, temporarily staying in 10th place in the Western Conference.
At the start of the game, the Pelicans were still looking for a touch. It took more than half of the first quarter to break through double-digit scoring, giving the Warriors a double-digit lead. However, CJ McCollum succeeded in a jumper in the Pelicans’ last wave of offense to narrow the point difference to single digits. number. In the second quarter, the Pelicans’ firepower exploded. With McCollum’s personal five outside shots, the team fired 10 three-pointers in a single quarter and hit a 45-22 wave. The shots were too hard for the Warriors to parry, but they entered the midfield with a 14-point difference.
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After the basket, the Warriors took advantage of the opponent’s outside touch to try to launch a counterattack. Andrew Wiggins scored 7 points alone and launched an 18-9 offensive to chase the point difference to only 5 points. However, the Pelicans quickly relied on Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III and Zion Williamson responded with three-pointers to go 11-0, extending the lead to double digits.
In the final quarter, the Warriors relied on Moses Moody to find opportunities under the basket twice to score 4 points in a row. In addition, Chris Paul and Klay Thompson scored consecutive outside goals, and a 10-0 wave made the game suspense again. At the end of the quarter, the Pelicans made consecutive outside shots to bring the lead back to double digits, but the Warriors caught up to only 3 points after Stephen Curry scored 7 consecutive points and Wiggins’ free throws.
However, McCollum, who was feeling very hot in this game, made his eighth outside shot of the game under Curry’s strict protection, forcing the Warriors to call a timeout, but Curry immediately responded with a shot after returning, and the two sides failed to catch up. But the Warriors had the ball in the last 18 seconds. Curry chose to take an early shot with 13 seconds left but failed to be the hero. In the end, Murphy made two free throws to seal the victory, and finally won by 5 points.
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Curry scored 33 points with 7 outside shots in the game, but also made 7 turnovers. Thompson, the Warriors’ second-highest scorer, scored 19 points, but only made 6 of 19 shots in the game. Draymond Green made 0 shots in the game, but had 12 11 rebounds and 11 assists; for the Pelicans, McCollum scored a team-high 28 points with 8 three-pointers, Williamson had 26 points and 6 interceptions, and Murphy also had 24 points. The team’s 20 outside shots with a shooting rate of over 50% were the main reason for the victory.
The Warriors lost this game and the Lakers won today. The victory difference between the two teams is 1 game, and they are temporarily ranked 10th and 8th in the Western Conference respectively. After the Pelicans won the victory, they temporarily opened a 1.5-game gap with the seventh-place Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference.
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