New Orleans Pelicans 87, Golden State Warriors 138 — Recap

November 9, 2026 · Recap published November 10, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Recap

The Golden State Warriors dominated the New Orleans Pelicans 138-87, validating a SportsFBI pregame model lean of 73 percent. Golden State immediately asserted control in the first quarter, outscoring New Orleans 35-20 behind a barrage of perimeter shooting. The Warriors expanded their advantage before halftime, posting a 37-point second period to build a commanding 72-43 lead.

Golden State continued its relentless offensive pace after the intermission, erupting for 40 points in the third quarter while limiting the Pelicans to 22. Stephen Curry and Brandin Podziemski each scored 25 points to pace the victors, with Curry shooting 6-of-10 overall and hitting four of his six three-point attempts, while Podziemski connected on five three-pointers among his 10 total field goals.

The onslaught persisted from beyond the arc as Yaxel Lendeborg contributed 23 points with four three-pointers on 8-of-10 shooting, and De'Anthony Melton added 16 points with four makes from deep. Golden State capped the rout with a 26-22 edge in the fourth quarter. Derik Queen led New Orleans with 16 points and four rebounds on 4-of-8 shooting, but the Pelicans were overwhelmed throughout the contest.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the Golden State Warriors (73% confidence). It gave a 17% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 51 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · GSW -11.5 GSW covered Won by 51

Total · 228.5 Under 225 combined

Moneyline NOP +390 · GSW -510 GSW favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (GSW) -10.5-11.5 -1

Total 231.5228.5 -3

Moneyline (GSW) -420-510 -90

Standouts

Top Scorer · GSW

Stephen Curry

25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 6-10 FG

Scoring · GSW

Brandin Podziemski

25 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 5 3PM · 10-19 FG

Scoring · GSW

Yaxel Lendeborg

23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 8-10 FG

Season highs

Brandin Podziemski · Season-high 25 pointsBrandin Podziemski · Season-high 5 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

NOP 1 largest lead Q1 11:02 (NOP 3, GSW 2) · 8-0 run, Q2 2:51–Q2 1:34

GSW 51 largest lead Q4 8:31 (NOP 73, GSW 124) · 13-0 run, Q3 4:39–Q3 2:26

Swings 2 lead changes Tied 0 times

Ahead for good: Yaxel Lendeborg makes 26-foot three pointer (Q1 10:49, NOP 3, GSW 5).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
NOP	20	23	22	22		87
GSW	35	37	40	26		138

🧮 How They Scored

NOPGSW

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

41.3%Effective FG%66.5%

12.6%Turnover %10.0%

17.0%Offensive rebound %32.4%

0.300Free-throw rate0.209

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jordan Poole G	34	7	3	2	0	1	2	1-5	1-3	4-4	-47
Jeremiah Fears G	29	11	3	8	0	1	6	4-12	1-5	2-2	-33
Bryce McGowens G	28	8	2	0	1	1	0	3-8	1-4	1-2	-27
Bennedict Mathurin G-F	24	6	2	0	0	0	0	1-9	0-2	4-4	-32
Herbert Jones F	24	10	6	1	0	1	2	4-9	2-3	0-0	-21
Saddiq Bey F	24	9	0	4	0	0	0	3-9	1-5	2-2	-19
Derik Queen C	21	16	4	0	0	3	1	4-8	0-1	8-10	-30
Dejounte Murray G	18	12	3	1	0	0	1	5-10	2-3	0-0	-21
Karlo Matkovic F-C	17	4	6	2	0	0	1	2-4	0-2	0-0	-18
AJ Johnson G	12	2	2	3	1	0	0	1-3	0-0	0-0	-4
Julian Reese F	9	2	0	0	0	1	0	1-3	0-0	0-0	-3

Golden State Warriors

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Yaxel Lendeborg F	28	23	7	4	1	0	2	8-10	4-4	3-4	+34
Brandin Podziemski G	26	25	2	4	1	1	0	10-19	5-11	0-0	+36
De'Anthony Melton G	26	16	4	3	1	0	1	5-11	4-8	2-2	+20
Gui Santos F	21	3	7	4	0	1	0	0-3	0-1	3-4	+21
Stephen Curry G	21	25	5	2	0	0	1	6-10	4-7	9-9	+32
Draymond Green F	21	2	3	6	1	0	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	+32
LJ Cryer G	20	10	0	3	0	0	1	4-9	2-6	0-0	+13
Georges Niang F	19	9	2	2	0	1	1	4-7	1-3	0-0	+8
Charles Bassey G	18	12	10	1	0	1	1	6-8	0-0	0-0	+18
Al Horford C-F	15	5	2	6	2	3	0	2-5	1-3	0-0	+29
Graham Ike F	12	4	5	2	0	2	1	2-4	0-1	0-0	+4
Malevy Leons F	12	0	3	0	0	1	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	+4
Brandon Williams G	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	+4