Golden State Warriors vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 2/24/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The Golden State Warriors (30-27) are headed to Smoothie King Center on Tuesday where they will go up against the New Orleans Pelicans (16-42).

The Warriors played the Nuggets and walked away with a win by a score of 128-117 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Warriors walked away with 24 and the Nuggets totaled 11 personal fouls. They converted 8 out of their 31 attempts from three-point range. Denver finished shooting 86.2% at the charity stripe by making 25 of 29 tries. In addition, Denver collected 44 rebounds (14 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Denver earned 25 assists and had 13 steals for the matchup. When discussing defending, Golden State allowed the other team to go 46.2% from the field on 42 out of 91 shooting. They also doled out 42 dimes in the game as well as forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and getting 14 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 44 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Warriors buried 11 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 91.7%. Golden State finished the game with a 51.1% field goal percentage (48 of 94) and made 21 out of their 52 3-pointers.

Moses Moody is a guy who was a contributor in this contest. Moody finished shooting 56.3% from the field and recorded 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins played and also pulled down 7 boards. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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Golden State comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 30-27 on the season. They have an average of 115.6 points per outing (15th in the league) while hitting 46.2% from the field. The Warriors are shooting 36.3% on shots from downtown (938 of 2,586) and 80.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Golden State is collecting 42.5 boards per game and is sitting with 1,660 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 6th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 15.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Warriors have forced 16.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They relinquish 35.2% from 3-point land while they are 11th in the league in PPG from their opponents (113.9). The Warriors defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.2% (2,385 of 5,051) and they surrender 44.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 16th in the league in giving up assists with 1,535 relinquished for the season.

In their last game, the Pelicans walked away with a victory by a final of 126-111 against the 76ers. When talking about team rebounding, New Orleans allowed Philadelphia to collect 47 in all (12 offensive). They went 26.1% from downtown by shooting 12 of 46 and ended up going 27 of 33 from the charity stripe (81.8%). The Pelicans allowed the 76ers to make 36 of 94 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.3% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Pelicans shot 40 for 81 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.4%. Pertaining to shots from distance, New Orleans converted 17 out of their 34 attempts (50.0%). They were able to make 29 of the free throw tries for a rate of 76.3%. The 76ers were called for 25 personal fouls in this game which got the Pelicans to the charity stripe for 38 shots. They coughed it up 15 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. The Pelicans were able to pull down 39 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 for this contest.

Jordan Poole ended up being a major contributor for the Pelicans for this contest. He converted 8 out of 15 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. Poole earned 23 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 5 dimes for this game.

New Orleans has a win-loss mark of 16-42 so far this year. The Pelicans are responsible for committing 19.9 personal fouls per game and they connect on 78.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 25.0 times per contest (24th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.1 times per game. New Orleans has totaled 6,661 pts so far this season (114.8 per game) and they grab 43.6 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Pelicans are shooting 46.4% from the field, which ranks them 18th in the NBA.

The New Orleans defense allows 35.3% on shots from 3-point land (844 of 2,390) and opponents are knocking down 78.2% of their free throw shots. They have given up 28.0 dimes and 45.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 27th and 25th in the NBA. The Pelicans on the defensive side of the court are 27th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 120.6. They are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.9% from the floor (25th in the NBA).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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