With Moses Moody’s record, the Warriors win easily in New Orleans

After that Stephen Curry Festival in San Antonioit’s Moses Moody’s turn to have the hot hand. The Warriors winger makes three point after three point in this first quarter to end the period trailing 7/8 to give his team a 17 point lead (39-22)! For their first game since Willie Green’s suspension, the Pelicans conceded 44 points in the first twelve minutes and can thank Jose Alvarado (18 points) for reducing the damage (44-28).

On the trail of Trey Murphy (20 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals) and Jeremiah Fiers (17 points), New Orleans, however, reacts. She started the second quarter with a 9-1 run and got back under ten units (45-37). Two game-winning shots by Buddy Hield (11 points) revive the Warriors, but with Stephen Curry (9 points, 2/11 shooting) without even the slightest basket in the first half, they see the Pelicans come down on them. James Borrego’s men add 10-0 to their opponent and find themselves at -4 (53-49)! Jimmy Butler (18 points, 10 assists) then dominated the final two minutes of the half and allowed Golden State to return to the locker room with an 8-0 run to regain a twelve-length lead (61-49).

Golden State is serious

Moses Moody, quiet in the second quarter, started the second half with his eighth game-winning shot. Both teams lose a lot of balls, but only the Warriors benefit (73-53). Trey Murphy and Sadiq Bey (11 points) are trying to revive theirs, but Stephen Curry’s first three-pointer and Brandin Podziemski’s good pass (19 points) keep Golden State in control (85-71).

Moses Moody, Jimmy Butler and Quinten Post then made sure they didn’t give the Pelicans any hope. The deficit reached 25 points, and the Warriors won their third in a row before finishing their road trip in Florida against Orlando and Miami.

WHAT TO REMEMBER

Moses Moody transforms into the “Splash Brother”.. Moody arrived in New Orleans with a career-best 42% three-point shooting percentage. This night the meeting started even better. He made his first two field goals and immediately found his groove against a weak Pelicans defense. Moody continued his momentum, ending the first quarter 7/8 behind. This is the most three-pointers a player has made in a quarter this season. Less visible in the rest of the match, he still finished the match with 32 points and 8/12 from three-point range, two new personal bests in the match.

Jeremiah Fears continues to make his mark. Despite the Pelicans’ struggles this season, the rookie is the only positive point after thirteen games. Fears scored 10+ points in twelve of his first thirteen games, and Willie Green handed him the keys to the truck after just four games, pushing Jordan Poole into the sixth man role.

No Borrego effect, but room for youth. In his first game as New Orleans’ interim coach, James Borrego didn’t make many changes (Jordan Poole and Zion Williamson are still on the sideline), with the exception of rookie Derrick Quinn at center. Quinn, who was drafted by the Pelicans in a much-talked-about trade, was dominated by veteran Draymond Green. If his statistical line is quite secure (9 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists), he especially inflated it in the garbage. Kevon Looney lost his spot in the starting lineup and even in the rotation. The Pelicans appear to be making room for young…