The Western Conference leaders, the Golden State Warriors, faced the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA Cup on Friday (November 11), relying on “Official” Wiggins (Andrew Wiggins) scored 30 points and won 112-108. In addition to their second straight win, the Warriors were also determined to advance to the NBA Cup group stage after the Denver Nuggets lost to the Mavericks on the other side.
As for the stats, the Warriors had Wiggins as their best performer, while Stephen Curry had 30 points, 19 assists and 7 rebounds. In total, 7 players on the team scored in double figures. For the Pelicans, Trey Murphy III scored 5 points with 5 three-pointers.
The Pelicans have experienced a wave of injuries recently. In addition to Zion Williamson, who is reportedly out indefinitely due to injury, key players Dejounte Murray, CJ McCollum, Herbert Jones, Murphy Trey Murphy III and Jose Alvarado were also injured and played intermittently, leaving the team still in the bottom half of the Westerns Conference remained.