Warriors Face Pelicans Without Steph Curry and Andrew Wiggins

The Golden State Warriors hosted the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday, October 29, in a key Western Conference matchup, but they did so without two of their key players. Steph Curry, the Warriors’ star point guard, was ruled out due to an ankle injury he sustained in the previous game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Additionally, small forward Andrew Wiggins was sidelined with a lower back strain, which tightened up randomly and not due to any specific incident..

The Warriors, who entered the game with a 2-1 record, had previously secured decisive victories over the Utah Jazz and the Portland Trail Blazers but suffered a loss to the Clippers in their last outing. The Pelicans, also 2-1, were coming off a 125-103 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday..

In the absence of Curry and Wiggins, the Warriors relied on other players to step up. Andrew Wiggins, before his injury, had taken on a significant scoring role, finishing the game against the Clippers with 29 points on 11-of-15 shooting. The team will now look to players like Draymond Green, Jonathan Kuminga, and Brandin Podziemski to fill the void..

The Pelicans, led by CJ McCollum and Brandon Ingram, presented a strong challenge. McCollum has been averaging 23.3 points, 3.7 assists, three steals, and 2.7 rebounds per game, while Ingram has averaged 22.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, four assists, and 1.3 steals per game. The Pelicans have won the last two meetings and four of the last seven against the Warriors.

The game, broadcast nationally on TNT, was played at the Chase Center in San Francisco, with the Pelicans favored by 3.5 points and the over/under set at 217.5 points.