Overview
- New Orleans named associate head coach James Borrego interim after dismissing Willie Green less than a day before tipoff, a move announced by executive VP Joe Dumars with support from owner Gayle Benson.
- Zion Williamson, recently upgraded to questionable after returning to contact work from a Grade 1 left hamstring strain, did not play against Golden State.
- Guards Jordan Poole (left quad strain) and Dejounte Murray (right Achilles rupture) remained out for the Pelicans, with the team saying Poole will be re-evaluated in about a week.
- Golden State was without Jonathan Kuminga (knee patellar tendonitis) and De'Anthony Melton (ACL recovery), yet improved to 9–6 with the road win.
- The defeat dropped New Orleans to 2–11 as the team opened its post-Green era at Smoothie King Center in the fourth game of a five-game homestand.