Pelicans vs Warriors Match Player Stats & Box Scores

Every Pelicans-Warriors matchup gets reduced to one question: can anyone match Stephen Curry’s scoring night, and the most recent meeting ended with New Orleans on top, 113-109, per the NBA official box score — one more twist in a rivalry that keeps producing stat lines worth a second look. The verified player stats, head-to-head numbers, and historical context from the games that matter are all here, with the official sources attached.

Final score (most recent meeting): Pelicans 113 – Warriors 109 (NBA official box score) · Warriors’ win (Mar 28, 2023): 120-109 (ESPN game page) · Curry / Ingram lines (Nov 22, 2024): 19/7/7 vs 18/3/7 (NBA official box score) · Pelicans’ win (Nov 4, 2022): 114-105 (ESPN box score)

Eleven rows, one pattern: the star lines explain the games, but they don’t always decide them.

What were the player stats in the latest Pelicans vs Warriors game?

The honest answer starts with a distinction: the most recent meeting on the NBA’s official box-score ledger is a 113-109 Pelicans win, but the player-level lines for that game are not in the cited box-score excerpt (NBA official box score). The most recent game with a full star-player stat line is November 22, 2024.

Final score and key team totals

• Pelicans 113 – Warriors 109, February 24, 2026 (NBA official box score).
• Played at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans (NBA official box score).
• The game closed with the Warriors under 110 points — the second time in three meetings with documented final scores that Golden State has failed to crack that mark against New Orleans (ESPN box score, NBA official box score).

The catch: without the individual game sheet from February 24, 2026, any top-scorer answer for the most recent game would be guesswork. The verified player stats come from the meetings that follow.

Top scorers for each team

• Golden State’s highest documented scoring night in the cited record: Stephen Curry, 39 points, on 14-for-25 shooting, March 28, 2023 (ESPN game page).
• New Orleans’ best documented line: Brandon Ingram, 26 points, on 9-for-22 shooting with a perfect 7-for-7 at the line, same game (ESPN game page).
• In the November 22, 2024 meeting, Curry led with 19 points and Ingram finished with 18 (NBA official box score).

The read: the two stars trade the scoring lead depending on the game — and neither one has reached 40 in the cited meetings.

Rebound and assist leaders

• Curry grabbed 7 rebounds and dished 7 assists on November 22, 2024 (NBA official box score).
• Ingram matched him with 7 assists and added 3 rebounds in the same game (NBA official box score).
• Full rebound and assist leaders for the other cited games are not included in the available box-score excerpts.

The implication: in the one game with a complete star line, both players were nearly identical as playmakers — 7 assists each — which makes the scoring column the real separator in this rivalry.

The pattern: the available data forces any analysis to rely on older meetings for player-level detail.

How did Stephen Curry and Brandon Ingram perform in the matchup?

Pick any of the cited meetings and the same two names sit at the top of the scouting report. The difference is in how they produce.

Stephen Curry scoring and three-point shooting

• 39 points on 14-for-25 shooting against New Orleans, March 28, 2023 (ESPN game page).
• 19 points on 6-for-13 shooting, including 4-for-7 from three, November 22, 2024 (NBA official box score).
• At the time of ESPN’s game preview, Curry was averaging 31.4 points per game with 5.2 made threes per game at 42.7% from deep (ESPN preview).

The takeaway: Curry’s scoring identity is volume from three; when the threes drop, his night jumps from good to 39-point territory.

Brandon Ingram all-around production

• 26 points on 9-for-22 shooting, with a perfect 7-for-7 from the free-throw line, March 28, 2023 (ESPN game page).
• 18 points on 7-for-16 shooting, 2-for-7 from three, plus 7 assists, November 22, 2024 (NBA official box score).
• ESPN’s preview logged Ingram at 23.4 points and 4.9 rebounds over his previous 10 games entering the matchup (ESPN preview).

The takeaway: Ingram doesn’t need a hot three-point night to be effective — his free-throw pressure and passing keep the Pelicans’ offense afloat when the jumper isn’t falling.

Comparison of efficiency and impact

Curry’s 39-point game came on 56% shooting, Ingram’s 26-point game on 40.9% shooting (ESPN game page). Ingram was perfect from the line in that game, and on November 22, 2024, both players posted 7 assists — the clearest statistical tie across the two documented games (NBA official box score).

The pattern: Curry’s peak scoring came from deep volume, while Ingram’s best nights came from drawing contact and making plays. The team that wins this matchup usually has the star whose game fits the pace.

The implication: New Orleans’ formula relies on Ingram’s ability to control tempo, not just score.

What were the box scores for recent Pelicans vs Warriors games?

The box scores break into two groups: games with a complete star line, and games where only the result made it into the cited record.

Box score from the February 24, 2026 game

• Final: Pelicans 113, Warriors 109 (NBA official box score).
• Venue: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans (NBA official box score).
• Player-level numbers from this game are not included in the cited excerpt, so the verified content stops at the final score and venue.

The limitation matters: without the game sheet, any player-vs-player read on this specific game would be speculation.

Player minute breakdowns and shooting percentages

• November 22, 2024: Curry played 33:08 and shot 6-for-13 overall, 4-for-7 from three (NBA official box score).
• Ingram played 35:48 and shot 7-for-16 overall, 2-for-7 from three (NBA official box score).
• March 28, 2023: Curry shot 14-for-25; Ingram shot 9-for-22 (ESPN game page).

The takeaway: in the one game with documented minutes, Ingram played 35:48 to Curry’s 33:08 — but Curry’s shooting efficiency won the scoring battle anyway.

Key bench contributions

• The cited excerpts don’t include bench splits for any of these games.
• Quarter data does show the swing pattern: New Orleans led 36-25 after the first quarter on March 28, 2023, before Golden State outscored them 39-26 in the third and 35-20 in the fourth (ESPN game page).

Why this matters: the Warriors’ bench story in this matchup is really a closing-lineup story — the damage came late, not early.

What are the historical playoff player stats between Pelicans and Warriors?

The regular-season record is close. The playoff record is not.

2015 Western Conference First Round

• Warriors swept the Pelicans 4-0 (ESPN game page).
• Per-game player stats for the series aren’t part of the cited excerpts.

2017 Western Conference First Round

• Warriors swept the Pelicans 4-0 again (ESPN game page).
• As with 2015, the series-level box scores aren’t documented in the cited record.

2018 Western Conference Semifinals

• Warriors won the series 4-1 (ESPN game page).
• The complete 2018 player logs — per-game points, rebounds, and assists for both teams — are only partially available, so a full playoff player-stats comparison isn’t possible from the cited sources.

What this means: the postseason history is one-sided — Golden State has won all three series — even though the last three meetings with documented final scores have gone 2-1 to New Orleans.

What are the key player grades for the Warriors against the Pelicans?

No named analyst in the cited record published letter grades for this game. What the box scores support is a rough grade-sheet built from efficiency and situational impact.

Warriors player grades from the game

• Curry’s 39-point, 14-for-25 night on March 28, 2023 is the highest-grade individual offensive performance in the cited record (ESPN game page).
• Curry’s 19/7/7 line on November 22, 2024 reads as a balanced, lower-usage night rather than a scoring eruption (NBA official box score).
• The Warriors’ team grade on March 28, 2023 was carried by a 74-46 second-half swing — 39-26 in the third quarter, 35-20 in the fourth (ESPN game page).

Grades based on efficiency and impact

• Ingram’s 7-for-7 free-throw shooting on March 28, 2023 signals strong rim pressure and late-game composure (ESPN game page).
• Curry’s 4-for-7 three-point shooting on November 22, 2024 is the best documented deep-shooting efficiency in the cited games (NBA official box score).
• Ingram’s 7 assists on November 22, 2024 matched Curry’s total — the Pelicans’ offense runs through his playmaking in this matchup (NBA official box score).

Comparison to season averages

• ESPN’s preview had Curry at 31.4 points per game; his 39-point night against New Orleans came in well above that pace (ESPN preview).
• The same preview had Ingram at 23.4 points over his previous 10 games; his 26-point night against the Warriors exceeded that mark (ESPN preview).
• Both players’ November 22, 2024 scoring totals — 19 for Curry, 18 for Ingram — sat well below their preview-period rates (NBA official box score).

The grade-sheet reading: Curry takes the A+ for pure scoring in these games, but Ingram’s free-throw pressure, passing, and minutes totals give New Orleans the more repeatable path.

What this means: the grades reflect a matchup where one star can dominate a single game, but the other star’s consistency wins the season series.

Curry vs Ingram, side by side

• Both players’ highest scoring outputs came in the March 28, 2023 game: Curry 39, Ingram 26 (ESPN game page).
• The November 22, 2024 meeting produced nearly mirrored activity stats: 7 assists each, 7 rebounds for Curry, 3 for Ingram (NBA official box score).

Four documented stat lines, one pattern: each player’s scoring high came in a different game — and neither repeated it the next time.

All rows trace to the ESPN game page (March 28, 2023) and the NBA official box score (November 22, 2024).

Read together, the table makes the coaching decision visible: Golden State lives with Curry’s volume, while New Orleans wins when Ingram makes everyone around him better.

Timeline: how the Pelicans-Warriors rivalry has shifted

Read the meetings in order and the rivalry’s arc is visible: playoff sweeps gave way to regular-season splits.

• February 24, 2026 — Pelicans 113, Warriors 109 at Smoothie King Center (NBA official box score).
• November 22, 2024 — Curry 19/7/7 in 33:08; Ingram 18/3/7 in 35:48 (NBA official box score).
• March 28, 2023 — Warriors 120-109 after a 74-46 second half (ESPN game page).
• November 4, 2022 — Pelicans 114-105 (ESPN box score).
• 2018 Western Conference semifinals — Warriors win series 4-1 (ESPN game page).
• 2017 Western Conference first round — Warriors sweep 4-0 (ESPN game page).
• 2015 Western Conference first round — Warriors sweep 4-0 (ESPN game page).

Why this matters: the Warriors’ playoff monopoly is real, but the last three regular-season meetings with documented final scores are 2-1 in the Pelicans’ favor — the only stretch in the cited record where New Orleans has consistently competed.

What’s confirmed, what’s still unclear

The balance of the record is telling: what we can confirm is mostly star-level scoring; what remains unclear is everything around it — bench minutes, defensive assignments, and the complete playoff logs.

The record speaks in clean lines — here are the three most important from the cited box scores.

Golden State trailed 36-25 after the first quarter, then outscored New Orleans 39-26 in the third and 35-20 in the fourth to close a 120-109 win.

— ESPN game page, March 28, 2023

Stephen Curry finished with 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists in 33:08; Brandon Ingram posted 18 points, 3 rebounds, and 7 assists in 35:48.

— NBA official box score, November 22, 2024

New Orleans defeated Golden State 113-109 at Smoothie King Center.

— NBA official box score, February 24, 2026

The pattern across the cited games is hard to miss: New Orleans has beaten Golden State twice in the last three meetings with documented final scores, and both Pelicans wins came when the Warriors finished under 110 points. Stephen Curry remains the most dangerous scorer in the matchup — 39 points in March 2023 — yet the Pelicans have shown a formula that works anyway. For the Warriors, the implication is clear: stop treating New Orleans as a rest-easy date on the schedule, or keep handing a determined Pelicans roster exactly the kind of statement wins that change a season.

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