{"id":2765,"date":"2018-05-04T01:33:40","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T01:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/?p=2765"},"modified":"2024-07-17T13:09:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T13:09:29","slug":"western-conference-semifinals-golden-state-warriors-vs-new-orleans-pelicans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/western-conference-semifinals-golden-state-warriors-vs-new-orleans-pelicans\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Conference Semifinals: Golden State Warriors vs. New Orleans Pelicans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The playoff series between the Golden State Warriors and the New Orleans Pelicans shifts to the Smoothie King Center in Louisiana for game 3. The <strong>Warriors<\/strong> currently lead the series 2-0 after winning both games at home to begin the series. Golden State was able to hold off the <strong>Pelicans<\/strong> 121-116 in game 2.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <strong>Pelicans<\/strong> missed a great chance to steal game 1, with the Warriors still playing without Stephen Curry. Curry returned to the floor in game 2, and delivered 28 points off of the bench in the win. <strong>New<\/strong> <strong>Orleans<\/strong> hopes that playing in their home arena will change their fortunes in this series. <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoresportsbooks.com\/review\/mybookie\/\">The Golden State Warriors are -4 over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"pelicans-still-want-to-run\"><strong>Pelicans Still Want to Run<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<strong> New Orleans<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Pelicans<\/strong> continued to play at a blistering pace in game 2, and again were defeated by the Warriors. The Pelicans insist that they aren\u2019t going to slow down the pace, but they also can\u2019t slow down the Warriors. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/anthony-davis-records-double-double-in-game-2-loss\/493883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony Davis posted another double-double in game 2, finishing with 25 points and 15 rebounds.<\/a> Davis is a huge matchup problem for the Warriors, and if they are to win game 3, it will be on the back of <strong>Davis.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Jrue<\/strong> <strong>Holiday<\/strong> bounced back in game 2 finishing with 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. He will play an even bigger role in this series with Curry back for the Warriors. The Pelicans continue to shoot a lot of threes, and they will have to make a majority of them to win game 3. The shooting of <strong>Nikola Mirotic<\/strong> and E\u2019Twaun Moore will be crucial in game 3.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"warriors-are-getting-healthy\"><strong>Warriors Are Getting Healthy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many experts believe that when healthy the <strong>Warriors<\/strong> are still the team to beat in the West. With Curry making his return in game 2, the Warriors are now playing at full strength. <strong>Curry<\/strong> came off the bench in game 2 to score 28 points, but will be reinserted into the starting lineup for game 3. The starting 5 of the <strong>Warriors<\/strong> will cause all sorts of problems for the Pelicans defense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One minor concern for the <strong>Warriors<\/strong> heading into game 3 is the confidence of Klay Thompson. Thompson shot just 4-20 from the field in game 2, and connected on only 2 of his 11 three point field goal attempts. The <strong>Warriors<\/strong> will need both Splash Brothers, along with Kevin Durant to have a solid game 3 on the road. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"pelicans-make-it-a-series\"><strong>Pelicans Make it a Series<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <strong>Golden State Warriors<\/strong> are almost unbeatable at home, but are vulnerable on the road. <strong>Stephen<\/strong> <strong>Curry<\/strong> was great in his first game back, but will take time to find consistency. If <strong>Klay Thompson<\/strong> doesn\u2019t find his three point shot, the Warriors will struggle to score in game 3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>New Orleans<\/strong> knows that it can\u2019t afford to lose game 3 and face elimination. The Pelicans played the Warriors tough in game 2, before ultimately losing by 5. Look for the home crowd to energize the Pelicans and Anthony Davis to have a monster night in leading the Pelicans to a game 3 victory.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoresportsbooks.com\/review\/mybookie\/\">Bet the New Orleans Pelicans +4 over the Golden State Warriors on Friday.\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoresportsbooks.com\/review\/mybookie\/\">Bet on the NBA at BETUS<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New Orleans Pelicans and Golden State Warriors will play Game 3 on Friday Night.","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3035],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - 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