West Conf. Semis - Game 4: Golden State Warriors 118-92 New Orleans Pelicans - 5 Talking Points

#3 Mirotic and Pelicans' bench were non-existent again

#3 Nikola Mirotic

We all know the Pelicans' stars are Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday and Rajon Rondo. Nikola Mirotic, acquired in the mid-season, then is the leader of the supporting cast. That's if there is one. Golden State received 36 points from their roster excluding their Big 4 but the same can't be said about the Pelicans.

Nikola Mirotic, the x-factor from the team's previous series, only put up 7 points. Worse, it came on horrid shooting numbers (1-of-7). The Pelicans' bench only combined for 14 points (Ian Clark - 11; Solomon Hill - 3), all coming at a rather inconsequential time - in garbage time when the game was already sealed away.

Only one player from the supporting cast stepped up - E'Twaun Moore. Unfortunately, he did on a day that nobody else did and on a day when the starters were finding it difficult to dominate their counterparts. He had 20 points but that's about it. Other than that, he had 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 turnover in 37 minutes.