Trayce Jackson-Davis, Draymond Green lead Warriors to second straight win against Pelicans

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Buddy Hield scored 21 points, Trayce Jackson-Davis had 15 points and nine rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat the New Orleans Pelicans for the second straight night, 104-89 on Wednesday.

Golden State, committed to a 12-man rotation, again received contributions from throughout its deep roster as Stephen Curry missed his second straight game with a left ankle injury. He is scheduled to be re-evaluated Friday. Andrew Wiggins also sat out consecutive nights because of low back tightness.

Draymond Green had 14 points and six assists. Jackson-Davis is shooting 22 for 27 (77.7%) over the first five games.

Jordan Hawkins had 23 points for the short-handed Pelicans, who were without guards CJ McCollum and Herb Jones. McCollum will have imaging done on his sore right adductor muscle and Jones also underwent imaging tests before being re-evaluated back home in New Orleans.

A day after jumping to a 20-point lead early, New Orleans fell behind in a hurry, going 3 for 11 to begin the game.

Pelicans: Hawkins played despite earlier back spasms and finished 9 of 21 from the field with four 3-pointers.

Warriors: Golden State exercised the third-year contract option on second-year guard Brandin Podziemski, who again directed the offense with Curry sidelined and finished with 13 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. He went down hard when fouled in the closing minutes but kept playing.

Golden State's first quarter. The Warriors had to play from behind most of Tuesday's contest, but started fast by making 12 of 23 shots (52.2%) to go ahead 28-20.

Zion Williamson was held to 12 points on 5-for-20 shooting to go with 12 rebounds, a night after he went off for a season-high 31 points.

The Pelicans host Indiana on Friday to begin a four-game homestand, while Golden State hits the road for five games beginning Saturday at Houston. Their next home game Nov. 12 will mark the return of Klay Thompson with the Mavericks.

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New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) shoots against Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram (14) reaches for the ball next to Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody (4) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Willie Green gestures toward players during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Golden State Warriors forward Trayce Jackson-Davis dunks against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Golden State Warriors forward Kyle Anderson (1) shoots against New Orleans Pelicans forward Jamal Cain during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Golden State Warriors assistant coach Terry Stotts, left, stands next to injured guard Stephen Curry, middle, and guard Gary Payton II (0) during a timeout in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green reacts after making a three-point basket against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

New Orleans Pelicans guard Javonte Green (4) celebrates with guard Jordan Hawkins (24) during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Golden State Warriors guard Buddy Hield (7) shoots a three-point basket at the first half buzzer during an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Attackers set fire to the headquarters of a Bangladesh party that supported the country’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina on Thursday night, media reports said. There was no information if anyone was injured.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack on the Jatiya Party offices in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka. TV stations and other media said the attackers stormed the party headquarters in Dhaka’s Bijoy Nagar area, clashing with party members who were there and eventually setting the premises on fire.

The extend of the damage was not immediately known. Firefighters rushed to the scene, according to Rashed bin Khaled, an official of the Fire Service and Civil Defense. Bin Khaled, who spoke to The Associated Press by phone, had no other details.

The party is Bangladesh’s third largest and was founded by former military dictator H.M. Ershad in the 1980s.

As the attack was underway, a prominent leader of a student protest movement that led to Hasina’s ouster in August said the Jatiya Party should be “destroyed” for its support of her government.

Hasnat Abdullah, the student leader, claimed in a Facebook post that the Jatiya party was “a national betrayer.”

Abdullah is from the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, which spearheaded the July protests. He also urged students to gather at the Dhaka University and march toward the Jatiya Party headquarters.

Mujibul Haque Chunnu, the party's secretary general, blamed the students for the attack. “People are watching what they are doing with us,” he said. “It is live in social media ... they are doing it publicly, openly.”

Hasina’s Bangladesh Awami League party ruled the country for 15 years, since 2009. Her critics said the Jatiya Party had acted to give Hasina's rule a veneer or democracy as other major political parties did not take part in the elections.

Hasina fled the country to India on Aug. 5, after the student-led demonstration morphed into an anti-government protest movement. Hundreds of students, security officials and others were killed during the turmoil.

Later, hundreds more, including Hasina’s supporters, were killed in revenge attacks or in mob violence across the South Asian nation. She now faces arrest warrants for the killings in July and August.

Muhammad Yunus, a Bangladeshi Nobel laurate, took over as head of an interim government backed by the student group and the country's influential military in August.

However, his administration has struggled to restore order.

Bangladesh army personnel stand guard behind barbed wire and barricades at the entrance of the residence of President Mohammed Shahabuddin after his comments on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina triggered fresh protests in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)