Trayce Jackson-Davis Has Big Night For Golden State Warriors in 130-102 Win

Former Indiana star Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 13 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked four shots in 20 minutes for the Golden State Warriors in their win over the New Orleans Pelicans Monday night.

Trayce Jackson-Davis played just five total minutes in the Golden State Warriors' first three regular season games, but he had a productive night in Monday's 130-102 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.

The 6-foot-9 rookie forward from Indiana scored 13 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked four shots in 20 minutes of action. He shot 5-for-9 from the field and 3-for-4 from the free throw line. 

Jackson-Davis said postgame the most important lesson he's learned in the NBA is to always be ready, and he did just that.

"Those guys instill a lot of confidence in me, and they expect me to go out and perform when your name is called," Jackson Davis. "I found out I was playing kind of this morning, so you've always got to be ready."

13 PTS | 9 REB | 4 BLK@TrayceJackson was EVERYWHERE last night 💪 pic.twitter.com/K8EJe4x86p

— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) October 31, 2023

Warriors point guard Steph Curry had an incredible game, scoring 42 points on 7-for-13 3-point shooting. Playing alongside an NBA legend like that has helped Jackson-Davis' transition to the professional game.

"It's really easy when you're playing with guys like Steph Curry, Chris Paul, Klay Thompson," Jackson-Davis said postgame. "It makes the job easy – just roll and make the right play."

Jackson-Davis wrapped up an All-American career at Indiana last season under coach Mike Woodson, averaging 20.9 points, 10.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.9 blocks. He graduated as Indiana's all-time leader in rebounds and blocked shots, and finished third on the school's all-time scoring list. 

Jackson-Davis gave a shoutout to his coach Monday, following his impressive performance.

"Coach Woodson did a great job and prepared me in the two years that he had me," Jackson-Davis said. "Just basically the style of offense that we ran, defensive coverages all translated over. So it's a huge thanks to him and the Indiana family."

Here's the full postgame interview with Jackson-Davis.

The Warriors are off to a 3-1 start this season and carry championship aspirations. Next up, they host the Sacramento Kings Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET.

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