Notable numbers behind the Warriors' struggles this season - ESPN

After a five-game winning streak in December, the Golden State Warriors have lost four of their past six games heading into Wednesday's meeting with the New Orleans Pelicans (8:30 p.m. EST on ABC).

Draymond Green is set to return soon from an indefinite suspension, but now Chris Paul is sidelined. The 12-time All-Star is expected to miss four to six weeks due to a fracture in his left hand.

Paul was another ball handler who could help Stephen Curry and has assisted in limiting Golden State's turnovers. The Warriors had a 13.2% turnover percentage while Paul was on the floor, compared to 15.9% when he wasn't — a difference between ranking in the top 10 and 29th in the NBA, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

Here are some key numbers from the Warriors' 17-19 record.

13: The lack of continuity in its starting five could be one reason for Golden State's troubles. The Warriors have started 13 different lineups this season — the ninth most overall — including four different ones in the past six games.

Injuries and the suspension of Green have contributed to Golden State's issues, but the core lineup of Curry, Green, Klay Thompson, Kevon Looney and Andrew Wiggins also has struggled.

In 113 minutes this season, it has a net efficiency of minus-9.8, which ranks 37th out of 45 lineups that have played at least 100 minutes. For comparison: Last season, that group's net efficiency was plus-21.9 in 331 minutes, ranking first out of 102 lineups to play at least 100 minutes.

116.2: An oddity during head coach Steve Kerr's tenure, the Warriors' defensive efficiency (116.2) ranks 21st in the NBA.

This marks only the second time since Kerr's hiring in 2014 that Golden State has ranked in the bottom 10 in defensive efficiency — the