Warriors' David Lee will not play in Game 1 vs. Pelicans due to back injury

The Golden State Warriors announced that power forward David Lee will sit out of the playoff opener against the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday while struggling with a back strain he suffered earlier this week.  

Lee, who was held out of Wednesday's regular-season finale with the Denver Nuggets, was listed a questionable for Saturday's postseason opener on Thursday. 

Lee averaged 7.9 points and 5.2 rebounds in 18.4 minutes per game in 49 games this year.