November 11, 2026 at 8:48 AM UTC

Postgame Report

Warriors Bury Pelicans 138-87, a 51-Point Rout in Which New Orleans Never Cleared 23 in a Quarter

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Golden State led by 15 after one quarter and kept stretching it. Stephen Curry scored 25 in 21 minutes, and the Pelicans managed 87 points.

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The Warriors beat the Pelicans 138-87 on Monday night, a 51-point margin that was settled long before the fourth quarter. New Orleans never scored more than 23 in any quarter and lost every one of them. Stephen Curry needed only 21 minutes to put up 25 points, and he was one of four Golden State players to reach double figures before the bench had even checked in for good.

It was 35-20 after one quarter, and the Warriors kept going. They scored 37 in the second for a 72-43 halftime lead, then 40 in the third to make it 112-65. The fourth, a 26-22 stretch, was the lowest-scoring quarter of the night for Golden State, and nobody was chasing anything by then.

Brandin Podziemski matched Curry with 25, going 10 of 19 with five threes. Curry hit 4 of 7 from deep. Yaxel Lendeborg added 23 on 8-of-10 shooting, including 4 of 4 from three. Charles Bassey had the only double-double, 12 points and 10 rebounds in 18 minutes. Draymond Green scored 2 points but handed out six assists.

Derik Queen led New Orleans with 16 points off the bench. Dejounte Murray had 12, and Jeremiah Fears had 11 points and eight assists. Jordan Poole logged a team-high 34 minutes and went 1 of 5 for 7 points, and Bennedict Mathurin was 1 of 9. The Pelicans fell to 4-8 after a 139-123 loss to the Clippers. Golden State pushed its winning streak to eight as the homestand wound down ahead of a five-game road trip.

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