Twenty-four hours after a performance Jamahl Mosley described as unacceptable, the New Orleans Pelicans somehow managed to have an even more embarrassing showing.

This one was so bad that it goes down in the history books.

The Pelicans suffered their worst regular season loss in franchise history Monday night, falling to the Golden State Warriors 138-87 at Chase Center.

The 51-point loss breaks the old regular season record of 49 points in a 153-104 loss to the Miami Heat in April 2025. The only loss worse than this one came in the playoffs in 2009 when the then-New Orleans Hornets lost to the Denver Nuggets by 58 points (121-63).

With no Zion Williamson or Trey Murphy, the Pelicans never stood a chance.

Williamson missed his first game of the season due to rest on the second night of a back-to-back after playing in the 139-123 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers Sunday. Williamson played in all four games in the first two back-to-backs of the season. Trey Murphy, dealing with bilateral patellar tendinopathy, also missed the game.  Key reserve Trendon Watford sat out with a right ankle sprain.

“We’ve always talked about next man up mentality,” Mosley said before the game. “We have guys who have started before, that have been in the lineup and out of the lineup. So we’re going to have guys that are ready to go.”

Turns out, they weren’t ready at all.

This one was never in doubt.

The Pelicans (4-7) trailed 72-43 at halftime after making just 3 of their 17 3-pointers. The Warriors, meanwhile, knocked down 12 of 23 treys in the first two quarters. The Warriors finished the game shooting 55% on 3-pointers (21 of 44).

Derik Queen scored 10 of his team-high 16 points in the first half.

Steph Curry and Brandin Podziemski scored 25 points apiece  to lead the Warriors, who won their eighth straight game after starting the season 0-3.

The Pelicans return home for a 5-game homestand, starting Wednesday against the Brooklyn Nets.