Warriors Set NBA Record After Overcoming 0-3 Start

The Golden State Warriors completed a perfect six-game homestand with a 138-87 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on November 9. The 51-point victory was the NBA’s largest margin this season and Golden State’s biggest home win since 1991. It also gave the Warriors a record eight consecutive wins after opening the season with three losses, one more than any previous NBA team to start 0-3 had managed.

Stephen Curry and Brandin Podziemski each scored 25 points. Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg added 23 points, seven rebounds and four assists, while Curry played just over 20 minutes and made four of the Warriors’ 21 three-pointers.

Golden State took control early, building a 29-13 lead in the first quarter and going into halftime ahead by 29. The Warriors scored 40 points in the third quarter and had surpassed 100 points with more than three minutes left in the period, leading by 40.

New Orleans was playing on consecutive evenings and was without starting forwards Zion Williamson, who rested, and Trey Murphy III, who was sidelined with a knee issue. Derik Queen led the Pelicans with 16 points.

Curry scored 25, bringing his career scoring mark to 26,803 and putting him ahead of DeMar DeRozan in 16th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. Golden State’s preceding win, an overtime victory over Orlando, had tied the 1950-51 Boston Celtics’ run of seven straight wins after an 0-3 start.