The Golden State Warriors have made NBA history. They beat the New Orleans Pelicans 138-87 on Monday 9 November 2026 at Chase Center in San Francisco — a 51-point margin, the fourth-largest win in Warriors history and their biggest since beating Portland 157-101 in April 2023. It is also the largest margin of victory by any NBA team this season.
The win is Golden State’s eighth in a row, completing a perfect 6-0 homestand. The Warriors, now 8-3, are the first team in NBA history to start a season 0-3 and then win eight straight games.
Stephen Curry scored 25 points in about 20 minutes, 16 of them in the third quarter. Brandin Podziemski added 25 and rookie Yaxel Lendeborg 23 — the trio combined for 73 points on 24-of-39 shooting.
Curry also passed DeMar DeRozan, on 26,800 points, for 16th place on the NBA’s all-time career scoring list, reaching 26,803. He came off a 41-point performance in Saturday’s 126-119 overtime win against Orlando.
New Orleans, now 4-7, rested star Zion Williamson on the second night of a road back-to-back and has lost three straight. Derik Queen led the Pelicans with 16 points.
Three weeks ago the Warriors were 0-3 and the obituaries were being written. Now they are 8-3, the hottest team in the league, and the first team ever to turn an 0-3 start into an eight-game winning streak. It is the kind of turnaround that defines a season — if they can keep it going.
It has been a huge week for the Warriors, from Stephen Curry’s 41 points in the overtime win over Orlando to the Thunder’s rout of the Wizards. Eight straight wins — and a piece of NBA history.
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