The New Orleans Pelicans’ coaching change didn’t produce much of an improvement in the first game.

The second game might have been worse.

The Pelicans followed their 124-106 loss to Golden State in their first game under interim coach James Borrego on Sunday night with a 126-109 thrashing at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night in the Smoothie King Center.

New Orleans allowed a season-worst 44 first-quarter points against Golden State, then topped that by allowing 49 in the first quarter against Oklahoma City. The Pelicans’ 21 turnovers against the Warriors led to 27 points, and their 22 turnovers against the Thunder led to 31 points.

The loss was New Orleans’ sixth straight and came 15 days after a 137-106 loss to the Thunder in Oklahoma City while Willie Green was s

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