pelicans worst playoff loss in franchise history

The New Orleans Hornets had their lowest point differential in a loss in a playoff game in Game 4 of the 2009 First Round against the Nuggets, with a -58 point differential.

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	TEAM	DIFF	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Hornets	-58	4/27/2009	NOH	vs	DEN	L 63-121	240	63	32	10	10	1	17	54	31.5	2	15	13.3	27	32	84.4	46.3	7	25	27	23
2	Pelicans	-32	4/24/2024	NOP	@	OKC	L 92-124	240	92	35	16	4	2	33	73	45.2	7	26	26.9	19	21	90.5	55.9	8	27	18	24
3	Hornets	-30	4/21/2004	NOH	@	MIA	L 63-93	240	63	46	12	11	7	20	82	24.4	3	18	16.7	20	25	80.0	33.9	19	27	17	24
4	Hornets	-29	4/19/2009	NOH	@	DEN	L 84-113	240	84	35	19	8	3	29	78	37.2	9	21	42.9	17	23	73.9	47.7	10	25	17	29
5	Pelicans	-26	5/6/2018	NOP	vs	GSW	L 92-118	240	92	51	17	7	4	32	88	36.4	4	26	15.4	24	30	80.0	45.5	10	41	19	21
6	Pelicans	-22	4/28/2018	NOP	@	GSW	L 101-123	240	101	42	24	7	3	42	96	43.8	8	25	32.0	9	11	81.8	50.1	7	35	12	24
7	Pelicans	-21	4/27/2024	NOP	vs	OKC	L 85-106	240	85	45	18	14	2	32	84	38.1	9	32	28.1	12	14	85.7	47.1	11	34	21	15
8	Hornets	-21	4/29/2009	NOH	@	DEN	L 86-107	240	86	35	16	8	3	29	76	38.2	3	20	15.0	25	30	83.3	48.2	10	25	15	23
9	Hornets	-20	5/11/2008	NOH	@	SAS	L 80-100	240	80	36	12	11	5	33	82	40.2	5	15	33.3	9	12	75.0	45.8	10	26	13	17
10	Hornets	-19	5/15/2008	NOH	@	SAS	L 80-99	240	80	40	13	7	4	33	80	41.3	2	9	22.2	12	13	92.3	46.7	6	34	9	19
11	Hornets	-18	4/28/2011	NOH	vs	LAL	L 80-98	240	80	30	20	7	2	30	70	42.9	3	14	21.4	17	18	94.4	51.3	7	23	15	23
12	Hornets	-16	4/26/2011	NOH	@	LAL	L 90-106	240	90	25	21	9	3	33	67	49.3	10	21	47.6	14	21	66.7	59.0	3	22	19	25
13	Pelicans	-15	4/26/2022	NOP	@	PHX	L 97-112	240	97	47	14	6	5	32	80	40.0	5	25	20.0	28	35	80.0	50.8	13	34	15	20
14	Hornets	-15	4/22/2009	NOH	@	DEN	L 93-108	240	93	43	18	1	4	34	74	45.9	9	16	56.3	16	20	80.0	56.2	11	32	17	20
15	Hornets	-14	4/22/2011	NOH	vs	LAL	L 86-100	240	86	38	17	7	4	33	72	45.8	2	13	15.4	18	24	75.0	52.1	11	27	14	25
16	Pelicans	-11	4/17/2022	NOP	@	PHX	L 99-110	240	99	55	20	4	2	36	95	37.9	9	23	39.1	18	26	69.2	46.5	25	30	14	18
17	Pelicans	-11	4/25/2015	NOP	vs	GSW	L 98-109	240	98	36	23	5	6	40	83	48.2	5	22	22.7	13	14	92.9	55.0	10	26	12	19
18	Hornets	-11	5/8/2008	NOH	@	SAS	L 99-110	240	99	41	15	4	7	41	83	49.4	2	11	18.2	15	21	71.4	53.7	11	30	10	21
19	Pelicans	-10	4/20/2015	NOP	@	GSW	L 87-97	240	87	41	21	10	4	31	81	38.3	7	20	35.0	18	24	75.0	47.5	10	31	13	20
20	Hornets	-10	4/25/2008	NOH	@	DAL	L 87-97	240	87	43	18	2	5	33	87	37.9	8	16	50.0	13	13	100.0	46.9	14	29	10	27
21	Pelicans	-9	5/8/2018	NOP	@	GSW	L 104-113	240	104	44	26	7	4	41	88	46.6	10	24	41.7	12	16	75.0	54.7	4	40	14	12
22	Hornets	-9	4/20/2011	NOH	@	LAL	L 78-87	240	78	36	14	6	5	27	69	39.1	4	11	36.4	20	32	62.5	46.9	9	27	16	22
23	Hornets	-9	5/19/2008	NOH	vs	SAS	L 82-91	240	82	42	18	10	2	33	82	40.2	4	17	23.5	12	17	70.6	45.8	11	31	9	20
24	Hornets	-9	4/28/2003	NOH	vs	PHI	L 87-96	240	87	38	20	9	6	32	75	42.7	9	19	47.4	14	17	82.4	52.7	12	26	20	28
25	Pelicans	-8	4/29/2024	NOP	vs	OKC	L 89-97	240	89	50	22	10	8	32	85	37.6	8	34	23.5	17	20	85.0	47.4	12	38	19	25

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Wed 10/21	IND	@	NOP	8:00 PM
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The New Orleans Hornets had their lowest point differential in a loss in a playoff game in Game 4 of the 2009 First Round against the Nuggets, with a -58 point differential.

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