The New Orleans Pelicans fired coach Willie Green on Saturday on the heels of a 2-10 start to his fifth season in charge.

Pelicans Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars, who announced the coaching change, named top assistant James Borrego, a former Charlotte Hornets head coach, as interim coach. The Pelicans play at home tonight against the Golden State Warriors.

“It really wasn’t the won and lost record as the ultimate determining factor,” Dumars said. “We have to establish who is going to be here in New Orleans going forward and I just did not see that happening.”

Rather, Dumars saw a team “losing the same way, over and over again.”

Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said that Aaron Nesmith will miss at least a month with a left knee injury.The forward was hurt in the Pacers’ loss at Phoenix on Thursday.

“It’s likely going to be at least four weeks,” Carlisle said before Saturday’s home game against Toronto. “Talk to me on (December) the 15th. But it’s very good news — very, very good news. He’s not in a brace. He’s walking. I say it’s likely going to be four weeks. That doesn’t mean it couldn’t be less. It’s unclear at this time. But he’s doing very well, and the news was very, very good.”

Nesmith was averaging a career-best 15.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in 11 games. He scored a career-high 31 points in the Pacers’ only win against Golden State on Nov. 1.

In games Saturday ...

Thunder 109, Hornets 96: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and Chet Holmgren added 25 as defending champion Oklahoma City used a big third quarter for their fifth straight win. Ajay Mitchell scored 14 points for the Thunder, who have won 23 consecutive games against Eastern Conference opponents and are 22-2 in their last 24 road contests.

Cavaliers 108, Grizzlies 100: Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter over four minutes, to rally host Cleveland. Evan Mobley had 22 points and 13 rebounds for Cleveland.

Raptors 129, Pacers 111: RJ Barrett and Jakob Poeltl each scored 22 points and Toronto wrapped up a successful five-game trip (4-1) in Indianapolis.