The New Orleans Pelicans are coming off their fourth straight loss, as they were defeated by the Brooklyn Nets, 145-111. It's also a three-game stretch where they've given up 138 or more points, which is the worst stretch for them in franchise history.

It's obvious that the vibes are not high right now, and Zion Williamson hopes that his team can look themselves in the mirror and try to get better. That was the message he sent after their loss to the Nets.

“Unacceptable,” Williamson said. “I don't even have a lot of words. Just unacceptable.”

Williamson finished with 29 points, but that wasn't enough to keep up with the Nets, who seemed to be able to get anything they wanted on the Pelicans' defense.

“As men we have to, as a unit, players, coaches, everybody, you have to go look yourself in the mirror when you by yourself and say, did I do everything that I needed to do for my team?” Williamson said. “Did I do — was I in the gaps on defense? Was I a low man when I was supposed to? Did I get out there and contest shots to make it tough on them? Did I do everything I needed to do? Did I give in real effort?

“That's what everybody has to do.”

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The Pelicans are now 4-8, and after some of the changes they made during the offseason, the hope was that they wouldn't be in this situation again. Head coach Jamahl Mosley was tasked with coming in and bringing new life to the team, but so far, it's looked like the same thing as last season.

It's uncertain what the Pelicans can do to get back on track, but the first thing is they have to fix their defense.