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Washington Wizards at New Orleans Pelicans

· National Basketball Association
10-29, 4-16 Away

vs

10-33, 7-18 Home
Regular Season Series

NO leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Pelicans: 66.8%
Wizards: 33.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L4 Streak W1
123.9 Points Against 122.2
4-6 Last Ten Games 2-8
112.6 Points Per Game 114.9
46 Field Goal % 46
36 Three Point % 34
44.1 Rebounds Per Game 43.5
25.3 Assists Per Game 24.8
6.2 Blocks Per Game 4.4
7.2 Steals Per Game 8.9
0.4 Team Turnovers Per Game 1.0
15.8 Total Turnovers Per Game 14.7
New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Herbert Jones, F Out Jan 15
Jose Alvarado, G Out Jan 12
Dejounte Murray, G Out Jan 7
Washington Wizards Washington Wizards Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tristan Vukcevic, F Out Jan 15
Bilal Coulibaly, G Out Jan 15
Khris Middleton, F Out Jan 15
Cam Whitmore, F Out Jan 15
Trae Young, G Out Jan 14

Wizards Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs ORL W 120-112
@ PHI L 131-110
vs NO L 128-107
@ PHX L 112-93
@ LAC L 119-105

Pelicans Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ ATL L 117-100
@ WSH W 128-107
@ ORL L 128-118
vs DEN L 122-116
vs BKN W 116-113

Game Information

Smoothie King Center

Location: New Orleans, LA
Capacity:

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 23 18 .561 - W2
Miami 21 20 .512 2 L1
Atlanta 20 23 .465 4 L2
Charlotte 15 26 .366 8 W1
Washington 10 29 .256 12 L4

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 28 13 .683 - W1
Houston 23 15 .605 3.5 L1
Memphis 17 23 .425 10.5 L1
Dallas 16 26 .381 12.5 W1
New Orleans 10 33 .233 19 W1
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