NBA

LA Clippers at New Orleans Pelicans

· National Basketball Association
18-23, 7-14 Away

vs

10-34, 7-18 Home
Regular Season Series

LAC lead series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Pelicans: 32.9%
Clippers: 67.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W5 Streak L1
113.4 Points Against 122.3
8-2 Last Ten Games 2-8
112.3 Points Per Game 114.9
47 Field Goal % 46
37 Three Point % 34
40.3 Rebounds Per Game 43.5
23.5 Assists Per Game 24.8
4.9 Blocks Per Game 4.4
8.6 Steals Per Game 8.9
1.0 Team Turnovers Per Game 1.0
15.0 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
LA Clippers LA Clippers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kawhi Leonard, F Day-To-Day Jan 16
Patrick Baldwin Jr., G Day-To-Day Jan 16
Bogdan Bogdanovic, G Out Jan 14
Derrick Jones Jr., F Out Jan 4
Bradley Beal, G Out Nov 12

Clippers Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ BKN W 121-105
@ DET W 98-92
vs CHA W 117-109
vs WSH W 119-105
@ TOR W 121-117 OT

Pelicans Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ WSH W 128-107
@ ORL L 128-118
vs DEN L 122-116
vs BKN W 116-113
@ IND L 127-119

Game Information

Smoothie King Center

Location: New Orleans, LA
Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 24 15 .615 - L1
Phoenix 24 17 .585 1 L2
Golden State 23 19 .548 2.5 W2
LA Clippers 18 23 .439 7 W5
Sacramento 12 30 .286 13.5 W4

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 28 13 .683 - W1
Houston 24 15 .615 3 W1
Memphis 17 23 .425 10.5 L1
Dallas 16 26 .381 12.5 W1
New Orleans 10 34 .227 19.5 L1
Full Standings

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