Pistons vs Pelicans: head-to-head
22 meetings since 2015-16
Detroit Pistons8wins
New Orleans Pelicans14Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Pistons and the Pelicans have met 22 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Pelicans lead the series 14-8.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Pistons won 4 and the Pelicans won 2. The most recent game, on March 26, 2026, ended Pistons 129-108.
The home team won 11 of the 22 games (50%). These matchups averaged 220.0 total points, with a typical winning margin of 12.0 points; 4 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for November 18, 2026 in New Orleans.
Next meetings
| Nov 18, 2026 | Pistons @ Pelicans | 8:00 PM EST | DET 76% |
| Dec 30, 2026 | Pelicans @ Pistons | 7:00 PM EST |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Pistons | DET 127 – 81 NOP · 2025-03-17 |
| Pelicans | DET 86 – 109 NOP · 2017-03-01 |
2025-26 DET 2 – 0 NOP
| 2026-03-26 | NOP 108 – 129 DET | Final |
| 2026-01-21 | DET 112 – 104 NOP | Final |
2024-25 DET 2 – 0 NOP
| 2025-03-23 | NOP 130 – 136 DET | Final |
| 2025-03-17 | DET 127 – 81 NOP | Final |
2023-24 DET 0 – 2 NOP
| 2024-03-24 | NOP 114 – 101 DET | Final |
| 2023-11-02 | DET 116 – 125 NOP | Final |
2022-23 DET 0 – 2 NOP
| 2023-01-13 | NOP 116 – 110 DET | Final |
| 2022-12-07 | DET 98 – 104 NOP | Final |
2021-22 DET 0 – 2 NOP
| 2022-02-01 | NOP 111 – 101 DET | Final |
| 2021-12-10 | DET 93 – 109 NOP | Final |
2020-21 DET 1 – 1 NOP
| 2021-02-24 | DET 118 – 128 NOP | Final |
| 2021-02-14 | NOP 112 – 123 DET | Final |
2019-20 DET 1 – 1 NOP
| 2020-01-13 | NOP 117 – 110 DET | Final/OT |
| 2019-12-09 | DET 105 – 103 NOP | Final |
2018-19 DET 1 – 1 NOP
| 2019-01-23 | DET 98 – 94 NOP | Final |
| 2018-12-09 | NOP 116 – 108 DET | Final |
2017-18 DET 0 – 2 NOP
| 2018-02-12 | NOP 118 – 103 DET | Final |
| 2018-01-08 | DET 109 – 112 NOP | Final |
2016-17 DET 1 – 1 NOP
| 2017-03-01 | DET 86 – 109 NOP | Final |
| 2017-02-01 | NOP 98 – 118 DET | Final |
2015-16 DET 0 – 2 NOP
| 2016-02-21 | NOP 111 – 106 DET | Final |
| 2016-01-21 | DET 99 – 115 NOP | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.