Rockets vs Pelicans: head-to-head
43 meetings since 2015-16
Houston Rockets26wins
New Orleans Pelicans17Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Rockets and the Pelicans have met 43 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Rockets lead the series 26-17.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Rockets won 5 and the Pelicans won 1. The most recent game, on March 29, 2026, ended Rockets 134-102.
The home team won 26 of the 43 games (60%). These matchups averaged 226.8 total points, with a typical winning margin of 12.2 points; 12 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Rockets in 2024-25. Their next meeting is scheduled for January 27, 2027 in Houston.
Next meetings
| Jan 27, 2027 | Pelicans @ Rockets | 8:30 PM EST | HOU 87% |
| Feb 12, 2027 | Rockets @ Pelicans | 8:00 PM EST | |
| Mar 3, 2027 | Pelicans @ Rockets | 8:30 PM EST | |
| Mar 19, 2027 | Rockets @ Pelicans | 8:00 PM EDT |
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
| Rockets | HOU 134 – 102 NOP · 2026-03-29 |
| Pelicans | HOU 101 – 130 NOP · 2021-02-09 |
2025-26 HOU 3 – 1 NOP
| 2026-03-29 | HOU 134 – 102 NOP | Final |
| 2026-03-13 | NOP 105 – 107 HOU | Final |
| 2026-01-18 | NOP 110 – 119 HOU | Final |
| 2025-12-18 | HOU 128 – 133 NOP | Final/OT |
2024-25 HOU 4 – 0 NOP
| 2025-03-08 | NOP 117 – 146 HOU | Final |
| 2025-03-06 | HOU 109 – 97 NOP | Final |
| 2024-12-26 | HOU 128 – 111 NOP | Final |
| 2024-12-19 | NOP 113 – 133 HOU | Final |
2023-24 HOU 2 – 2 NOP
| 2024-02-22 | HOU 105 – 127 NOP | Final |
| 2024-01-31 | NOP 110 – 99 HOU | Final |
| 2023-12-23 | HOU 106 – 104 NOP | Final |
| 2023-11-10 | NOP 101 – 104 HOU | Final |
2022-23 HOU 1 – 3 NOP
| 2023-03-19 | NOP 117 – 107 HOU | Final |
| 2023-03-17 | NOP 112 – 114 HOU | Final |
| 2023-01-04 | HOU 108 – 119 NOP | Final |
| 2022-11-12 | HOU 106 – 119 NOP | Final |
2021-22 HOU 1 – 3 NOP
| 2022-03-13 | HOU 105 – 130 NOP | Final |
| 2022-02-08 | HOU 97 – 110 NOP | Final |
| 2022-02-06 | NOP 120 – 107 HOU | Final |
| 2021-12-05 | NOP 108 – 118 HOU | Final |
2020-21 HOU 1 – 2 NOP
| 2021-04-04 | NOP 122 – 115 HOU | Final |
| 2021-02-09 | HOU 101 – 130 NOP | Final |
| 2021-01-30 | HOU 126 – 112 NOP | Final |
2019-20 HOU 3 – 1 NOP
| 2020-02-02 | NOP 109 – 117 HOU | Final |
| 2019-12-29 | HOU 112 – 127 NOP | Final |
| 2019-11-11 | HOU 122 – 116 NOP | Final |
| 2019-10-26 | NOP 123 – 126 HOU | Final |
2018-19 HOU 2 – 2 NOP
| 2019-03-24 | HOU 113 – 90 NOP | Final |
| 2019-01-29 | NOP 121 – 116 HOU | Final |
| 2018-12-29 | HOU 108 – 104 NOP | Final |
| 2018-10-17 | NOP 131 – 112 HOU | Final |
2017-18 HOU 3 – 1 NOP
| 2018-03-24 | NOP 91 – 114 HOU | Final |
| 2018-03-17 | HOU 107 – 101 NOP | Final |
| 2018-01-26 | HOU 113 – 115 NOP | Final |
| 2017-12-11 | NOP 123 – 130 HOU | Final |
2016-17 HOU 3 – 1 NOP
| 2017-03-24 | NOP 107 – 117 HOU | Final |
| 2017-03-17 | HOU 112 – 128 NOP | Final |
| 2017-02-23 | HOU 129 – 99 NOP | Final |
| 2016-12-16 | NOP 100 – 122 HOU | Final |
2015-16 HOU 3 – 1 NOP
| 2016-03-02 | NOP 95 – 100 HOU | Final |
| 2016-01-25 | HOU 112 – 111 NOP | Final |
| 2015-12-26 | HOU 108 – 110 NOP | Final |
| 2015-12-02 | NOP 101 – 108 HOU | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.