NBAScopeStatistics • Predictions • Analysis

Clippers vs Pelicans: head-to-head

41 meetings since 2015-16

LA Clippers18winsNew Orleans Pelicans23
Regular season18-22
Playoffs0-1
Avg. margin (LAC)-0.4
LAC at home11-9
NOP at home14-7
Avg. total points224.9
Current streakLAC 1

Rivalry analysis

Since the 2015-16 season, the Clippers and the Pelicans have met 41 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Pelicans lead the series 23-18.

Over the last 6 meetings, the Clippers won 4 and the Pelicans won 2. The most recent game, on November 8, 2026, ended Clippers 139-123.

The home team won 25 of the 41 games (61%). These matchups averaged 224.9 total points, with a typical winning margin of 12.0 points; 12 of them were decided by five points or fewer.

Season-series sweeps: Pelicans in 2022-23. They have also met 1 times in the playoffs (2021-22), with the Clippers winning 0 and the Pelicans 1. Their next meeting is scheduled for November 27, 2026 in LA.

Next meetings

Nov 27, 2026Pelicans @ Clippers9:30 PM ESTLAC 73%
Feb 14, 2027Clippers @ Pelicans2:00 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

ClippersNOP 105 – 133 LAC · 2016-12-10
PelicansLAC 89 – 113 NOP · 2022-01-13

2026-27 LAC 1 – 0 NOP

2026-11-08NOP 123 – 139 LACFinal

2025-26 LAC 2 – 2 NOP

2026-03-19LAC 99 – 105 NOPFinal
2026-03-18LAC 109 – 124 NOPFinal
2026-03-01NOP 117 – 137 LACFinal
2025-10-31NOP 124 – 126 LACFinal

2024-25 LAC 2 – 1 NOP

2025-04-02NOP 98 – 114 LACFinal
2025-03-11LAC 120 – 127 NOPFinal
2024-12-30LAC 116 – 113 NOPFinal

2023-24 LAC 1 – 3 NOP

2024-03-15LAC 104 – 112 NOPFinal
2024-02-07NOP 117 – 106 LACFinal
2024-01-05LAC 111 – 95 NOPFinal
2023-11-24NOP 116 – 106 LACFinal

2022-23 LAC 0 – 3 NOP

2023-04-01LAC 114 – 122 NOPFinal
2023-03-25NOP 131 – 110 LACFinal
2022-10-30NOP 112 – 91 LACFinal

2021-22 LAC 1 – 4 NOP

2022-04-15 · playoffsNOP 105 – 101 LACFinal
2022-04-03NOP 100 – 119 LACFinal
2022-01-13LAC 89 – 113 NOPFinal
2021-11-29NOP 123 – 104 LACFinal
2021-11-19LAC 81 – 94 NOPFinal

2020-21 LAC 1 – 2 NOP

2021-04-26LAC 103 – 120 NOPFinal
2021-03-14LAC 115 – 135 NOPFinal
2021-01-13NOP 106 – 111 LACFinal

2019-20 LAC 3 – 1 NOP

2020-08-01NOP 103 – 126 LACFinal
2020-01-18LAC 133 – 130 NOPFinal
2019-11-24NOP 109 – 134 LACFinal
2019-11-14LAC 127 – 132 NOPFinal

2018-19 LAC 1 – 2 NOP

2019-01-14NOP 121 – 117 LACFinal
2018-12-03LAC 129 – 126 NOPFinal
2018-10-23LAC 109 – 116 NOPFinal

2017-18 LAC 1 – 3 NOP

2018-04-09NOP 113 – 100 LACFinal
2018-03-06NOP 121 – 116 LACFinal
2018-01-28LAC 112 – 103 NOPFinal
2017-11-11LAC 103 – 111 NOPFinal

2016-17 LAC 2 – 1 NOP

2016-12-28LAC 98 – 102 NOPFinal
2016-12-10NOP 105 – 133 LACFinal
2016-12-02LAC 114 – 96 NOPFinal

2015-16 LAC 3 – 1 NOP

2016-03-20LAC 105 – 109 NOPFinal
2016-01-10NOP 111 – 114 LACFinal
2015-12-31LAC 95 – 89 NOPFinal
2015-11-27NOP 90 – 111 LACFinal

Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.