Lakers vs Pelicans: head-to-head
40 meetings since 2015-16
Los Angeles Lakers27wins
New Orleans Pelicans13Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Lakers and the Pelicans have met 40 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Lakers lead the series 27-13, a clear edge.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Lakers won 6 and the Pelicans won 0. The most recent game, on March 3, 2026, ended Lakers 110-101.
The home team won 24 of the 40 games (60%). These matchups averaged 226.0 total points, with a typical winning margin of 12.7 points; 9 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Lakers in 2025-26, Lakers in 2024-25, Pelicans in 2021-22, Lakers in 2019-20, Pelicans in 2017-18. Their next meeting is scheduled for December 2, 2026 in New Orleans.
Next meetings
| Dec 2, 2026 | Lakers @ Pelicans | 8:00 PM EST | LAL 74% |
| Dec 14, 2026 | Pelicans @ Lakers | 10:00 PM EST | |
| Dec 31, 2026 | Lakers @ Pelicans | 8:00 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
| Lakers | NOP 89 – 133 LAL · 2023-12-07 |
| Pelicans | NOP 123 – 95 LAL · 2022-02-27 |
2025-26 LAL 4 – 0 NOP
| 2026-03-03 | NOP 101 – 110 LAL | Final |
| 2026-01-06 | LAL 111 – 103 NOP | Final |
| 2025-11-30 | NOP 121 – 133 LAL | Final |
| 2025-11-14 | LAL 118 – 104 NOP | Final |
2024-25 LAL 3 – 0 NOP
| 2025-04-04 | NOP 108 – 124 LAL | Final |
| 2025-03-04 | NOP 115 – 136 LAL | Final |
| 2024-11-16 | LAL 104 – 99 NOP | Final |
2023-24 LAL 4 – 1 NOP
| 2024-04-16 | LAL 110 – 106 NOP | Final |
| 2024-04-14 | LAL 124 – 108 NOP | Final |
| 2024-02-09 | NOP 122 – 139 LAL | Final |
| 2023-12-31 | LAL 109 – 129 NOP | Final |
| 2023-12-07 | NOP 89 – 133 LAL | Final |
2022-23 LAL 3 – 1 NOP
| 2023-03-14 | LAL 123 – 108 NOP | Final |
| 2023-02-15 | NOP 102 – 120 LAL | Final |
| 2023-02-04 | LAL 126 – 131 NOP | Final |
| 2022-11-02 | NOP 117 – 120 LAL | Final/OT |
2021-22 LAL 0 – 3 NOP
| 2022-04-01 | NOP 114 – 111 LAL | Final |
| 2022-03-27 | LAL 108 – 116 NOP | Final |
| 2022-02-27 | NOP 123 – 95 LAL | Final |
2020-21 LAL 2 – 1 NOP
| 2021-05-16 | LAL 110 – 98 NOP | Final |
| 2021-03-23 | LAL 111 – 128 NOP | Final |
| 2021-01-15 | NOP 95 – 112 LAL | Final |
2019-20 LAL 4 – 0 NOP
| 2020-03-01 | LAL 122 – 114 NOP | Final |
| 2020-02-25 | NOP 109 – 118 LAL | Final |
| 2020-01-03 | NOP 113 – 123 LAL | Final |
| 2019-11-27 | LAL 114 – 110 NOP | Final |
2018-19 LAL 3 – 1 NOP
| 2019-03-31 | LAL 130 – 102 NOP | Final |
| 2019-02-27 | NOP 119 – 125 LAL | Final |
| 2019-02-23 | LAL 115 – 128 NOP | Final |
| 2018-12-21 | NOP 104 – 112 LAL | Final |
2017-18 LAL 0 – 3 NOP
| 2018-03-22 | LAL 125 – 128 NOP | Final |
| 2018-02-14 | LAL 117 – 139 NOP | Final |
| 2017-10-22 | NOP 119 – 112 LAL | Final |
2016-17 LAL 2 – 2 NOP
| 2017-04-11 | NOP 96 – 108 LAL | Final |
| 2017-03-05 | NOP 105 – 97 LAL | Final |
| 2016-11-29 | LAL 88 – 105 NOP | Final |
| 2016-11-12 | LAL 126 – 99 NOP | Final |
2015-16 LAL 2 – 1 NOP
| 2016-04-08 | LAL 102 – 110 NOP | Final |
| 2016-02-04 | LAL 99 – 96 NOP | Final |
| 2016-01-12 | NOP 91 – 95 LAL | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.