Grizzlies vs Pelicans: head-to-head
43 meetings since 2015-16
Memphis Grizzlies24wins
New Orleans Pelicans19Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Grizzlies and the Pelicans have met 43 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Grizzlies lead the series 24-19, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Grizzlies won 3 and the Pelicans won 3. The most recent game, on November 2, 2026, ended Pelicans 135-134.
The home team won 25 of the 43 games (58%). These matchups averaged 223.6 total points, with a typical winning margin of 10.7 points; 11 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Grizzlies in 2024-25, Pelicans in 2019-20, Grizzlies in 2015-16. Their next meeting is scheduled for November 13, 2026 in New Orleans.
Next meetings
| Nov 13, 2026 | Grizzlies @ Pelicans | 8:00 PM EST | NOP 53% |
| Dec 21, 2026 | Grizzlies @ Pelicans | 8:00 PM EST | |
| Mar 6, 2027 | Pelicans @ Grizzlies | 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
| Grizzlies | NOP 114 – 141 MEM · 2022-04-09 |
| Pelicans | NOP 144 – 113 MEM · 2021-02-16 |
2026-27 MEM 0 – 1 NOP
| 2026-11-02 | NOP 135 – 134 MEM | Final/OT |
2025-26 MEM 2 – 2 NOP
| 2026-01-30 | MEM 106 – 114 NOP | Final |
| 2026-01-23 | NOP 133 – 127 MEM | Final |
| 2025-11-26 | MEM 133 – 128 NOP | Final/OT |
| 2025-10-22 | NOP 122 – 128 MEM | Final |
2024-25 MEM 4 – 0 NOP
| 2025-03-09 | MEM 107 – 104 NOP | Final |
| 2025-01-24 | NOP 126 – 139 MEM | Final |
| 2024-12-27 | MEM 132 – 124 NOP | Final |
| 2024-11-29 | NOP 109 – 120 MEM | Final |
2023-24 MEM 2 – 2 NOP
| 2024-02-12 | NOP 96 – 87 MEM | Final |
| 2023-12-26 | MEM 116 – 115 NOP | Final/OT |
| 2023-12-19 | MEM 115 – 113 NOP | Final |
| 2023-10-25 | NOP 111 – 104 MEM | Final |
2022-23 MEM 2 – 2 NOP
| 2023-04-05 | MEM 131 – 138 NOP | Final/OT |
| 2022-12-31 | NOP 101 – 116 MEM | Final |
| 2022-11-25 | NOP 111 – 132 MEM | Final |
| 2022-11-15 | MEM 102 – 113 NOP | Final |
2021-22 MEM 3 – 1 NOP
| 2022-04-09 | NOP 114 – 141 MEM | Final |
| 2022-03-08 | NOP 111 – 132 MEM | Final |
| 2022-02-15 | MEM 121 – 109 NOP | Final |
| 2021-11-13 | MEM 101 – 112 NOP | Final |
2020-21 MEM 1 – 2 NOP
| 2021-05-10 | NOP 110 – 115 MEM | Final |
| 2021-02-16 | NOP 144 – 113 MEM | Final |
| 2021-02-06 | MEM 109 – 118 NOP | Final |
2019-20 MEM 0 – 3 NOP
| 2020-08-03 | MEM 99 – 109 NOP | Final |
| 2020-01-31 | MEM 111 – 139 NOP | Final |
| 2020-01-20 | NOP 126 – 116 MEM | Final |
2018-19 MEM 2 – 2 NOP
| 2019-02-09 | NOP 90 – 99 MEM | Final |
| 2019-01-21 | NOP 105 – 85 MEM | Final |
| 2019-01-07 | MEM 95 – 114 NOP | Final |
| 2018-12-07 | MEM 107 – 103 NOP | Final |
2017-18 MEM 2 – 2 NOP
| 2018-04-04 | MEM 95 – 123 NOP | Final |
| 2018-01-20 | MEM 104 – 111 NOP | Final |
| 2018-01-10 | NOP 102 – 105 MEM | Final |
| 2017-10-18 | NOP 91 – 103 MEM | Final |
2016-17 MEM 2 – 2 NOP
| 2017-03-21 | MEM 82 – 95 NOP | Final |
| 2017-02-15 | NOP 95 – 91 MEM | Final |
| 2016-12-05 | MEM 110 – 108 NOP | Final |
| 2016-11-02 | NOP 83 – 89 MEM | Final |
2015-16 MEM 4 – 0 NOP
| 2016-03-11 | NOP 114 – 121 MEM | Final |
| 2016-02-01 | MEM 110 – 95 NOP | Final |
| 2016-01-18 | NOP 99 – 101 MEM | Final |
| 2015-12-01 | MEM 113 – 104 NOP | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.