Pelicans vs Thunder: head-to-head
43 meetings since 2015-16
New Orleans Pelicans12wins
Oklahoma City Thunder31Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Pelicans and the Thunder have met 43 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Thunder lead the series 31-12, a clear edge.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Pelicans won 0 and the Thunder won 6. The most recent game, on January 27, 2026, ended Thunder 104-95.
The home team won 20 of the 43 games (47%). These matchups averaged 218.4 total points, with a typical winning margin of 11.1 points; 15 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Thunder in 2025-26, Thunder in 2024-25, Thunder in 2019-20, Thunder in 2016-17. They have also met 4 times in the playoffs (2023-24), with the Pelicans winning 0 and the Thunder 4. Their next meeting is scheduled for November 20, 2026 in Oklahoma City.
Next meetings
| Nov 20, 2026 | Pelicans @ Thunder | 8:00 PM EST | OKC 88% |
| Dec 23, 2026 | Thunder @ Pelicans | 8:00 PM EST | |
| Jan 20, 2027 | Thunder @ Pelicans | 8:00 PM EST | |
| Apr 3, 2027 | Pelicans @ Thunder | 5:00 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
| Pelicans | NOP 113 – 80 OKC · 2020-12-31 |
| Thunder | NOP 101 – 137 OKC · 2025-02-10 |
2025-26 NOP 0 – 3 OKC
| 2026-01-27 | NOP 95 – 104 OKC | Final |
| 2025-11-17 | OKC 126 – 109 NOP | Final |
| 2025-11-02 | NOP 106 – 137 OKC | Final |
2024-25 NOP 0 – 4 OKC
| 2025-04-13 | OKC 115 – 100 NOP | Final |
| 2025-02-10 | NOP 101 – 137 OKC | Final |
| 2024-12-07 | OKC 119 – 109 NOP | Final |
| 2024-11-13 | NOP 88 – 106 OKC | Final |
2023-24 NOP 1 – 6 OKC
| 2024-04-29 · playoffs | OKC 97 – 89 NOP | Final |
| 2024-04-27 · playoffs | OKC 106 – 85 NOP | Final |
| 2024-04-24 · playoffs | NOP 92 – 124 OKC | Final |
| 2024-04-21 · playoffs | NOP 92 – 94 OKC | Final |
| 2024-03-26 | OKC 119 – 112 NOP | Final |
| 2024-01-26 | OKC 107 – 83 NOP | Final |
| 2023-11-01 | NOP 110 – 106 OKC | Final |
2022-23 NOP 3 – 2 OKC
| 2023-04-12 | OKC 123 – 118 NOP | Final |
| 2023-03-11 | OKC 110 – 96 NOP | Final |
| 2023-02-13 | NOP 103 – 100 OKC | Final |
| 2022-12-23 | NOP 128 – 125 OKC | Final/OT |
| 2022-11-28 | OKC 101 – 105 NOP | Final |
2021-22 NOP 1 – 2 OKC
| 2021-12-26 | NOP 112 – 117 OKC | Final |
| 2021-12-15 | NOP 113 – 110 OKC | Final |
| 2021-11-10 | OKC 108 – 100 NOP | Final |
2020-21 NOP 2 – 1 OKC
| 2021-04-29 | NOP 109 – 95 OKC | Final |
| 2021-01-06 | OKC 111 – 110 NOP | Final |
| 2020-12-31 | NOP 113 – 80 OKC | Final |
2019-20 NOP 0 – 4 OKC
| 2020-02-13 | OKC 123 – 118 NOP | Final |
| 2019-12-01 | OKC 107 – 104 NOP | Final |
| 2019-11-29 | NOP 104 – 109 OKC | Final |
| 2019-11-02 | NOP 104 – 115 OKC | Final |
2018-19 NOP 2 – 2 OKC
| 2019-02-14 | OKC 122 – 131 NOP | Final |
| 2019-01-24 | NOP 116 – 122 OKC | Final |
| 2018-12-12 | OKC 114 – 118 NOP | Final |
| 2018-11-05 | NOP 116 – 122 OKC | Final |
2017-18 NOP 2 – 1 OKC
| 2018-04-01 | OKC 109 – 104 NOP | Final |
| 2018-02-02 | NOP 114 – 100 OKC | Final |
| 2017-11-20 | OKC 107 – 114 NOP | Final |
2016-17 NOP 0 – 4 OKC
| 2017-02-26 | NOP 110 – 118 OKC | Final |
| 2017-01-25 | OKC 114 – 105 NOP | Final |
| 2016-12-21 | OKC 121 – 110 NOP | Final |
| 2016-12-04 | NOP 92 – 101 OKC | Final |
2015-16 NOP 1 – 2 OKC
| 2016-02-25 | OKC 119 – 123 NOP | Final |
| 2016-02-11 | NOP 95 – 121 OKC | Final |
| 2015-11-18 | NOP 103 – 110 OKC | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.