Pelicans vs Kings: head-to-head
42 meetings since 2015-16
New Orleans Pelicans26wins
Sacramento Kings16Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Pelicans and the Kings have met 42 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Pelicans lead the series 26-16.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Pelicans won 4 and the Kings won 2. The most recent game, on October 29, 2026, ended Pelicans 132-120.
The home team won 23 of the 42 games (55%). These matchups averaged 230.7 total points, with a typical winning margin of 11.9 points; 11 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Pelicans in 2023-24, Pelicans in 2015-16. Their next meeting is scheduled for November 30, 2026 in Sacramento.
Next meetings
| Nov 30, 2026 | Pelicans @ Kings | 10:00 PM EST | SAC 54% |
| Dec 13, 2026 | Pelicans @ Kings | 9:00 PM EST | |
| Dec 18, 2026 | Kings @ 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
| Pelicans | SAC 93 – 129 NOP · 2023-11-20 |
| Kings | SAC 121 – 103 NOP · 2023-04-04 |
2026-27 NOP 1 – 0 SAC
| 2026-10-29 | SAC 120 – 132 NOP | Final |
2025-26 NOP 2 – 1 SAC
| 2026-04-03 | NOP 113 – 117 SAC | Final |
| 2026-03-05 | NOP 133 – 123 SAC | Final |
| 2026-02-09 | SAC 94 – 120 NOP | Final |
2024-25 NOP 1 – 3 SAC
| 2025-02-13 | SAC 133 – 140 NOP | Final/OT |
| 2025-02-12 | SAC 119 – 111 NOP | Final |
| 2025-02-08 | NOP 118 – 123 SAC | Final |
| 2024-12-12 | SAC 111 – 109 NOP | Final |
2023-24 NOP 6 – 0 SAC
| 2024-04-19 | SAC 98 – 105 NOP | Final |
| 2024-04-11 | NOP 135 – 123 SAC | Final |
| 2024-01-07 | NOP 133 – 100 SAC | Final |
| 2023-12-04 | NOP 127 – 117 SAC | Final |
| 2023-11-22 | SAC 112 – 117 NOP | Final |
| 2023-11-20 | SAC 93 – 129 NOP | Final |
2022-23 NOP 1 – 2 SAC
| 2023-04-04 | SAC 121 – 103 NOP | Final |
| 2023-03-06 | NOP 108 – 123 SAC | Final |
| 2023-02-05 | SAC 104 – 136 NOP | Final |
2021-22 NOP 2 – 2 SAC
| 2022-04-05 | NOP 123 – 109 SAC | Final |
| 2022-03-02 | SAC 95 – 125 NOP | Final |
| 2021-11-03 | NOP 99 – 112 SAC | Final |
| 2021-10-29 | SAC 113 – 109 NOP | Final |
2020-21 NOP 2 – 1 SAC
| 2021-04-12 | SAC 110 – 117 NOP | Final |
| 2021-02-01 | SAC 118 – 109 NOP | Final |
| 2021-01-17 | NOP 128 – 123 SAC | Final |
2019-20 NOP 1 – 2 SAC
| 2020-08-11 | NOP 106 – 112 SAC | Final |
| 2020-08-06 | NOP 125 – 140 SAC | Final |
| 2020-01-04 | NOP 117 – 115 SAC | Final |
2018-19 NOP 3 – 1 SAC
| 2019-04-07 | NOP 133 – 129 SAC | Final |
| 2019-03-28 | SAC 118 – 121 NOP | Final |
| 2018-12-23 | NOP 117 – 122 SAC | Final |
| 2018-10-19 | SAC 129 – 149 NOP | Final |
2017-18 NOP 2 – 2 SAC
| 2018-03-07 | NOP 114 – 101 SAC | Final |
| 2018-01-30 | SAC 114 – 103 NOP | Final |
| 2017-12-08 | SAC 116 – 109 NOP | Final |
| 2017-10-26 | NOP 114 – 106 SAC | Final |
2016-17 NOP 1 – 2 SAC
| 2017-03-31 | SAC 89 – 117 NOP | Final |
| 2017-02-12 | NOP 99 – 105 SAC | Final |
| 2016-11-08 | NOP 94 – 102 SAC | Final |
2015-16 NOP 4 – 0 SAC
| 2016-03-16 | NOP 123 – 108 SAC | Final |
| 2016-03-07 | SAC 112 – 115 NOP | Final |
| 2016-01-28 | SAC 105 – 114 NOP | Final |
| 2016-01-13 | NOP 109 – 97 SAC | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.