Pelicans vs Wizards: head-to-head
21 meetings since 2015-16
New Orleans Pelicans12wins
Washington Wizards9Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Pelicans and the Wizards have met 21 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Pelicans lead the series 12-9.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Pelicans won 6 and the Wizards won 0. The most recent game, on March 8, 2026, ended Pelicans 138-118.
The home team won 14 of the 21 games (67%). These matchups averaged 226.9 total points, with a typical winning margin of 13.9 points; 3 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for February 4, 2027 in Washington.
Next meetings
| Feb 4, 2027 | Pelicans @ Wizards | 7:00 PM EST | WAS 53% |
| Apr 5, 2027 | Wizards @ Pelicans | 8:00 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 | WAS 102 – 127 NOP · 2021-11-24 |
| Wizards | NOP 89 – 109 WAS · 2016-02-23 |
2025-26 NOP 2 – 0 WAS
| 2026-03-08 | WAS 118 – 138 NOP | Final |
| 2026-01-09 | NOP 128 – 107 WAS | Final |
2024-25 NOP 2 – 0 WAS
| 2025-01-05 | NOP 110 – 98 WAS | Final |
| 2025-01-03 | WAS 120 – 132 NOP | Final |
2023-24 NOP 2 – 0 WAS
| 2024-02-14 | WAS 126 – 133 NOP | Final |
| 2023-12-13 | NOP 142 – 122 WAS | Final |
2022-23 NOP 1 – 1 WAS
| 2023-01-28 | WAS 113 – 103 NOP | Final |
| 2023-01-09 | NOP 132 – 112 WAS | Final |
2021-22 NOP 1 – 1 WAS
| 2021-11-24 | WAS 102 – 127 NOP | Final |
| 2021-11-15 | NOP 100 – 105 WAS | Final |
2020-21 NOP 1 – 1 WAS
| 2021-04-16 | NOP 115 – 117 WAS | Final/OT |
| 2021-01-27 | WAS 106 – 124 NOP | Final |
2019-20 NOP 1 – 0 WAS
| 2020-08-07 | WAS 107 – 118 NOP | Final |
2018-19 NOP 1 – 1 WAS
| 2018-11-28 | WAS 104 – 125 NOP | Final |
| 2018-11-24 | NOP 114 – 124 WAS | Final |
2017-18 NOP 0 – 2 WAS
| 2018-03-09 | WAS 116 – 97 NOP | Final |
| 2017-12-19 | NOP 106 – 116 WAS | Final |
2016-17 NOP 0 – 2 WAS
| 2017-02-04 | NOP 91 – 105 WAS | Final |
| 2017-01-29 | WAS 107 – 94 NOP | Final |
2015-16 NOP 1 – 1 WAS
| 2016-02-23 | NOP 89 – 109 WAS | Final |
| 2015-12-11 | WAS 105 – 107 NOP | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.