New Orleans Pelicans at Oklahoma City Thunder
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
OKC leads series 2-0
Matchup Prediction
Thunder: 94.5%
Pelicans: 5.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 NO |
 OKC |
|
|---|---|---|
| L3 | Streak | W2 |
| 122.0 | Points Against | 107.8 |
| 2-8 | Last Ten Games | 7-3 |
| 114.7 | Points Per Game | 121.4 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 43.4 | Rebounds Per Game | 43.8 |
| 24.7 | Assists Per Game | 25.7 |
| 4.5 | Blocks Per Game | 5.8 |
| 8.9 | Steals Per Game | 10.2 |
| 1.0 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.6 |
| 14.7 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 12.2 |
Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Wiggins, G | Out | Jan 23 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein, C | Out | Jan 22 |
| Ajay Mitchell, G | Out | Jan 22 |
| Alex Caruso, G | Out | Jan 22 |
| Jalen Williams, G | Out | Jan 19 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones, F | Out | Jan 22 |
| Jose Alvarado, G | Out | Jan 12 |
| Dejounte Murray, G | Out | Jan 7 |
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MILGame Information
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2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
31 | 14 | .689 | - | W1 |
 Houston |
26 | 16 | .619 | 3.5 | L1 |
 Memphis |
18 | 24 | .429 | 11.5 | L1 |
 Dallas |
19 | 26 | .422 | 12 | W4 |
 New Orleans |
10 | 36 | .217 | 21.5 | L3 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
- | 8 | W2 | 0.82222223 | 37 |
 Denver |
7 | 15 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 30 |
 Minnesota |
10 | 18 | L4 | 0.6 | 27 |
 Portland |
14 | 22 | W4 | 0.51111114 | 23 |
 Utah |
22 | 30 | L1 | 0.33333334 | 15 |
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