NBA head-to-headModern Rivalry

Indiana Pacers vs New Orleans Pelicans Head-to-Head

Indiana Pacers lead the all-time record 31-22 across 53 recorded meetings.

Matchup fact

The earliest meeting on record was on December 28, 2002: New Orleans Hornets 84, Indiana Pacers 91.

By Stats synced Apr 16, 2026
IND
31
vs
NOP
22
53 meetings
All-time

IND lead 31-22

Recent form

IND 5-5 over the latest 10

Last meeting

IND won 127-119 on Jan 16, 2026

Closeness

9 wins separate the teams

Series context

The average winning margin is 9.1 points across decided games.

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
Jan 16, 26
IND 127-119 NOP
IND
Dec 20, 25
NOP 128-109 IND
NOP
Dec 15, 24
IND 119-104 NOP
IND
Nov 25, 24
IND 114-110 NOP
IND
Nov 1, 24
NOP 125-118 IND
NOP
Mar 1, 24
NOP 129-102 IND
NOP
Feb 28, 24
IND 123-114 NOP
IND
Dec 26, 22
NOP 113-93 IND
NOP
Nov 7, 22
IND 129-122 NOP
IND
Jan 24, 22
NOP 117-113 IND
NOP
Last Meeting
Jan 16, 2026Final
IND
127
HOME
NOP
119
AWAY
Pacerswon by8
Game 53 of all-time series

Matchup context

The latest 10 scored meetings are split 5-5. Indiana Pacers lead the complete decided record 31-22. The 9.1-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.

History span
2002 to 2026
24 seasons
Average margin
9.1 points
Across decided games
Playoff history
0
No playoff meeting is present in the source

All-Time Record

Win Percentage
31W
22W
IND
NOP
58%42%
Indiana PacersNew Orleans Pelicans
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season53 games
31
22
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Indiana Pacers Biggest Win
97–75+22
Feb 21, 2006
New Orleans Pelicans Biggest Win
129–102+27
Mar 1, 2024
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season ↓IND ↕NOP ↕Games ↕
2025–26112
2024–25213
2023–24112
2022–23112
2021–22112
2020–21112
2019–20022
2018–19202
2017–18022
2016–17112

Matchup Insights

Home / Away Split
18-9IND HOME13-13NOP HOME
AWAY
13-13
IND
AWAY
9-18
NOP
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Indiana Pacers won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 9.1 pts on average
9.1pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
IND-Neutral
Last 1050%
All-Time58.5%
NOP-Neutral
Last 1050%
All-Time41.5%
Last 10 Results
IND / NOP

Advanced Stats

1996-presentBased on 36 of 53 all-time meetings that have play-by-play data

Overtime History

Total OT Games
2
IND OT Wins
2
NOP OT Wins
0
Biggest OT Game
116-118 on Jan 4, 2021 (1OT)

Largest Leads

IND Biggest Leads
+30pts
Mar 3, 2012
#2:+30 pts·Dec 27, 2004
#3:+29 pts·Dec 26, 2022
NOP Biggest Leads
+32pts
Nov 20, 2021
#2:+24 pts·Feb 21, 2006
#3:+23 pts·Jan 3, 2004

Lead Changes

Most in a Game
20
Jan 4, 2021
Average per Game
7.2
per game

Times Tied

Most Ties in a Game
17
Feb 8, 2020
Average Ties per Game
6.6
per game

Attendance Records

Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
18,636
Dec 26, 2022
Lowest
10,508
Feb 21, 2012
Average
15,749

Shooting Percentages

Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
IND44.8%
NOP43.6%
IND +1.2 pp
3P%
IND34.8%
NOP33.1%
IND +1.7 pp
FT%
IND76.0%
NOP76.3%
NOP +0.3 pp
TS%
IND54.1%
NOP52.2%
IND +1.9 pp

Top Scorers (1996-present)

Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
IND Top 15 Scorers
IND top scorers in this matchup (1996-present): total points, games played, average, and best single game
PlayerPtsGAvgBest
Jermaine O'Neal2111119.226
Danny Granger2071118.834
Myles Turner1981414.126
Paul George1641016.432
Jamaal Tinsley1351112.328
Reggie Miller119913.224
Domantas Sabonis112716.020
Darren Collison96713.722
George Hill95811.919
Al Harrington91910.127
Thaddeus Young88712.617
Metta World Peace84614.023
Roy Hibbert8399.219
CJ Miles7889.819
Mike Dunleavy73514.618
NOP Top 15 Scorers
NOP top scorers in this matchup (1996-present): total points, games played, average, and best single game
PlayerPtsGAvgBest
Anthony Davis2141119.437
Jrue Holiday2011315.531
David West166918.435
Baron Davis137719.635
Chris Paul114716.331
P.J. Brown1021010.217
Brandon Ingram97424.331
Jamal Mashburn97519.424
E'Twaun Moore85810.623
Tyreke Evans84712.027
Eric Gordon76515.225
Alexis Ajinca7088.822
Jamaal Magloire70710.016
Peja Stojakovic70514.017
David Wesley67611.214

Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)

Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
37pts
Anthony Davis
NOPvsIND
Nov 7, 2017
35pts
Anthony Davis
NOPvsIND
Dec 15, 2016
35pts
David West
NOPvsIND
Mar 25, 2008
35pts
Baron Davis
NOPvsIND
Jan 3, 2004
34pts
Danny Granger
INDvsNOP
Dec 28, 2008
Free nbadb sourceCC BY-SA 4.01996 to 2023

Rivalry Fingerprint

Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.

Quarter scoring pulse

39 games with complete quarter lines

INDNOP

How they create points

36 games with complete style splits

Selected comparison

Points in paint: NOP +1.8 points36 games

IND highest-scoring quarter

Q2 · 25.0

NOP highest-scoring quarter

Q2 · 25.5

Widest fingerprint gap

NOP +1.8 points in paint

Questions about this record: Indiana Pacers vs New Orleans Pelicans

How do recent Indiana Pacers vs New Orleans Pelicans results compare with the complete record?

The latest 10 decided meetings are split 5-5. Indiana Pacers lead the complete decided record 31-22. The recent window is a subset of the complete history, so the page reports the two separately.

Methodology & Data Sources

Last updated

Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.

Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.

Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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