New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder Head-to-Head

Modern Rivalry
New Orleans Pelicans
Oklahoma City Thunder
Thunder lead Pelicans54to32

Thunder hold a decisive edge in 86 all-time meetings.

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At a glance

New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder insights

The edge
+22wins for Thunder
63% Thunder ยท 37% Pelicans

Post-1996 record: 54-32.

Recent form
4-16last 20
Thunder on a 13-game streak

Thunder won 104-95 on Jan 27, 2026

Where it matters
4playoff games

4 playoff games, no Finals meetings.

The story

In the modern era they are 54-32 against each other (63% Thunder). Thunder have won 13 straight in this matchup, the longest active run in the series. Games average a 11.2-point winning margin, with the largest decided blowout coming via Thunder's 45-point win. Across the last 20 decided meetings Thunder hold a 16-4 edge, suggesting the modern balance leans their way. The 2010s produced the deepest sample with 38 recorded meetings, more than any other decade in the series and the era that anchors most of its statistical character. Their first recorded meeting fell in 2002, so the rivalry has now spanned 24 seasons of league history. Most recent result: Thunder won 104-95 on Jan 27, 2026. Through the 2020s Thunder have led 19-7 between the teams.

Win Percentage
32W
54W
NOP
OKC
37%63%
New Orleans PelicansOklahoma City Thunder

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
DateHomeAwayScoreWinner
Jan 27, 2026OKCNOP104โ€“95OKC
Nov 17, 2025NOPOKC109โ€“126OKC
Nov 2, 2025OKCNOP137โ€“106OKC
Apr 13, 2025NOPOKC100โ€“115OKC
Feb 10, 2025OKCNOP137โ€“101OKC
Dec 7, 2024NOPOKC109โ€“119OKC
Nov 13, 2024OKCNOP106โ€“88OKC
Apr 29, 2024NOPOKC89โ€“97OKC
Apr 27, 2024NOPOKC85โ€“106OKC
Apr 24, 2024OKCNOP124โ€“92OKC
Last Meeting
Jan 27, 2026Final
OKC
104
HOME
NOP
95
AWAY
Thunderwon by9
Thunder' 13th straight in this seriesยทGame 86 of all-time series

All-Time Record

Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season82 games
32
50
Playoffs4 games
0
4
New Orleans Pelicans Biggest Win
113โ€“80+33
Dec 31, 2020
Oklahoma City Thunder Biggest Win
119โ€“74+45
Feb 27, 2013
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season โ†“NOP โ†•OKC โ†•Games โ†•
2025โ€“26033
2024โ€“25044
2023โ€“24167
2022โ€“23325
2021โ€“22123
2020โ€“21213
2019โ€“20044
2018โ€“19224
2017โ€“18213
2016โ€“17044

Matchup Insights

Home / Away Split
17-25NOP HOME29-15OKC HOME
AWAY
15-29
NOP
AWAY
25-17
OKC
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Oklahoma City Thunder: 13 consecutive wins
13
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 11.2 pts on average
11.2pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
NOPโ†“Trending Down
Last 100%
All-Time37.2%
OKCโ†‘Trending Up
Last 10100%
All-Time62.8%
Last 10 Results
NOP / OKC

Frequently Asked Questions: New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Methodology & Data Sources

Last updated

Every head-to-head page on SharkBetting is built from verified historical data, not generated prose. Regular-season and playoff game logs are pulled from the balldontlie API (public NBA records from 1946 onward). Playoff series results, arena capacity, and historical context are cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. Player-level top-scorer tables and largest-lead figures use the play-by-play dataset, which has complete coverage only from the 1996-97 season onward; matchups on the page that pre-date 1996 are clearly marked.

Stats are refreshed after every completed game day. 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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