NBA head-to-headModern Rivalry

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

Oklahoma City Thunder lead the all-time record 54-32 across 86 recorded meetings.

Matchup fact
By Stats synced Apr 16, 2026
NOP
32
vs
OKC
54
86 meetings
All-time

OKC lead 54-32

Recent form

NOP 0-10 over the latest 10

Last meeting

OKC won 104-95 on Jan 27, 2026

Closeness

22 wins separate the teams

Series context

The average winning margin is 11.2 points across decided games.

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
Jan 27, 26
OKC 104-95 NOP
OKC
Nov 17, 25
NOP 109-126 OKC
OKC
Nov 2, 25
OKC 137-106 NOP
OKC
Apr 13, 25
NOP 100-115 OKC
OKC
Feb 10, 25
OKC 137-101 NOP
OKC
Dec 7, 24
NOP 109-119 OKC
OKC
Nov 13, 24
OKC 106-88 NOP
OKC
Apr 29, 24
NOP 89-97 OKC
OKC
Apr 27, 24
NOP 85-106 OKC
OKC
Apr 24, 24
OKC 124-92 NOP
OKC
Last Meeting
Jan 27, 2026Final
OKC
104
HOME
NOP
95
AWAY
Thunderwon by9
Thunder's 13th straight in this series·Game 86 of all-time series

Matchup context

Oklahoma City Thunder have won 10 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Oklahoma City Thunder lead the complete decided record 54-32. The 11.2-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.

History span
2002 to 2026
24 seasons
Average margin
11.2 points
Across decided games
Playoff history
4
4 playoff meetings across 1 postseason

All-Time Record

Win Percentage
32W
54W
NOP
OKC
37%63%
New Orleans PelicansOklahoma City Thunder
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
113–80+33
Dec 31, 2020
Oklahoma City Thunder Biggest Win
119–74+45
Feb 27, 2013
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season ↓NOP ↕OKC ↕Games ↕
2025–26033
2024–25044
2023–24167
2022–23325
2021–22123
2020–21213
2019–20044
2018–19224
2017–18213
2016–17044

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)
NOP↓Trending Down
Last 100%
All-Time37.2%
OKC↑Trending Up
Last 10100%
All-Time62.8%
Last 10 Results
NOP / OKC

Advanced Stats

1996-presentBased on 54 of 86 all-time meetings that have play-by-play data

Overtime History

Total OT Games
3
NOP OT Wins
3
OKC OT Wins
0
Biggest OT Game
125-128 on Dec 23, 2022 (1OT)

Largest Leads

NOP Biggest Leads
+33pts
Dec 31, 2020
#2:+26 pts·Feb 20, 2012
#3:+26 pts·Dec 19, 2007
OKC Biggest Leads
+34pts
Apr 11, 2014
#2:+32 pts·Nov 21, 2008
#3:+32 pts·Jan 16, 2008

Lead Changes

Most in a Game
22
Feb 13, 2020
Average per Game
6.8
per game

Times Tied

Most Ties in a Game
16
Dec 26, 2006
Average Ties per Game
5.0
per game

Attendance Records

Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
19,136
Nov 21, 2008
Lowest
9,882
Jan 16, 2008
Average
16,576

Shooting Percentages

Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
NOP44.9%
OKC46.4%
OKC +1.5 pp
3P%
NOP34.4%
OKC35.1%
OKC +0.7 pp
FT%
NOP76.5%
OKC77.2%
OKC +0.7 pp
TS%
NOP53.4%
OKC55.3%
OKC +1.9 pp

Top Scorers (1996-present)

Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
NOP Top 15 Scorers
NOP top scorers in this matchup (1996-present): total points, games played, average, and best single game
PlayerPtsGAvgBest
Anthony Davis5391928.444
Jrue Holiday3792316.532
David West3591819.937
Chris Paul2761617.329
Brandon Ingram189823.634
Ryan Anderson1861018.630
Tyreke Evans1701017.041
E'Twaun Moore1331310.226
Darius Miller1261111.421
Zion Williamson123524.632
Rasual Butler1091010.917
Josh Hart96812.029
Jaxson Hayes92109.221
Jonas Valanciunas89614.825
Julius Randle81327.033
OKC Top 15 Scorers
OKC top scorers in this matchup (1996-present): total points, games played, average, and best single game
PlayerPtsGAvgBest
Russell Westbrook8083225.348
Kevin Durant5982227.247
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander3181324.544
Steven Adams2902412.123
Rashard Lewis2311121.034
Serge Ibaka2161812.022
Paul George192824.028
Ray Allen181822.632
Nick Collison155256.216
Jeff Green1501212.524
Dennis Schroder137719.625
Luke Ridnour1271210.627
Luguentz Dort1191011.927
Enes Freedom111715.924
Chris Wilcox101812.622

Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)

Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
48pts
Russell Westbrook
OKCvsNOP
Feb 6, 2015
47pts
Kevin Durant
OKCvsNOP
Feb 17, 2009
45pts
Russell Westbrook
OKCvsNOP
Feb 4, 2015
44pts
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
OKCvsNOP
Dec 23, 2022
44pts
Russell Westbrook
OKCvsNOP
Feb 14, 2019

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

59 games with complete quarter lines

NOPOKC

How they create points

54 games with complete style splits

Selected comparison

Fast-break points: OKC +2.3 points54 games

NOP highest-scoring quarter

Q2 · 26.4

OKC highest-scoring quarter

Q1 · 26.4

Widest fingerprint gap

OKC +2.3 fast-break points

Questions about this record: New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder

What is the New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder NBA playoff record?

The playoff subset contains 4 games: New Orleans Pelicans have 0 wins and Oklahoma City Thunder have 4. Those games are already included in the complete all-time total.

How do recent New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder results compare with the complete record?

Oklahoma City Thunder have won 10 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Oklahoma City Thunder lead the complete decided record 54-32. 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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