New Orleans Pelicans vs Orlando Magic Head-to-Head

Modern Rivalry
New Orleans Pelicans
Orlando Magic
Magic lead Pelicans31to20

Magic hold a decisive edge in 51 all-time meetings.

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At a glance

New Orleans Pelicans vs Orlando Magic insights

The edge
+11wins for Magic
61% Magic ยท 39% Pelicans

Post-1996 record: 31-20.

Recent form
4-16last 20
Magic on a 9-game streak

Magic won 112-108 on Apr 5, 2026

Where it matters
0playoff games

These teams have never met in the playoffs.

The story

In the modern era they are 31-20 against each other (61% Magic). Magic have won 9 straight in this matchup, the longest active run in the series. Games average a 10.9-point winning margin, with the largest decided blowout coming via Pelicans' 35-point win. Across the last 20 decided meetings Magic hold a 16-4 edge, suggesting the modern balance leans their way. The 2010s produced the deepest sample with 20 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 2003, so the rivalry has now spanned 23 seasons of league history. Most recent result: Magic won 112-108 on Apr 5, 2026. Through the 2020s Magic have led 11-2 between the teams.

Win Percentage
20W
31W
NOP
ORL
39%61%
New Orleans PelicansOrlando Magic

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
DateHomeAwayScoreWinner
Apr 5, 2026NOPORL108โ€“112ORL
Jan 11, 2026ORLNOP128โ€“118ORL
Mar 13, 2025NOPORL93โ€“113ORL
Nov 8, 2024ORLNOP115โ€“88ORL
Apr 3, 2024NOPORL108โ€“117ORL
Mar 21, 2024ORLNOP121โ€“106ORL
Feb 27, 2023NOPORL93โ€“101ORL
Jan 20, 2023ORLNOP123โ€“110ORL
Mar 9, 2022NOPORL102โ€“108ORL
Dec 23, 2021ORLNOP104โ€“110NOP
Last Meeting
Apr 5, 2026Final
NOP
108
HOME
ORL
112
AWAY
Magicwon by4
Magic' 9th straight in this seriesยทGame 51 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 Season51 games
20
31
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
New Orleans Pelicans Biggest Win
135โ€“100+35
Apr 22, 2021
Orlando Magic Biggest Win
118โ€“88+30
Feb 12, 2019
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season โ†“NOP โ†•ORL โ†•Games โ†•
2025โ€“26022
2024โ€“25022
2023โ€“24022
2022โ€“23022
2021โ€“22112
2020โ€“21112
2019โ€“20022
2018โ€“19022
2017โ€“18112
2016โ€“17112

Matchup Insights

Home / Away Split
11-15NOP HOME16-9ORL HOME
AWAY
9-16
NOP
AWAY
15-11
ORL
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Orlando Magic: 9 consecutive wins
9
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 10.9 pts on average
10.9pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
NOPโ†“Trending Down
Last 1010%
All-Time39.2%
ORLโ†‘Trending Up
Last 1090%
All-Time60.8%
Last 10 Results
NOP / ORL

Frequently Asked Questions: New Orleans Pelicans vs Orlando Magic

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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