New Orleans Pelicans vs Phoenix Suns Head-to-Head

Modern Rivalry
New Orleans Pelicans
Phoenix Suns
Suns lead Pelicans49to39

Suns hold a slight edge in 88 all-time meetings.

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At a glance

New Orleans Pelicans vs Phoenix Suns insights

The edge
+10wins for Suns
56% Suns · 44% Pelicans

Post-1996 record: 49-39.

Recent form
7-13last 20
Suns on a 5-game streak

Suns won 118-116 on Mar 6, 2026

Where it matters
6playoff games

6 playoff games, no Finals meetings.

The story

In the modern era they are 49-39 against each other (56% Suns). Suns have won 5 straight in this matchup, the longest active run in the series. Games average a 10.1-point winning margin, with the largest decided blowout coming via Suns' 37-point win. Across the last 20 decided meetings Suns hold a 13-7 edge, suggesting the modern balance leans their way. The 2010s produced the deepest sample with 37 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: Suns won 118-116 on Mar 6, 2026. Through the 2020s Suns have led 18-9 between the teams.

Win Percentage
39W
49W
NOP
PHX
44%56%
New Orleans PelicansPhoenix Suns

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
DateHomeAwayScoreWinner
Mar 6, 2026PHXNOP118116PHX
Dec 27, 2025NOPPHX114123PHX
Dec 26, 2025NOPPHX108115PHX
Nov 10, 2025PHXNOP12198PHX
Feb 28, 2025PHXNOP125108PHX
Feb 27, 2025PHXNOP116124NOP
Dec 5, 2024NOPPHX126124NOP
Apr 7, 2024PHXNOP105113NOP
Apr 1, 2024NOPPHX111124PHX
Jan 19, 2024NOPPHX109123PHX
Last Meeting
Mar 6, 2026Final
PHX
118
HOME
NOP
116
AWAY
Sunswon by2
Suns' 5th straight in this series·Game 88 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
37
45
Playoffs6 games
2
4
New Orleans Pelicans Biggest Win
11591+24
Nov 24, 2017
Phoenix Suns Biggest Win
11578+37
Apr 17, 2006
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season NOP PHX Games
202526044
202425213
202324123
202223224
2021223710
202021123
201920112
201819224
201718303
201617314

Matchup Insights

Home / Away Split
19-25NOP HOME24-20PHX HOME
AWAY
20-24
NOP
AWAY
25-19
PHX
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Phoenix Suns: 5 consecutive wins
5
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 10.1 pts on average
10.1pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
NOPTrending Down
Last 1030%
All-Time44.3%
PHXTrending Up
Last 1070%
All-Time55.7%
Last 10 Results
NOP / PHX

Frequently Asked Questions: New Orleans Pelicans vs Phoenix Suns

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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