47pts
Bradley Beal
WASvsNOP
Jan 27, 2021
NBA head-to-headModern Rivalry
New Orleans Pelicans vs Washington Wizards Head-to-Head
New Orleans Pelicans lead the all-time record 25-24 across 49 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The earliest meeting on record was on January 22, 2003: Washington Wizards 94, New Orleans Hornets 103.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026NOP
25
vs
WAS
24
49 meetings
All-time
NOP lead 25-24
Recent form
NOP 8-2 over the latest 10
Last meeting
NOP won 138-118 on Mar 8, 2026
Closeness
One win separates the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 11.2 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Mar 8, 26
NOP 138-118 WAS
NOPJan 9, 26
WAS 107-128 NOP
NOPJan 5, 25
WAS 98-110 NOP
NOPJan 3, 25
NOP 132-120 WAS
NOPFeb 14, 24
NOP 133-126 WAS
NOPDec 13, 23
WAS 122-142 NOP
NOPJan 28, 23
NOP 103-113 WAS
WASJan 9, 23
WAS 112-132 NOP
NOPNov 24, 21
NOP 127-102 WAS
NOPNov 15, 21
WAS 105-100 NOP
WAS| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2026 | NOP | WAS | 138–118 | NOP |
| Jan 9, 2026 | WAS | NOP | 107–128 | NOP |
| Jan 5, 2025 | WAS | NOP | 98–110 | NOP |
| Jan 3, 2025 | NOP | WAS | 132–120 | NOP |
| Feb 14, 2024 | NOP | WAS | 133–126 | NOP |
| Dec 13, 2023 | WAS | NOP | 122–142 | NOP |
| Jan 28, 2023 | NOP | WAS | 103–113 | WAS |
| Jan 9, 2023 | WAS | NOP | 112–132 | NOP |
| Nov 24, 2021 | NOP | WAS | 127–102 | NOP |
| Nov 15, 2021 | WAS | NOP | 105–100 | WAS |
Last Meeting
Mar 8, 2026Final
NOP
138
HOME
WAS
118
AWAY
Pelicanswon by20
Pelicans' 6th straight in this series·Game 49 of all-time series
Matchup context
New Orleans Pelicans have won 8 of the latest 10 scored meetings. New Orleans Pelicans lead the complete decided record 25-24. The 11.2-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 2003 to 2026
- 24 seasons
- Average margin
- 11.2 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 0
- No playoff meeting is present in the source
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
25W
24W
NOP
WAS
51%49%
New Orleans PelicansWashington Wizards
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season49 games
25
24
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
New Orleans Pelicans Biggest Win
127–102+25
Nov 24, 2021
Washington Wizards Biggest Win
125–103+22
Mar 17, 2007
Decade Breakdown
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Season by Season
| Season ↓ | NOP ↕ | WAS ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
8-15
NOP
AWAY
9-17
WAS
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
New Orleans Pelicans: 6 consecutive wins
6
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 11.2 pts on average
11.2pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
NOP↑Trending Up
Last 1080%
All-Time51%
WAS↓Trending Down
Last 1020%
All-Time49%
Last 10 Results
NOP / WAS
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 35 of 49 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
2
NOP OT Wins
0
WAS OT Wins
2
Biggest OT Game
117-115 on Apr 16, 2021 (1OT)
Largest Leads
NOP Biggest Leads
+31pts
Nov 24, 2021
#2:+23 pts·Feb 23, 2016
#3:+23 pts·Dec 12, 2004
WAS Biggest Leads
+28pts
Mar 17, 2007
#2:+27 pts·Jan 9, 2023
#3:+27 pts·Mar 9, 2018
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
20
Nov 24, 2018
Average per Game
5.1
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
14
Nov 24, 2018
Average Ties per Game
5.1
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
20,173
Mar 2, 2008
Lowest
750
Jan 27, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
16,078
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
NOP45.7%
WAS47.3%
WAS +1.6 pp
3P%
NOP35.8%
WAS34.3%
NOP +1.5 pp
FT%
NOP78.6%
WAS73.9%
NOP +4.7 pp
TS%
NOP55.1%
WAS54.9%
NOP +0.2 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
NOP Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 276 | 12 | 23.0 | 37 |
| Jrue Holiday | 222 | 14 | 15.9 | 29 |
| David West | 182 | 13 | 14.0 | 20 |
| Chris Paul | 181 | 9 | 20.1 | 30 |
| Brandon Ingram | 162 | 6 | 27.0 | 34 |
| Baron Davis | 124 | 5 | 24.8 | 33 |
| Jamal Mashburn | 117 | 4 | 29.3 | 39 |
| Rasual Butler | 91 | 7 | 13.0 | 21 |
| Tyreke Evans | 90 | 8 | 11.3 | 27 |
| P.J. Brown | 85 | 10 | 8.5 | 14 |
| David Wesley | 84 | 6 | 14.0 | 20 |
| Jamaal Magloire | 81 | 6 | 13.5 | 23 |
| Eric Gordon | 72 | 6 | 12.0 | 23 |
| Ryan Anderson | 66 | 5 | 13.2 | 16 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 64 | 3 | 21.3 | 27 |
WAS Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Beal | 297 | 16 | 18.6 | 47 |
| John Wall | 241 | 14 | 17.2 | 26 |
| Antawn Jamison | 239 | 11 | 21.7 | 32 |
| Gilbert Arenas | 238 | 10 | 23.8 | 43 |
| Marcin Gortat | 153 | 12 | 12.8 | 24 |
| Brendan Haywood | 132 | 15 | 8.8 | 17 |
| Otto Porter Jr. | 132 | 11 | 12.0 | 29 |
| Markieff Morris | 112 | 7 | 16.0 | 22 |
| DeShawn Stevenson | 95 | 5 | 19.0 | 33 |
| Nick Young | 94 | 7 | 13.4 | 30 |
| Caron Butler | 87 | 5 | 17.4 | 24 |
| Andray Blatche | 86 | 8 | 10.8 | 23 |
| Etan Thomas | 84 | 11 | 7.6 | 16 |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | 75 | 7 | 10.7 | 22 |
| Jarvis Hayes | 73 | 8 | 9.1 | 19 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
45pts
Michael Jordan
WASvsNOP
Feb 1, 2003
43pts
Gilbert Arenas
WASvsNOP
Feb 13, 2006
39pts
Jamal Mashburn
NOPvsWAS
Feb 1, 2003
37pts
Anthony Davis
NOPvsWAS
Dec 19, 2017
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
38 games with complete quarter lines
NOPWAS
How they create points
35 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Fast-break points: WAS +3.0 points35 games
NOP highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 25.3
WAS highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 26.5
Widest fingerprint gap
WAS +3.0 fast-break points
Questions about this record: New Orleans Pelicans vs Washington Wizards
How do recent New Orleans Pelicans vs Washington Wizards results compare with the complete record?
New Orleans Pelicans have won 8 of the latest 10 decided meetings. New Orleans Pelicans lead the complete decided record 25-24. The recent window is a subset of the complete history, so the page reports the two separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
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Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.