NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 1 of the season
What does Pelicans vs Clippers change in the NBA playoff race?
Sun, Nov 8, 2026 · 9:00 PM ET (Nov 9, 11:00 KST)Intuit Dome, Los Angeles
What's at stake
Current standings (92 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 West teams. Arithmetic, not odds.
Magic number = wins left to lock a top-10 (play-in) finish (top-6 magic: a direct berth); tragic number = losses left until elimination. Ties count against the team. How we calculate →
Season series
Meeting 1 of 3 this season
Pelicans 0Clippers 0
Before this game
- Nov 8 Pelicans @ Clippers (Scheduled)
- Nov 27 Pelicans @ Clippers (Scheduled)
- Feb 14 Clippers @ Pelicans (Scheduled)
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Team records
Injury report
Pelicans
- Yves MissiOut
- Jordan PooleOut
- Malik DiaDoubtful
- Trey Murphy IIIProbable
- Jaron Pierre Jr.Doubtful
- Julian ReeseProbable
Clippers
- Bradley BealOut
- Max StrusOut
- Yanic Konan NiederhauserOut
- Brandon IngramOut
- Jordan MillerOut
- Derrick Jones Jr.Day-To-Day
BALLDONTLIE injury report (status only). It can change before tip-off.
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Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic and tragic numbers are computed by this site.