NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 1 of the season

What does Suns vs Pelicans change in the NBA playoff race?

Suns

Phoenix Suns

3-5

8:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Pelicans

New Orleans Pelicans

4-6

Mon, Nov 23, 2026 · 8:00 PM ET (Nov 24, 10:00 KST)Smoothie King Center, New Orleans

What's at stake

Current standings (146 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 West teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Suns win

PelicansWest #11→#12Tragic 71→70
SunsWest #12→#11

Pelicans win

SunsTragic 72→71

10 more teams

LakersMagic 69→68
SpursMagic 70→69
ThunderMagic 70→69
TimberwolvesMagic 70→69
RocketsMagic 71→70
WarriorsMagic 71→70
GrizzliesMagic 72→71
Trail BlazersMagic 72→71
NuggetsMagic 73→72Tragic -→74
MavericksMagic 72→71

Both teams going in

Team	Magic	Tragic	Top-6 magic
SunsWest #12 · 3-5	-	72	-
PelicansWest #11 · 4-6	-	71	-

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

Suns 0Pelicans 0

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Mon, Nov 23 game · New Orleans

Local date

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Team records

Suns3-5
Pelicans4-6

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Suns

Mark WilliamsOut
Jordan GoodwinQuestionable

Pelicans

Yves MissiOut

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.