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NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 3 of the season

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

Grizzlies

Memphis Grizzlies

6-1

8:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Pelicans

New Orleans Pelicans

3-4

Mon, Dec 21, 2026 · 8:00 PM ET (Dec 22, 10:00 KST)Smoothie King Center, New Orleans

What's at stake

Current standings (103 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 West teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Grizzlies win

Pelicans win

6 more teams

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
GrizzliesWest #2 · 6-174-75
PelicansWest #11 · 3-4-75-

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 3 of 4 this season

Grizzlies 0Pelicans 1

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Mon, Dec 21 game · New Orleans

Local date

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Grizzlies

  • Quinten PostOut
  • Scotty Pippen Jr.Out

Pelicans

  • Yves MissiOut
  • Jordan PooleOut
  • Dejounte MurrayOut

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.