NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 3 of the season
What does Thunder vs Pelicans change in the NBA playoff race?
Wed, Jan 20, 2027 · 8:00 PM ET (Jan 21, 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.
Thunder win
Pelicans win
- ThunderWest #3→#4Top-6 magic 72→-
- TimberwolvesWest #4→#3
- NuggetsTragic -→74
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
Thunder 0Pelicans 0
Before this game
- Nov 20 Pelicans @ Thunder (Scheduled)
- Dec 23 Thunder @ Pelicans (Scheduled)
- Jan 20 Thunder @ Pelicans (Scheduled)
- Apr 3 Pelicans @ Thunder (Scheduled)
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Team records
Injury report
Thunder
- Cason WallaceOut
- Jalen WilliamsOut
- Chet HolmgrenOut
- Thomas SorberOut
- Jaylin WilliamsOut
Pelicans
- Yves MissiOut
- Malik DiaOut
- Trey Murphy IIIOut
- Jaron Pierre Jr.Out
- Trendon WatfordOut
- Zion WilliamsonOut
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.