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

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

Pelicans

New Orleans Pelicans

3-4

10:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Warriors

Golden State Warriors

4-3

Wed, Feb 17, 2027 · 10:00 PM ET (Feb 18, 12:00 KST)Chase Center, San Francisco

What's at stake

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

Pelicans win

WarriorsWest #9→#10
PelicansTragic 75→-

13 more teams

RocketsMagic 73→72
GrizzliesMagic 74→73
Trail BlazersMagic 76→75
SpursMagic 75→74
LakersMagic 75→74
ThunderMagic 75→74
TimberwolvesMagic -→74
NuggetsMagic 77→76Tragic 77→76
MavericksWest #10→#9Magic -→75
SunsMagic -→78Tragic 76→75
ClippersTragic 74→73
JazzTragic 73→72
KingsTragic 73→72

Warriors win

WarriorsWest #9→#8
PelicansTragic 75→74
NuggetsWest #8→#9

Both teams going in

Team	Magic	Tragic	Top-6 magic
PelicansWest #11 · 3-4	-	75	-
WarriorsWest #9 · 4-3	-	-	-

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 3 this season

Pelicans 0Warriors 0

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Team records

Pelicans3-4
Warriors4-3

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Pelicans

Yves MissiOut
Jordan PooleOut
Dejounte MurrayOut

Warriors

Kristaps PorzingisOut
Jimmy ButlerOut
Moses MoodyOut
Gui SantosOut
Al HorfordOut
Brandon WilliamsOut

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.