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NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 2 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

Thu, Feb 25, 2027 · 8:00 PM ET (Feb 26, 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

Pelicans win

10 more teams

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-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 2 of 3 this season

Suns 0Pelicans 0

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Thu, Feb 25 game · New Orleans

Local date

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Suns

  • Mark WilliamsOut
  • Jordan GoodwinQuestionable

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.