NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 4 of the season
What does Pelicans vs Nuggets change in the NBA playoff race?
Tue, Apr 6, 2027 · 9:00 PM ET (Apr 7, 10:00 KST)Ball Arena, Denver
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
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 4 of 4 this season
Pelicans 0Nuggets 2
Before this game
- Oct 24 Pelicans 135-141 Nuggets
- Oct 28 Nuggets 104-91 Pelicans
- Nov 14 Nuggets @ Pelicans (Scheduled)
- Apr 6 Pelicans @ Nuggets (Scheduled)
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Tue, Apr 6 game · Denver
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Team records
Injury report
Pelicans
- Yves MissiOut
- Jordan PooleOut
- Dejounte MurrayOut
Nuggets
- Spencer JonesOut
- Julian StrawtherOut
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.