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NBA · Oct 17, 2026 · Smoothie King CenterNew Orleans Pelicans vs Washington Wizards

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Home · Cold shooting unit
Final
107 - 106
Away · Balanced unit
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Match result

New Orleans Pelicans beat Wizards in a one-possession finish in the NBA: New Orleans Pelicans 107, Wizards 106. Final box score, quarter splits and the pre-tip projection sit below.

The combined 229.5-point projection runs in line with the NBA’s 228.8 combined-points average. Pelicans score 111.7 a game and concede 111.7; Wizards score 115.7 and concede 116.0.

Pelicans sit 8th in the NBA standings, Wizards sit 15th.

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4 games
Record3-1 (3 in group)
PPG for / against110.5 / 110.2
Win % overall75%
Home win %100% (1-0)
Away win %66.7% (2-1)

2026-2027 season. Overall: league standings. Home/away: completed results.

Washington Wizards logo Washington Wizards

4 games
Record2-2 (8 in group)
PPG for / against113.2 / 113.8
Win % overall50%
Home win %Not available
Away win %Not available

2026-2027 season. Overall: league standings. Complete home/away splits are not available.

Data snapshot: 2026-10-19. PPG means points per game; win rates describe season results, not the chance of winning this matchup.

Quarter-by-quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
New Orleans Pelicans23332526107
Washington Wizards17341936106

Box score · team statistics

StatNew Orleans PelicansWashington Wizards
Field goals36/63 (57%)24/50 (48%)
3-pointers7/36 (19%)12/41 (29%)
Free throws14/16 (88%)22/31 (71%)
Rebounds4851
Assists2821
Steals1510
Blocks611
Turnovers1623
Personal fouls--

Top performers

New Orleans Pelicans

PlayerMINPTSREBAST
Bey Saddiq17:181962
J. Fears21:581435
Williamson Zion22:071151

Washington Wizards

PlayerMINPTSREBAST
Davis Anthony26:4914111
K. George26:491431
A. Dybantsa14:561220

Head-to-head, last meetings

No prior meetings on record from the past seasons covered.

League standings snapshot · NBA 2026-2027

#TeamWLPFPALast 5
8
New Orleans Pelicans logoNew Orleans Pelicans
0 0 0 0 WLWW
15
Washington Wizards logoWashington Wizards
0 0 0 0 WLL

Current season as available on the live data feed.

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Tip-off is Sat Oct 17 · 00:00 UTC at Smoothie King Center. Local times are shown in the box above and update to your timezone automatically.
Who is favoured in New Orleans Pelicans vs Washington Wizards?
The 2026-2027 season win rates in this data snapshot are New Orleans Pelicans: 75%; Washington Wizards: 50%. Season win rates are not match-win probabilities and do not establish a betting favorite.
What's the all-time head-to-head?
We don't have prior meetings on file in the seasons we cover.

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