New Orleans Pelicans vs Orlando Magic — Matchup Preview | Read The Game

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NOP

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS

26-56

VS

ORL

ORLANDO MAGIC

45-37

Everything you need for New Orleans Pelicans vs Orlando Magic: head-to-head history, current rosters ranked by Net Impact, recent form, and the key player matchups that will decide the game.

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SEASON SERIES

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NOP wins

of 3

2

ORL wins

RECENT FORM

NOP

New Orleans Pelicans 26-56 season

MIN

MIN Apr 12 L vs

BOS

BOS Apr 10 W vs

UTA

ORL

SAC

ORL

Orlando Magic 45-37 season

CHA

CHA Apr 17 L vs

PHI

PHI Apr 15 L vs

BOS

BOS Apr 12 W vs

CHI

CHI Apr 10 W vs

MIN

HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY

Every NOP vs ORL meeting this season. Click any row for the full breakdown.

ORL

NOP

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NOP

ORL

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ORL

NOP

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ROSTERS BY NET IMPACT

Top 8 per team — who actually moves the needle on winning.

NOP

New Orleans Pelicans

1 Trey Murphy III 21.5/5.7/3.8 +13.1 2 Zion Williamson 21.0/5.7/3.2 +11.9 3 Saddiq Bey 17.7/5.6/2.5 +11.0 4 Dejounte Murray 16.7/5.4/6.4 +2.7 5 Derik Queen 11.8/7.1/3.7 +0.9 6 Jeremiah Fears 14.3/3.7/3.4 -0.4 7 DeAndre Jordan 4.4/6.3/0.9 -1.0 8 Jordan Poole 13.8/2.0/3.1 -1.9

ORL

Orlando Magic

1 Franz Wagner 20.6/5.3/3.5 +11.1 2 Desmond Bane 20.2/4.1/4.1 +10.9 3 Paolo Banchero 22.2/8.3/5.2 +10.7 4 Wendell Carter Jr. 11.8/7.4/1.9 +5.2 5 Anthony Black 15.1/3.9/3.7 +3.5 6 Jalen Suggs 13.6/3.9/5.5 +2.5 7 Tristan da Silva 9.8/3.7/1.6 +0.7 8 Goga Bitadze 6.2/5.2/1.4 -0.0

GO DEEPER

NOP

New Orleans Pelicans

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