Utah Jazz at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
UTAH leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Pelicans: 47.8%
Jazz: 52.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 UTAH |
 NO |
|
|---|---|---|
| L3 | Streak | L4 |
| 120.2 | Points Against | 122.0 |
| 1-4 | Last Ten Games | 0-4 |
| 112.4 | Points Per Game | 116.3 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 46.8 | Rebounds Per Game | 44.3 |
| 26.8 | Assists Per Game | 23.5 |
| 6.4 | Blocks Per Game | 4.8 |
| 5.0 | Steals Per Game | 12.3 |
| 0.2 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.3 |
| 17.2 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 16.8 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Poole, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 28 |
| Yves Missi, C | Out | Oct 24 |
Utah Jazz Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 28 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr., F | Out | Oct 27 |
| Trey Alexander, G | Out | Oct 24 |
| Jusuf Nurkic, C | Out | Oct 7 |
Jazz Last 5
| Date | OPP | Result |
|---|---|---|
@  MEM |
L 123-103 | |
vs  NO |
W 120-119 | |
vs  LAL |
L 132-123 | |
| vs MEM |
L 110-105 | |
vs  SA |
L 117-111 OT |
Pelicans Last 5
| Date | OPP | Result |
|---|---|---|
vs  WSH |
W 107-106 | |
vs  IND |
L 123-120 | |
@  UTAH |
L 120-119 | |
@  DEN |
L 141-135 OT | |
| vs DEN |
L 104-91 |
Game Information
Smoothie King Center
Location: New Orleans, LA
Capacity:
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portland |
3 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W3 |
 Oklahoma City |
4 | 1 | .800 | - | L1 |
 Minnesota |
3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | L2 |
|
Denver |
2 | 2 | .500 | 1.5 | W1 |
|
Utah |
1 | 4 | .200 | 3 | L3 |
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston |
- | 0 | W5 | 1 | 5 |
|
Memphis |
0.5 | 0 | W4 | 1 | 4 |
|
San Antonio |
2 | 2 | W3 | 0.6 | 3 |
 Dallas |
2 | 2 | W2 | 0.6 | 3 |
|
New Orleans |
4.5 | 4 | L4 | 0 | 0 |
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