Toronto Raptors at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series starts 12/28
Matchup Prediction
Pelicans: 26.6%
Raptors: 73.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 TOR |
 NO |
|
|---|---|---|
| W1 | Streak | L4 |
| 102.5 | Points Against | 122.0 |
| 3-1 | Last Ten Games | 0-4 |
| 117.5 | Points Per Game | 116.3 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 45.8 | Rebounds Per Game | 44.3 |
| 27.3 | Assists Per Game | 23.5 |
| 5.5 | Blocks Per Game | 4.8 |
| 14.3 | Steals Per Game | 12.3 |
| 1.0 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.3 |
| 15.0 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 16.8 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Dejounte Murray, G | Out | Oct 29 |
| Jordan Poole, G | Out | Oct 29 |
| Yves Missi, C | Out | Oct 24 |
Toronto Raptors Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard, F | Out | Oct 29 |
| Nate Bittle, C | Out | Oct 27 |
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DENGame Information
Smoothie King Center
Location: New Orleans, LA
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2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia |
4 | 1 | .800 | - | W1 |
 Toronto |
3 | 1 | .750 | 0.5 | W1 |
 Boston |
3 | 1 | .750 | 0.5 | W3 |
 New York |
2 | 3 | .400 | 2 | W2 |
 Brooklyn |
0 | 4 | .000 | 3.5 | L4 |
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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