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New Orleans Pelicans
4-4 · 1-2 on the road
2026-12-26
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Brooklyn Nets
2-6 · 1-3 at home

Biggest mismatches

A clash of tempos: NOP plays at the 1st-fastest pace, BKN at the 18th.

Team vs team

Season before this game (NOP 8 games, BKN 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

NOPBKN
Scoring
121.63rd · Top 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
106.628th · Bottom 5
119.225th · Below avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
112.914th · Average
+2.414th · Average
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
-6.222nd · Below avg
Efficiency
112.113th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
105.027th · Bottom 5
110.415th · Average
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
110.717th · Average
+1.716th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
-5.622nd · Below avg
108.21st
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
101.718th
Shooting
53.8%12th · Average
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
51.3%24th · Below avg
59.3%6th · Above avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
55.8%21st · Below avg
9.029th · Bottom 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
14.111th · Average
31.7%26th · Bottom 5
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
35.3%12th · Average
0.363rd · Top 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.335th · Top 5
Defense
54.5%22nd · Below avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
54.2%20th · Average
12.41st · Top 5
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
8.614th · Average
4.819th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.818th · Average
Possessions
15.4%22nd · Below avg
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
16.3%26th · Bottom 5
24.9%22nd · Below avg
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
24.5%24th · Below avg
44.911th · Average
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
42.920th · Average
25.422nd · Below avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
22.828th · Bottom 5

Recent form

New Orleans Pelicans
LWWWW

Last 5: average margin +5.8 (season +2.4). Streak W4.

Brooklyn Nets
LLWLW

Last 5: average margin -2.4 (season -6.2). Streak W1.

Key players

New Orleans Pelicans
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Zion WilliamsonF 21.55.12.667.2
Dejounte MurrayG 18.26.25.657.8
Saddiq BeyF 16.43.91.963.7
Trey Murphy IIIF 14.94.63.459.7
Brooklyn Nets
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Michael Porter Jr.F 21.47.41.260.8
Julius RandleF 21.07.14.857.1
Mikel Brown Jr.G 12.02.34.047.4
Nolan TraoréG 12.02.22.862.0

Injury report

New Orleans Pelicans
Yves Missi C · Left Knee Contusion / Bone Bruise · back ~2026-11-08 Out
Brooklyn Nets
Egor Demin G · back ~2026-11-11 Out
Tyler Bilodeau F · back ~2026-11-06 Out
Day'Ron Sharpe C · back ~2026-11-04 Day-To-Day
Noah Clowney F · back ~2026-11-07 Day-To-Day

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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