Brooklyn Nets at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball AssociationBrooklyn visits New Orleans on 3-game road slide
Brooklyn Nets (2-8, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (4-7, 11th in the Western Conference)
New Orleans; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn will look to end its three-game road skid when the Nets visit New Orleans.
New Orleans went 26-56 overall last season while going 17-24 at home. The Pelicans averaged 25.1 assists per game on 42.1 made field goals last season.
Brooklyn went 20-62 overall, 14-37 in Eastern Conference action and 8-33 on the road a season ago. The Nets averaged 105.9 points per game while shooting 44.3% from the field and 34.1% from behind the arc last season.
INJURIES
: Pelicans: Zion Williamson: out (rest), Yves Missi: out (knee), Trendon Watford: out (ankle), Trey Murphy III: out (knee).Nets: Egor Demin: out (leg), Mikel Brown Jr.: day to day (rest).
Regular Season Series
Series starts 11/11
Matchup Prediction
Statistics
 BKN |
 NO |
|
|---|---|---|
| L2 | Streak | L3 |
| 115.7 | Points Against | 122.4 |
| 2-8 | Last Ten Games | 4-6 |
| 106.7 | Points Per Game | 117.5 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 42.6 | Rebounds Per Game | 42.4 |
| 23.4 | Assists Per Game | 24.7 |
| 4.3 | Blocks Per Game | 4.7 |
| 8.8 | Steals Per Game | 10.4 |
| 1.1 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.5 |
| 18.1 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 16.5 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Trendon Watford, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 9 |
| Trey Murphy III, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 9 |
| Zion Williamson, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 9 |
| Yves Missi, C | Out | Nov 5 |
Brooklyn Nets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Mikel Brown Jr., G | Day-To-Day | Nov 9 |
| Grant Nelson, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 8 |
| Egor Demin, G | Out | Oct 29 |
Nets Last 5
IND
CHA
ATLPelicans Last 5
| Date | OPP | Result |
|---|---|---|
@  MEM |
W 135-134 OT | |
vs  UTAH |
W 120-113 OT | |
vs  MIN |
L 115-109 | |
@  LAC |
L 139-123 | |
@  GS |
L 138-87 |
Game Information
Location: New Orleans, LA
Capacity:
2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia |
9 | 2 | .818 | - | W1 |
 Boston |
8 | 2 | .800 | 0.5 | W3 |
 New York |
5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | W3 |
 Toronto |
5 | 5 | .500 | 3.5 | L1 |
 Brooklyn |
2 | 8 | .200 | 6.5 | L2 |
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
- | 2 | W9 | 0.8181818 | 9 |
 Houston |
1 | 3 | W1 | 0.72727275 | 8 |
|
Memphis |
1.5 | 3 | W1 | 0.7 | 7 |
 Dallas |
2 | 4 | W3 | 0.6363636 | 7 |
 New Orleans |
5 | 7 | L3 | 0.36363637 | 4 |
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