Apr 26, 2021 - Los Angeles Clippers at New Orleans Pelicans

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by John Wilmes

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4/26/2021 New Orleans v. Los Angeles Game Preview

	L.A. Clippers	(39-19, 17-11 away)
	New Orleans Pelicans	(25-31, 16-14 home)

April 26, 2021 at 8:00 PM ET
Regular Season

Smoothie King Center
New Orleans, Louisiana

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Season Series - Tied 1-1

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Jan 13, 2021	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	106 - 111	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Staples Center
Mar 14, 2021	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	115 - 135	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Apr 26, 2021	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	-	-	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center

2020-2021 Team Stats

	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
L.A. Clippers	58	48.0	42.1	86.9	.485	14.4	34.3	.420	16.2	19.3	.838	13.0	19.6	9.5	34.7	44.2	24.3	7.2	4.2	114.8
New Orleans	56	48.4	42.4	88.1	.481	10.8	30.8	.349	19.1	25.9	.737	14.5	17.8	11.6	35.3	46.9	26.0	7.4	4.4	114.5
LAC Opponents	58	48.0	40.2	86.2	.466	11.4	31.8	.358	16.4	21.0	.784	13.4	18.0	9.0	32.1	41.1	22.7	7.1	3.9	108.2
NOP Opponents	56	48.4	41.8	88.6	.472	14.8	38.0	.389	16.5	20.9	.790	13.2	21.3	8.7	31.9	40.7	26.0	7.6	5.7	115.0

Head to Head Since 1946-1947

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Mar 14, 2021	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	115 - 135	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Jan 13, 2021	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	106 - 111	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Staples Center
Aug 1, 2020	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	103 - 126	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	HP Field House
Jan 18, 2020	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	133 - 130	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Nov 24, 2019	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	109 - 134	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Staples Center
Nov 14, 2019	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	127 - 132	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Jan 14, 2019	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	121 - 117	New Orleans	Regular Season	Staples Center
Dec 3, 2018	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	129 - 126	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Oct 23, 2018	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	109 - 116	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Apr 9, 2018	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	113 - 100	New Orleans	Regular Season	Staples Center
Mar 6, 2018	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	121 - 116	New Orleans	Regular Season	Staples Center
Jan 28, 2018	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	112 - 103	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Nov 11, 2017	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	103 - 111	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 28, 2016	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	98 - 102	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 10, 2016	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	105 - 133	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Staples Center
Dec 2, 2016	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	114 - 96	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Mar 20, 2016	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	105 - 109	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Jan 10, 2016	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	111 - 114	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Staples Center
Dec 31, 2015	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	95 - 89	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Nov 27, 2015	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	90 - 111	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Staples Center
Mar 22, 2015	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	100 - 107	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Staples Center
Jan 30, 2015	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	103 - 108	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 6, 2014	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	100 - 120	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Staples Center
Mar 26, 2014	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	96 - 98	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Mar 1, 2014	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	76 - 108	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Staples Center
Feb 24, 2014	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	123 - 110	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 18, 2013	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	95 - 108	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Staples Center
Apr 12, 2013	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	96 - 93	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Mar 27, 2013	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	105 - 91	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 19, 2012	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	77 - 93	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Staples Center
Nov 26, 2012	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	105 - 98	New Orleans	Regular Season	Staples Center
Apr 22, 2012	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	98 - 107	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Staples Center
Mar 26, 2012	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	85 - 97	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Staples Center
Mar 22, 2012	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	90 - 97	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Feb 23, 2011	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	87 - 98	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Nov 22, 2010	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	95 - 99	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Staples Center
Nov 9, 2010	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	82 - 101	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Mar 15, 2010	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	108 - 100	New Orleans	Regular Season	Staples Center
Jan 13, 2010	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	94 - 108	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Nov 17, 2009	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	102 - 110	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Nov 9, 2009	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	112 - 84	New Orleans	Regular Season	Staples Center
Apr 1, 2009	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	104 - 98	New Orleans	Regular Season	Staples Center
Jan 9, 2009	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	80 - 107	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Nov 24, 2008	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	99 - 87	New Orleans	Regular Season	Staples Center
Apr 15, 2008	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	92 - 114	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Jan 25, 2008	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	92 - 111	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Jan 2, 2008	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	95 - 81	New Orleans	Regular Season	Staples Center
Nov 24, 2007	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	98 - 89	New Orleans	Regular Season	Staples Center
Apr 18, 2007	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	86 - 83	New Orleans	Regular Season	Staples Center
Apr 10, 2007	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	100 - 103	New Orleans	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Jan 8, 2007	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	100 - 90	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Nov 12, 2006	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	76 - 92	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Staples Center
Mar 21, 2006	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	108 - 120	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Mar 1, 2006	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	67 - 89	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Staples Center
Dec 14, 2005	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	89 - 102	New Orleans	Regular Season	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Apr 20, 2005	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	86 - 75	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Apr 16, 2005	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	89 - 94	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Staples Center
Jan 22, 2005	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	85 - 88	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 21, 2004	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	91 - 100	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Staples Center
Feb 25, 2004	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	93 - 99	New Orleans	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center
Dec 15, 2003	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	80 - 109	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Staples Center
Mar 3, 2003	New Orleans	L.A. Clippers	111 - 108	New Orleans	Regular Season	Staples Center
Dec 9, 2002	L.A. Clippers	New Orleans	94 - 90	L.A. Clippers	Regular Season	Smoothie King Center

2020-2021 L.A. Clippers Clippers Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	R. Jackson	P. George	N. Batum	K. Leonard	S. Ibaka
Rotation	P. Beverley	L. Kennard		M. Morris	I. Zubac
Rotation	R. Rondo				P. Patterson
Rotation	T. Mann
Lim PT		J. Scrubb	A. Coffey	M. Fitts	D. Cousins
Lim PT					D. Oturu

2020-2021 New Orleans Pelicans Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	L. Ball	E. Bledsoe	B. Ingram	Z. Williamson	S. Adams
Rotation	K. Lewis, Jr.	N. Alexander-Walker	J. Hart	J. Johnson	W. Hernangomez
Rotation			N. Marshall		J. Hayes
Rotation			W. Iwundu
Lim PT		J. Nunnally		W. Gabriel

L.A. Clippers Clippers Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
33	Nicolas Batum	F	55	28.4	3.0	6.5	.458	1.8	4.3	.415	0.8	0.9	.846	0.8	1.6	0.8	4.1	4.9	2.3	1.1	0.5	8.5
21	Patrick Beverley	PG	31	23.4	2.6	6.1	.432	1.7	4.0	.416	1.1	1.3	.805	0.9	3.1	0.9	2.7	3.6	2.1	0.8	0.8	8.0
7	Amir Coffey	SF	38	8.0	1.0	2.1	.475	0.5	1.2	.435	0.3	0.6	.619	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.7	0.9	0.4	0.2	0.0	2.9
15	DeMarcus Cousins	C	4	8.6	1.8	4.2	.412	0.2	0.8	.333	0.8	1.5	.500	1.2	1.8	1.0	1.8	2.8	0.8	0.8	0.0	4.5
24	Malik Fitts	SF	2	2.0	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
13	Paul George	GF	43	33.7	8.4	17.5	.479	3.3	7.5	.437	3.6	4.0	.891	3.2	2.4	0.9	5.4	6.3	5.5	1.2	0.5	23.6
9	Serge Ibaka	C	39	23.6	4.5	8.9	.507	1.0	2.8	.352	0.9	1.2	.822	1.1	1.9	1.7	4.9	6.7	1.7	0.2	1.2	10.9
1	Reggie Jackson	G	55	22.6	3.8	8.4	.456	1.7	3.9	.429	1.1	1.3	.795	1.1	2.0	0.3	2.5	2.9	3.1	0.6	0.1	10.3
5	Luke Kennard	SG	52	19.6	3.0	6.3	.477	1.6	3.4	.460	0.4	0.5	.846	0.8	1.5	0.3	2.5	2.7	1.7	0.3	0.2	8.0
2	Kawhi Leonard	F	45	34.6	9.4	18.3	.515	2.0	5.0	.395	5.1	5.8	.878	2.0	1.7	1.2	5.4	6.6	5.0	1.7	0.4	26.0
14	Terance Mann	SG	55	18.4	2.5	5.0	.495	0.5	1.2	.418	1.0	1.2	.779	0.6	1.9	0.9	2.9	3.7	1.6	0.5	0.2	6.4
31	Marcus Morris	F	45	26.1	4.8	10.1	.469	2.5	5.2	.474	1.2	1.4	.812	0.9	2.1	0.6	3.4	4.0	1.1	0.6	0.2	13.1
10	Daniel Oturu	FC	21	3.9	0.6	1.1	.500	0.0	0.0	.000	0.1	0.2	.500	0.2	0.6	0.4	0.6	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.1	1.2
54	Patrick Patterson	F	29	14.0	1.8	4.0	.457	1.1	2.8	.383	0.4	0.6	.750	0.4	1.4	0.4	1.4	1.8	0.7	0.4	0.3	5.1
4	Rajon Rondo	PG	7	18.5	2.6	5.4	.474	1.0	2.3	.438	0.9	0.9	1.000	2.0	2.1	0.7	1.6	2.3	5.1	0.9	0.1	7.0
4	Jayden Scrubb	SG	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40	Ivica Zubac	C	58	22.2	3.5	5.4	.651	0.0	0.1	.000	1.9	2.3	.809	1.1	2.6	2.7	4.6	7.4	1.2	0.4	0.9	8.9

New Orleans Pelicans Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
12	Steven Adams	C	52	28.0	3.3	5.4	.618	0.0	0.1	.000	1.1	2.4	.448	1.4	2.0	3.8	5.2	9.0	2.0	0.9	0.7	7.7
6	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	SG	41	20.7	3.9	9.2	.418	1.6	4.6	.348	1.0	1.3	.750	1.4	1.9	0.2	2.8	3.1	2.0	1.0	0.5	10.2
2	Lonzo Ball	PG	42	31.4	5.1	12.3	.419	3.0	8.0	.376	0.9	1.1	.792	2.0	2.0	0.6	3.5	4.1	5.6	1.4	0.6	14.2
5	Eric Bledsoe	PG	55	30.2	4.1	10.0	.408	1.7	5.1	.345	1.8	2.5	.728	1.6	1.6	0.4	3.1	3.5	3.7	0.7	0.3	11.7
32	Wenyen Gabriel	PF	9	4.7	0.2	1.2	.182	0.1	0.6	.200	0.2	0.4	.500	0.8	0.2	0.8	0.8	1.6	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.8
3	Josh Hart	SG	47	28.7	3.2	7.3	.439	1.3	4.1	.326	1.5	1.9	.775	1.0	2.4	1.1	6.9	8.0	2.3	0.8	0.3	9.2
10	Jaxson Hayes	PF	44	14.7	2.5	3.8	.657	0.1	0.1	.500	1.3	1.7	.757	0.7	1.8	1.3	2.5	3.8	0.6	0.4	0.5	6.3
9	Willy Hernangomez	C	33	15.8	2.7	5.1	.539	0.0	0.2	.125	0.9	1.5	.604	0.5	1.1	2.4	4.0	6.4	0.9	0.3	0.5	6.4
14	Brandon Ingram	SF	51	34.6	8.5	18.2	.469	2.4	6.3	.384	4.7	5.3	.886	2.5	2.0	0.6	4.4	5.0	4.8	0.7	0.7	24.3
25	Wesley Iwundu	F	9	15.3	1.2	3.1	.393	0.2	1.4	.154	1.2	1.4	.846	1.1	1.6	0.4	2.3	2.8	0.4	0.4	0.1	3.9
16	James Johnson	F	10	27.6	3.9	8.8	.443	1.0	3.3	.303	1.7	2.4	.708	1.6	3.0	0.7	3.1	3.8	2.9	1.0	1.3	10.5
13	Kira Lewis, Jr.	PG	38	16.1	2.6	6.3	.408	0.7	2.2	.341	0.6	0.8	.774	0.6	1.6	0.2	1.0	1.2	2.3	0.8	0.2	6.5
8	Naji Marshall	SF	16	16.8	1.5	4.0	.375	0.6	1.7	.333	1.8	2.4	.737	0.6	1.6	0.2	3.2	3.4	2.2	0.6	0.4	5.3
21	James Nunnally	F	1	9.1	0.0	3.0	.000	0.0	3.0	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1	Zion Williamson	PF	51	32.9	10.3	16.7	.615	0.2	0.5	.333	6.0	8.6	.699	2.6	2.3	2.5	4.6	7.1	3.6	0.9	0.7	26.7

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