2023–24 New Orleans Pelicans season

NBA professional basketball team season

2023–24 New Orleans Pelicans season

Head coach| Willie Green
General manager| Trajan Langdon
Owner(s)| Gayle Benson
Arena| Smoothie King Center
Results
Record| 49-33 (.598)
Place| Division: 2nd (Southwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish| First Round
(lost to Thunder 0–4)

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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television| Bally Sports New Orleans
Gray Television[a] (10 games)
Radio| WRNO-FM
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The 2023–24 New Orleans Pelicans season was the 22nd season of the New Orleans Pelicans franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team returned to the playoffs after a one-year absence defeating the Sacramento Kings in the second game of the NBA play-in tournament after losing to the Los Angeles Lakers in the first game. However, they were swept in the first round by the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder.

## Draft

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Main article: 2023 NBA draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | College / Club

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1  | 14  | Jordan Hawkins | SG |  United States  | UConn (So.)

The Pelicans had one first-round pick entering the draft.[1]

## Roster

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2023–24 New Orleans Pelicans roster  Players  | Coaches

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G | 15 | Alvarado, Jose | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)  | 179 lb (81 kg)  | 1998-04-12  | Georgia Tech
G | 11 | Daniels, Dyson | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 199 lb (90 kg)  | 2003-03-17  | Australia
G | 24 | Hawkins, Jordan | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 190 lb (86 kg)  | 2002-04-29  | Connecticut
F | 33 | Hill, Malcolm (TW)  | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  | 1995-10-26  | Illinois
F | 14 | Ingram, Brandon | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 190 lb (86 kg)  | 1997-09-02  | Duke
F | 5 | Jones, Herbert | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 206 lb (93 kg)  | 1998-10-06  | Alabama
F | 32 | Liddell, E. J. | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 240 lb (109 kg)  | 2000-12-18  | Ohio State
F | 8 | Marshall, Naji | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  | 1998-01-24  | Xavier
G | 3 | McCollum, CJ | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 190 lb (86 kg)  | 1991-09-19  | Lehigh
F | 25 | Murphy, Trey III | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 206 lb (93 kg)  | 2000-06-18  | Virginia
F/C | 22 | Nance, Larry Jr. | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 245 lb (111 kg)  | 1993-01-01  | Wyoming
F/C | 50 | Robinson-Earl, Jeremiah | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 240 lb (109 kg)  | 2000-11-03  | Villanova
F | 37 | Ryan, Matt | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 215 lb (98 kg)  | 1997-04-17  | Chattanooga
G | 0 | Seabron, Dereon (TW)  | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  | 2000-05-26  | NC State
C | 17 | Valančiūnas, Jonas | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)  | 265 lb (120 kg)  | 1992-05-06  | Lithuania
F | 1 | Williamson, Zion | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 284 lb (129 kg)  | 2000-07-06  | Duke
F/C | 40 | Zeller, Cody | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)  | 240 lb (109 kg)  | 1992-10-05  | Indiana

Head coach

* Willie Green

Assistant coach(es)

* James Borrego (associate HC)
* Jarron Collins
* Casey Hill
* Aaron Miles
* Fred Vinson

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Legend

* (DP) Unsigned draft pick
* (FA) Free agent
* (S) Suspended
* (GL) On assignment to G League
* (TW) Two-way affiliate player
* Injured

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Roster
Last transaction: April 13, 2024

## Standings

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### Division

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Southwest Division| W| L| PCT| GB| Home| Road| Div| GP

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y – Dallas Mavericks| 50| 32| .610| –| 25‍-‍16| 25‍-‍16| 11‍-‍5| 82
x – New Orleans Pelicans| 49| 33| .598| 1.0| 21‍-‍19| 28‍-‍14| 9‍-‍7| 82
Houston Rockets| 41| 41| .500| 9.0| 27‍-‍14| 14‍-‍27| 9‍-‍7| 82
Memphis Grizzlies| 27| 55| .329| 23.0| 9‍-‍32| 18‍-‍23| 8‍-‍8| 82
San Antonio Spurs| 22| 60| .268| 28.0| 12‍-‍29| 10‍-‍31| 3‍-‍13| 82

### Conference

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Western Conference

#| Team| W| L| PCT| GB| GP
1| c – Oklahoma City Thunder *| 57| 25| .695| –| 82
2| x – Denver Nuggets| 57| 25| .695| –| 82
3| x – Minnesota Timberwolves| 56| 26| .683| 1.0| 82
4| y – Los Angeles Clippers *| 51| 31| .622| 6.0| 82
5| y – Dallas Mavericks *| 50| 32| .610| 7.0| 82
6| x – Phoenix Suns| 49| 33| .598| 8.0| 82
7| x – New Orleans Pelicans| 49| 33| .598| 8.0| 82
8| x – Los Angeles Lakers| 47| 35| .573| 10.0| 82
9| pi – Sacramento Kings| 46| 36| .561| 11.0| 82
10| pi – Golden State Warriors| 46| 36| .561| 11.0| 82
11| Houston Rockets| 41| 41| .500| 16.0| 82
12| Utah Jazz| 31| 51| .378| 26.0| 82
13| Memphis Grizzlies| 27| 55| .329| 30.0| 82
14| San Antonio Spurs| 22| 60| .268| 35.0| 82
15| Portland Trail Blazers| 21| 61| .256| 36.0| 82

## Game log

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### Preseason

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2023 preseason game log
Total: 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–1)

Preseason: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)

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1  | October 10  | Orlando | L 105–122  | Brandon Ingram (14)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (11)  | Zion Williamson (5)  | Smoothie King Center
16,058  | 0–1
2  | October 12  | Houston | L 87–120  | CJ McCollum (17)  | Daniels, Ingram (5)  | Ingram, Lewis Jr., Valančiūnas (3)  | Legacy Arena
11,589  | 0–2
3  | October 14  | @ Atlanta | L 105–110  | Jordan Hawkins (17)  | Trey Jemison (9)  | Daniels, Williamson (5)  | Gateway Center Arena
3,051  | 0–3
4  | October 17  | @ Orlando | W 104–92  | Brandon Ingram (18)  | Trey Jemison (9)  | Brandon Ingram (6)  | Amway Center
17,622  | 1–3

2023–24 preseason schedule

### Regular season

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2023–24 game log
Total: 49–33 (Home: 21–19; Road: 28–14)

October: 2–1 (home: 1–1; road: 1–0)

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1  | October 25  | @ Memphis | W 111–104  | CJ McCollum (24)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (12)  | Ingram, McCollum (6)  | FedExForum
17,798  | 1–0
2  | October 28  | New York | W 96–87  | Brandon Ingram (26)  | Brandon Ingram (7)  | CJ McCollum (7)  | Smoothie King Center
16,331  | 2–0
3  | October 30  | Golden State | L 102–130  | McCollum, Williamson (19)  | McCollum, Valančiūnas (6)  | CJ McCollum (5)  | Smoothie King Center
17,286  | 2–1

November: 8–8 (home: 6–3; road: 2–5)

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Attendance | Record

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4  | November 1  | @ Oklahoma City | W 110–106  | CJ McCollum (29)  | CJ McCollum (11)  | Zion Williamson (8)  | Paycom Center
15,764  | 3–1
5  | November 2  | Detroit | W 125–116  | CJ McCollum (33)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (13)  | Dyson Daniels (6)  | Smoothie King Center
15,884  | 4–1
6  | November 4  | Atlanta | L 105–123  | Zion Williamson (25)  | Ingram, Valančiūnas (7)  | CJ McCollum (6)  | Smoothie King Center
17,237  | 4–2
7  | November 6  | @ Denver | L 116–134  | Jordan Hawkins (31)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (11)  | Zion Williamson (9)  | Ball Arena
19,544  | 4–3
8  | November 8  | @ Minnesota | L 101–122  | Brandon Ingram (24)  | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (9)  | Ingram, Zeller (6)  | Target Center
18,024  | 4–4
9  | November 10  | @ Houston | L 101–104  | Brandon Ingram (31)  | Dyson Daniels (10)  | Brandon Ingram (5)  | Toyota Center
16,236  | 4–5
10  | November 12  | Dallas | L 124–136  | Brandon Ingram (20)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (10)  | Brandon Ingram (5)  | Smoothie King Center
16,302  | 4–6
11  | November 14  | Dallas | W 131–110  | Hawkins, Ingram (25)  | Brandon Ingram (9)  | Brandon Ingram (7)  | Smoothie King Center
16,354  | 5–6
12  | November 17  | Denver | W 115–110  | Zion Williamson (26)  | Daniels, Valančiūnas (8)  | Brandon Ingram (8)  | Smoothie King Center
15,278  | 6–6
13  | November 18  | Minnesota | L 120–121  | Brandon Ingram (30)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (11)  | Herbert Jones (8)  | Smoothie King Center
15,536  | 6–7
14  | November 20  | Sacramento | W 129–93  | Brandon Ingram (31)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (13)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (7)  | Smoothie King Center
16,004  | 7–7
15  | November 22  | Sacramento | W 117–112  | Zion Williamson (25)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (11)  | Zion Williamson (6)  | Smoothie King Center
16,012  | 8–7
16  | November 24  | @ L.A. Clippers | W 116–106  | Zion Williamson (32)  | Daniels, Marshall, Valančiūnas (8)  | Daniels, Ingram, Williamson (5)  | Crypto.com Arena
19,370  | 9–7
17  | November 25  | @ Utah | L 100–105  | Brandon Ingram (26)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (7)  | Brandon Ingram (8)  | Delta Center
18,206  | 9–8
18  | November 27  | @ Utah | L 112–114  | Zion Williamson (26)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (13)  | Zion Williamson (7)  | Delta Center
18,206  | 9–9
19  | November 29  | Philadelphia | W 124–114  | Zion Williamson (33)  | Zion Williamson (8)  | Ingram, Jones, Williamson (6)  | Smoothie King Center
16,009  | 10–9

December: 9–5 (home: 4–3; road: 5–2)

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20  | December 1  | San Antonio | W 121–106  | Jonas Valančiūnas (24)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (12)  | CJ McCollum (8)  | Smoothie King Center
17,028  | 11–9
21  | December 2  | @ Chicago | L 118–124  | Zion Williamson (27)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (10)  | Brandon Ingram (6)  | United Center
20,511  | 11–10
22  | December 4  | @ Sacramento | W 127–117  | Brandon Ingram (30)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (11)  | CJ McCollum (7)  | Golden 1 Center
18,048  | 12–10
23  | December 7  | @ L.A. Lakers | L 89–133  | Trey Murphy III (14)  | Dyson Daniels (8)  | Brandon Ingram (7)  | T-Mobile Arena
18,017  | 12–11
24  | December 11  | Minnesota | W 121–107  | Zion Williamson (36)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (13)  | Ingram, Jones (5)  | Smoothie King Center
16,487  | 13–11
25  | December 13  | @ Washington | W 142–122  | Brandon Ingram (40)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (18)  | Naji Marshall (7)  | Capital One Arena
14,080  | 14–11
26  | December 15  | @ Charlotte | W 112–107  | Jonas Valančiūnas (29)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (13)  | Brandon Ingram (7)  | Spectrum Center
16,080  | 15–11
27  | December 17  | @ San Antonio | W 146–110  | CJ McCollum (29)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (15)  | Naji Marshall (7)  | Frost Bank Center
18,354  | 16–11
28  | December 19  | Memphis | L 113–115  | Brandon Ingram (34)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (14)  | Ingram, McCollum (6)  | Smoothie King Center
18,355  | 16–12
29  | December 21  | @ Cleveland | W 123–104  | Trey Murphy III (28)  | Ingram, Valančiūnas (7)  | Brandon Ingram (6)  | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432  | 17–12
30  | December 23  | Houston | L 104–106  | Zion Williamson (28)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (11)  | Ingram, Valančiūnas (5)  | Smoothie King Center
17,399  | 17–13
31  | December 26  | Memphis | L 115–116 (OT) | Brandon Ingram (24)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (13)  | Brandon Ingram (7)  | Smoothie King Center
18,538  | 17–14
32  | December 28  | Utah | W 112–105  | Brandon Ingram (26)  | Zion Williamson (10)  | Zion Williamson (8)  | Smoothie King Center
17,753  | 18–14
33  | December 31  | L.A. Lakers | W 129–109  | Ingram, Williamson (26)  | Larry Nance Jr. (10)  | CJ McCollum (9)  | Smoothie King Center
18,434  | 19–14

January: 8–7 (home: 3–3; road: 5–4)

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34  | January 2  | Brooklyn | W 112–85  | CJ McCollum (16)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (12)  | Ingram, McCollum, Williamson (5)  | Smoothie King Center
16,253  | 20–14
35  | January 3  | @ Minnesota | W 117–106  | Zion Williamson (27)  | Larry Nance Jr. (9)  | Brandon Ingram (7)  | Target Center
18,024  | 21–14
36  | January 5  | L.A. Clippers | L 95–111  | Hawkins, Valančiūnas (13)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (11)  | Brandon Ingram (4)  | Smoothie King Center
18,329  | 21–15
37  | January 7  | @ Sacramento | W 133–100  | CJ McCollum (30)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (12)  | Brandon Ingram (8)  | Golden 1 Center
17,832  | 22–15
38  | January 10  | @ Golden State | W 141–105  | Jonas Valančiūnas (21)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (9)  | CJ McCollum (8)  | Chase Center
18,064  | 23–15
39  | January 12  | @ Denver | L 113–125  | Zion Williamson (30)  | Valančiūnas, Williamson (6)  | CJ McCollum (7)  | Ball Arena
19,638  | 23–16
40  | January 13  | @ Dallas | W 118–108  | Jordan Hawkins (34)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (12)  | Daniels, Valančiūnas (7)  | American Airlines Center
20,155  | 24–16
41  | January 15  | @ Dallas | L 120–125  | Zion Williamson (30)  | Larry Nance Jr. (8)  | Brandon Ingram (5)  | American Airlines Center
20,010  | 24–17
42  | January 17  | Charlotte | W 132–112  | Brandon Ingram (28)  | Brandon Ingram (10)  | Brandon Ingram (10)  | Smoothie King Center
16,093  | 25–17
43  | January 19  | Phoenix | L 109–123  | Zion Williamson (24)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (11)  | Brandon Ingram (11)  | Smoothie King Center
18,686  | 25–18
44  | January 23  | Utah | W 153–124  | CJ McCollum (33)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (12)  | Zion Williamson (11)  | Smoothie King Center
16,032  | 26–18
45  | January 26  | Oklahoma City | L 83–107  | Jones, Valančiūnas (14)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (9)  | Brandon Ingram (9)  | Smoothie King Center
18,624  | 26–19
46  | January 27  | @ Milwaukee | L 117–141  | Brandon Ingram (26)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (10)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (6)  | Fiserv Forum
17,940  | 26–20
47  | January 29  | @ Boston | L 112–118  | Brandon Ingram (28)  | Ingram, Valančiūnas (7)  | Brandon Ingram (6)  | TD Garden
19,156  | 26–21
48  | January 31  | @ Houston | W 110–99  | Jonas Valančiūnas (25)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (14)  | Brandon Ingram (4)  | Toyota Center
18,055  | 27–21

February: 8–4 (home: 3–2; road: 5–2)

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49  | February 2  | @ San Antonio | W 114–113  | Zion Williamson (33)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (9)  | Brandon Ingram (6)  | Frost Bank Center
17,207  | 28–21
50  | February 5  | Toronto | W 138–100  | Brandon Ingram (41)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (12)  | Brandon Ingram (9)  | Smoothie King Center
17,429  | 29–21
51  | February 7  | @ L.A. Clippers | W 117–106  | CJ McCollum (25)  | Brandon Ingram (8)  | Zion Williamson (10)  | Crypto.com Arena
19,370  | 30–21
52  | February 9  | @ L.A. Lakers | L 122–139  | Zion Williamson (30)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (10)  | Brandon Ingram (7)  | Crypto.com Arena
18,997  | 30–22
53  | February 10  | @ Portland | W 93–84  | Trey Murphy III (24)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (9)  | Brandon Ingram (9)  | Moda Center
18,226  | 31–22
54  | February 12  | @ Memphis | W 96–87  | Herbert Jones (17)  | Jones, Nance Jr. (9)  | Brandon Ingram (6)  | FedExForum
15,823  | 32–22
55  | February 14  | Washington | W 133–126  | Zion Williamson (36)  | Jones, Nance Jr., Williamson (6)  | Ingram, Williamson (8)  | Smoothie King Center
18,316  | 33–22
All-Star Game
56  | February 22  | Houston | W 127–105  | CJ McCollum (28)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (14)  | Zion Williamson (10)  | Smoothie King Center
17,421  | 34–22
57  | February 23  | Miami | L 95–106  | Zion Williamson (23)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (10)  | Zion Williamson (7)  | Smoothie King Center
18,658  | 34–23
58  | February 25  | Chicago | L 106–114  | Brandon Ingram (22)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (17)  | Zion Williamson (11)  | Smoothie King Center
18,684  | 34–24
59  | February 27  | @ New York | W 115–92  | Trey Murphy III (26)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (9)  | Brandon Ingram (5)  | Madison Square Garden
19,812  | 35–24
60  | February 28  | @ Indiana | L 114–123  | Brandon Ingram (30)  | Naji Marshall (8)  | Trey Murphy III (7)  | Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,010  | 35–25

March: 10–4 (home: 4–3; road: 6–1)

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61  | March 1  | Indiana | W 129–102  | Brandon Ingram (34)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (9)  | Zion Williamson (7)  | Smoothie King Center
17,898  | 36–25
62  | March 5  | @ Toronto | W 139–98  | Trey Murphy III (34)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (10)  | Zion Williamson (9)  | Scotiabank Arena
18,864  | 37–25
63  | March 8  | @ Philadelphia | W 103–95  | Zion Williamson (23)  | Zion Williamson (12)  | Brandon Ingram (5)  | Wells Fargo Center
19,777  | 38–25
64  | March 10  | @ Atlanta | W 116–103  | Trey Murphy III (28)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (9)  | Brandon Ingram (10)  | State Farm Arena
17,695  | 39–25
65  | March 13  | Cleveland | L 95–116  | Zion Williamson (33)  | Zion Williamson (9)  | Brandon Ingram (5)  | Smoothie King Center
17,727  | 39–26
66  | March 15  | L.A. Clippers | W 112–104  | Zion Williamson (34)  | Zion Williamson (7)  | Brandon Ingram (7)  | Smoothie King Center
18,865  | 40–26
67  | March 16  | Portland | W 126–107  | CJ McCollum (30)  | Zion Williamson (10)  | CJ McCollum (8)  | Smoothie King Center
17,725  | 41–26
68  | March 19  | @ Brooklyn | W 104–91  | Zion Williamson (28)  | Larry Nance Jr. (10)  | Brandon Ingram (6)  | Barclays Center
17,732  | 42–26
69  | March 21  | @ Orlando | L 106–121  | Trey Murphy III (21)  | Zion Williamson (7)  | Herbert Jones (5)  | Kia Center
17,094  | 42–27
70  | March 22  | @ Miami | W 111–88  | CJ McCollum (30)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (10)  | CJ McCollum (7)  | Kaseya Center
19,727  | 43–27
71  | March 24  | @ Detroit | W 114–101  | Zion Williamson (36)  | Marshall, Murphy III (8)  | CJ McCollum (7)  | Little Caesars Arena
19,922  | 44–27
72  | March 26  | Oklahoma City | L 112–119  | Zion Williamson (29)  | McCollum, Murphy III, Valančiūnas (6)  | Zion Williamson (10)  | Smoothie King Center
17,436  | 44–28
73  | March 28  | Milwaukee | W 107–100  | Zion Williamson (28)  | Trey Murphy III (11)  | CJ McCollum (7)  | Smoothie King Center
17,484  | 45–28
74  | March 30  | Boston | L 92–104  | Zion Williamson (25)  | Williamson, Murphy III (9)  | CJ McCollum (5)  | Smoothie King Center
17,932  | 45–29

April: 4–4 (home: 0–4; road: 4–0)

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75  | April 1  | Phoenix | L 111–124  | Zion Williamson (30)  | Daniels, Nance Jr., Valančiūnas (7)  | CJ McCollum (9)  | Smoothie King Center
17,753  | 45–30
76  | April 3  | Orlando | L 108–117  | CJ McCollum (36)  | CJ McCollum (10)  | Zion Williamson (5)  | Smoothie King Center
16,427  | 45–31
77  | April 5  | San Antonio | L 109–111  | CJ McCollum (31)  | Trey Murphy III (8)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (7)  | Smoothie King Center
17,422  | 45–32
78  | April 7  | @ Phoenix | W 113–105  | CJ McCollum (31)  | Zion Williamson (10)  | Nance Jr., Williamson (7)  | Footprint Center
17,071  | 46–32
79  | April 9  | @ Portland | W 110–100  | Trey Murphy III (31)  | Murphy III, Valančiūnas (8)  | Daniels, Valančiūnas (5)  | Moda Center
18,341  | 47–32
80  | April 11  | @ Sacramento | W 135–123  | McCollum, Williamson (31)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (10)  | CJ McCollum (7)  | Golden 1 Center
17,832  | 48–32
81  | April 12  | @ Golden State | W 114–109  | CJ McCollum (28)  | Daniels, Murphy III (8)  | Dyson Daniels (7)  | Chase Center
18,064  | 49–32
82  | April 14  | L.A. Lakers | L 108–124  | CJ McCollum (25)  | Zion Williamson (8)  | Zion Williamson (8)  | Smoothie King Center
18,633  | 49–33

2023–24 season schedule

### Play-in

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See also: NBA play-in tournament § 2024

2024 play-in game log
Total: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0)

Play-in: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0)

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1  | April 16  | L.A. Lakers | L 106–110  | Zion Williamson (40)  | Larry Nance Jr. (12)  | Jose Alvarado (7)  | Smoothie King Center
18,591  | 0–1
2  | April 19  | Sacramento | W 105–98  | Brandon Ingram (24)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (12)  | Ingram, Murphy III (6)  | Smoothie King Center
18,656  | 1–1

2023–24 season schedule

### Playoffs

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See also: 2024 NBA playoffs

2024 playoff game log
Total: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)

First Round: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)

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1  | April 21  | @ Oklahoma City | L 92–94  | Trey Murphy III (21)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (20)  | CJ McCollum (6)  | Paycom Center
18,203  | 0–1
2  | April 24  | @ Oklahoma City  | L 92–124  | Jonas Valančiūnas (19)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (7)  | CJ McCollum (4)  | Paycom Center
18,203  | 0–2
3  | April 27  | Oklahoma City  | L 85–106  | Brandon Ingram (19)  | Larry Nance Jr. (13)  | CJ McCollum (7)  | Smoothie King Center
18,659  | 0–3
4  | April 29  | Oklahoma City  | L 89–97  | CJ McCollum (20)  | Jonas Valančiūnas (13)  | Brandon Ingram (6)  | Smoothie King Center
18,487  | 0–4

2024 playoff schedule

### In-Season Tournament

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Main article: 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament

This was the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[2][3] During the in-season tournament period, the Pelicans competed in Group B of the Western Conference, which included the defending champion Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Houston Rockets. Despite having a couple of scares by not only losing to the Houston Rockets and barely not scoring enough points to overtake the Phoenix Suns for the wild card spot had it been deemed necessary, the Pelicans ultimately managed to secure Group B's top seed for the in-season tournament. In the first knockout round, the Pelicans beat the winners of Group C, the Sacramento Kings, by a final score of 127-117 on the road. Tragically, during that night, a 34-year-old Kings fan named Gregorio "Greg" Florez Breedlove had a medical emergency during the first quarter of that game and died 20 minutes after emergency medical services arrived to try and help him out.[4][5] For their semifinal game that also counted as their 82nd game of the regular season, their opponent was the Los Angeles Lakers, who were considered the home team in the neutral site of the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada due to their record in the In-Season Tournament. The Pelicans would suffer a brutal, crushing defeat to the Lakers in their December 7 match-up, with the Lakers winning 133-89 that night.

#### West group B

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1  | New Orleans Pelicans | 4  | 3  | 1  | 463  | 430  | +33  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 101–104 | 131–110 | 115–110 | 116–106
2  | Houston Rockets | 4  | 2[b] | 2  | 424  | 414  | +10  |  |  | 104–101 | -- | 115–121 | 105–86 | 100–106
3  | Dallas Mavericks | 4  | 2[b] | 2  | 489  | 497  | −8  |  | 110–131 | 121–115 | -- | 114–125 | 144–126
4  | Denver Nuggets | 4  | 2[b] | 2  | 432  | 442  | −10  |  | 110–115 | 86–105 | 125–114 | -- | 111–108
5  | Los Angeles Clippers | 4  | 1  | 3  | 446  | 471  | −25  |  | 106–116 | 106–100 | 126–144 | 108–111 | --

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. ^ Affiliates include
* WVUE-DT (New Orleans)
* WAFB (Baton Rouge)
* KSLA (Shreveport)
* KPLC (Lake Charles)
* KNOE-TV (Monroe)
* KALB-TV (Alexandria)
* WLOX (Biloxi)
* WLBT (Jackson)
* WDAM-TV (Laurel)
* WTOK-TV (Meridian)
* WALA-TV (Mobile)
* KADN-TV (Lafayette)
2. ^ a b c Tied on head-to-head results. Overall point difference is used as the tiebreaker.

## Player statistics

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BPG | Blocks per game  |  PPG | Points per game  |  |

### Regular season

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Jose Alvarado | 56 | 0 | 18.4 | .412 | .377 | .673 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .3 | 7.1
Izaiah Brockington | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .400 | .000 |  | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 4.0
Jalen Crutcher | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 |  |  | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0
Dyson Daniels | 61 | 16 | 22.3 | .447 | .311 | .642 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.4 | .4 | 5.8
Kaiser Gates | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | .000 | .000 |  | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0
Jordan Hawkins | 67 | 10 | 17.3 | .382 | .366 | .838 | 2.2 | 1.0 | .3 | .1 | 7.8
Brandon Ingram | 64 | 64 | 32.9 | .492 | .355 | .801 | 5.1 | 5.7 | .8 | .6 | 20.8
Herbert Jones | 76 | 76 | 30.5 | .498 | .418 | .867 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.4 | .8 | 11.0
Kira Lewis Jr.† | 15 | 0 | 9.6 | .308 | .100 | .909 | .9 | 1.2 | .3 | .1 | 2.9
E. J. Liddell | 8 | 0 | 2.9 | .167 | .000 | 1.000 | .6 | .1 | .3 | .3 | .5
Naji Marshall | 66 | 1 | 19.0 | .463 | .387 | .791 | 3.6 | 1.9 | .7 | .2 | 7.1
CJ McCollum | 66 | 66 | 32.7 | .459 | .429 | .827 | 4.3 | 4.6 | .9 | .6 | 20.0
Trey Murphy III | 57 | 23 | 29.6 | .443 | .380 | .815 | 4.9 | 2.2 | .9 | .5 | 14.8
Larry Nance Jr. | 61 | 0 | 19.9 | .573 | .415 | .770 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .3 | 5.7
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | 39 | 1 | 8.6 | .474 | .333 | .750 | 1.9 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 2.9
Matt Ryan | 28 | 1 | 13.9 | .434 | .451 | .929 | 1.4 | .6 | .2 | .0 | 5.4
Dereon Seabron | 6 | 0 | 9.2 | .308 | .500 | .833 | 1.2 | .8 | .3 | .2 | 2.3
Jonas Valančiūnas | 82 | 82 | 23.5 | .559 | .308 | .785 | 8.8 | 2.1 | .4 | .8 | 12.2
Zion Williamson | 70 | 70 | 31.5 | .570 | .333 | .702 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 1.1 | .7 | 22.9
Cody Zeller | 43 | 0 | 7.4 | .419 | .333 | .605 | 2.6 | .9 | .2 | .1 | 1.8

### Playoffs

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Jose Alvarado | 4 | 0 | 15.5 | .150 | .071 |  | 1.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .3 | 1.8
Dyson Daniels | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | .333 | .000 |  | .7 | .0 | .7 | .0 | 1.3
Jordan Hawkins | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | .000 |  | .7 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0
Brandon Ingram | 4 | 4 | 36.3 | .345 | .250 | .895 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 14.3
Herbert Jones | 4 | 4 | 35.3 | .390 | .333 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | .3 | 13.0
E. J. Liddell | 1 | 0 | 3.0 |  |  |  | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0
Naji Marshall | 4 | 0 | 21.0 | .429 | .400 | 1.000 | 2.8 | 1.3 | .5 | .5 | 9.0
CJ McCollum | 4 | 4 | 37.0 | .419 | .241 | 1.000 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1.8 | .8 | 17.8
Trey Murphy III | 4 | 4 | 42.0 | .375 | .333 |  | 6.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 11.5
Larry Nance Jr. | 4 | 0 | 21.0 | .588 | .250 | .667 | 8.3 | 1.8 | .5 | .0 | 6.3
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | .500 |  | .000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0
Matt Ryan | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 |  | 1.0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0
Jonas Valančiūnas | 4 | 4 | 22.5 | .524 | .000 | .824 | 11.0 | 1.3 | .5 | .0 | 14.5

* † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pelicans only.

## Transactions

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Main article: List of 2023–24 NBA season transactions

### Free agency

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#### Subtractions

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Josh Richardson | Free agent  | Miami Heat | [6]
Garrett Temple | Waived  | Toronto Raptors | [7]

## References

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1. ^ "2023 NBA Draft: Complete 1-58 order of picks". NBA.com. June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
2. ^ "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
3. ^ "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
4. ^ "Fan dies after emergency during Pels-Kings game". December 5, 2023.
5. ^ "Sports Digest: Fan dies after medical event in stands at Kings-Pelicans game". December 6, 2023.
6. ^ "HEAT SIGN JOSH RICHARDSON". NBA.com. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
7. ^ "Pelicans waive Garrett Temple". NBA.com. July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.

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