The Memphis Grizzlies and New Orleans Pelicans are back at it Friday night in New Orleans, meeting for the second time in a four-game season series that already opened with overtime drama. New Orleans took the first one 135-134 earlier this month, and this rematch arrives with Memphis sitting at 7-4 and New Orleans at 4-8.
Tipoff is set for Friday, Nov. 13, at 7:00 p.m. CST at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. The game also comes with clear broadcast and radio options: DAZN-MEM for Memphis, Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network and Pelicans+ for New Orleans, plus 92.9 FM and 680 AM in Memphis and 870 AM and 105.3 FM in New Orleans.
The numbers around the matchup help explain why it is drawing attention. Last season, the Grizzlies and Pelicans split the season series 2-2, and Memphis is 44-47 all-time in the regular season against New Orleans. The Grizzlies have been better in this building over time, going 27-19 at home in the series, while their road mark sits at 17-28. That history gives Friday’s game a little more weight than an ordinary mid-November meeting, especially with three more matchups still left in the 2026-2027 schedule.
Ty Jerome was the most recent Grizzlies scorer to make the game feel alive, finishing with 22 points, five assists and two rebounds in a 123-118 loss against the Denver Nuggets. Jaylen Wells also had 22 points in that game, which is part of why Memphis can point to enough offense even in defeat. New Orleans has its own top-end production in Zion Williamson, who is averaging 21.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and two steals per game, while Cameron Boozer is posting 16 points, just under 10 rebounds and 5.5 assists.
But the cleanest read on this rematch is that both teams arrive with something to answer for. The Pelicans are coming off a 145-111 loss against the Brooklyn Nets, a result that sits awkwardly beside their one-point overtime win over Memphis earlier this month. That is the friction here: New Orleans has already beaten the Grizzlies, but it has not looked settled since, while Memphis knows it let a tight first meeting slip away and now gets a direct chance to even the season series on the road.
Friday night does not decide the series, but it does establish who owns the next turn in it. If the Grizzlies leave New Orleans with a win, the opener becomes a near miss instead of a statement by the Pelicans; if New Orleans protects home court again, it will have the head-to-head edge while both clubs still have more work ahead in the Western Conference.
