The Thunder play their third game in four nights, with 712 km (442 miles) of travel.
The Pelicans have had 2 days off since Sunday's game in Manchester, game 1 of a 3-game home stand, with 7,244 km (4,501 miles) of travel.
Conference game indoors.
NBA teams playing their third game in four nights have won 48% of regular-season games since 2015 (6,395 team-games).
From the published schedule, computed 6 Sep 2026. No odds or predictions. All NBA games this week
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Oklahoma City Thunder face New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA on Thursday 21 January 2027 at Smoothie King Center, New Orleans. Start time is 8pm EST / 1am GMT.
Confirmed broadcast details and any schedule changes are updated here as they are announced.