New Orleans Pelicans Basketball on TV & Streaming

New Orleans Pelicans

Trying to find where to stream the New Orleans Pelicans game tonight? Here’s your complete guide to watching every Pels game live on TV or online this NBA season.

It has been an ugly start to the season for the New Orleans Pelicans, despite having some of their key players on the field together for the first time in ages. Willie Green was fired in November after 4 years on the job, as his 2-10 start in charge was inexcusable. It’s still early days, so there is a chance that they can turn things around. If Zion Williamson gets going the way that only he can, and the likes of Jordan Poole and Trey Murphy III pull their weight, things could turn around in NOLA.

What Channel is the New Orleans Pelicans Game on Tonight?

The Pelicans have limited national exposure this season, with only one nationally televised game on cable - their January 30th matchup against the Grizzlies, airing on ESPN. Two additional games will be available on NBA TV (against the Warriors and Kings), but this lineup may change. To stay current, be sure to check the latest info on NBA live games tonight.

For fans across the Gulf Coast region, including Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, select Pelicans games are available free over the air on local Gray Media affiliates. In New Orleans, those games will air on WVUE Fox 8.

If you’re a cable subscriber in the region, the Gulf Coast Sports and Entertainment Network (GCSEN) offers a more comprehensive option. GCSEN is available as an add-on through providers like DirecTV, Cox, FuboTV, and Mediacom, covering most non-national broadcasts.

How to Stream Pels Games Online 

If you’re wondering how to stream Pelicans games online, you have several great options:

• Pelicans+ is the go-to platform for local fans. It streams all locally broadcast games, plus replays and behind-the-scenes content. It’s available on the wesbite, the Pelican+ app on the Google Play Store and App Store, or on FireTV, AppleTV, and Roku. The service is available throughout the Gulf South region, meaning most of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
• NBA League Pass or Team Pass is ideal for fans outside the Gulf South region. It offers live coverage of all the Pels locally broadcast games, replays, and more. Games that are nationally broadcast or when the Pelicans visit your local market team will be blacked out.
• Nationally broadcast Pelicans games can be streamed on Prime Video or the ESPN app, depending on the network carrying that particular matchup.

Home of the Pelicans

The Pelicans have played at the same venue since they entered the NBA in 2002. Formerly known as the New Orleans Arena, the Smoothie King Center is the league’s smallest arena by capacity. The Smoothie King Center seats 16,867 for Pelicans’ home games.

History of the Pelicans

The Pelicans were in the Eastern Conference for their first two seasons in the NBA. They made the postseason in both. New Orleans now plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference where they have won the division title just once. That came in 2007-08. That season is also one of two in which the Pelicans advanced past a first-round playoff series. The other was in 2017-18 when New Orleans swept Portland in Round 1 but lost to Golden State in the conference semifinals. The Pelicans have never won a conference championship.

Anthony Davis was the first overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft. He played his first eight NBA seasons in New Orleans and is the franchise’s all-time leading scorer (11,059), rebounder (4,906), and shot blocker (1,121). Davis was an All-Star selection seven times and won an All-Star Game MVP in 2017. He was selected All-NBA First Team in 2015, 2017, and 2018 and has also made the All-Defensive Team three times. Davis has led the NBA in blocked shots three times (2014, 2015, and 2018). He left New Orleans for Los Angeles having averaged 23.7 points and 10.5 rebounds per game for the Pelicans. David West, a first-round NBA draft pick in 2003, has the distinction of playing the most minutes in Pelicans history. West played for the franchise then known as the Hornets for nine seasons. He is the franchise’s second-leading scorer with 8,690 points, second-leading rebounder with 3,853 rebounds, and second-leading shot blocker with 435. West was selected for the NBA All-Star game twice (2008, 2009) while playing in New Orleans. Chris Paul is one of the NBA’s great modern point guards. He was the fourth overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft and played his first seven NBA seasons in New Orleans. Paul remains third on the franchise scoring list with 7,936 points. Despite only seven seasons, Paul is the franchise leader in assists (4,228) and steals (1,010).