New Orleans Pelicans vs Orlando Magic Preseason Game Preview: Who Will Win? Schedules and Past Matches
The Orlando Magic and New Orleans Pelicans will face each other in a preseason game on Thursday, 7:00 PM ET at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.
This will be the Pelicans' last preseason game before the 2016-17 NBA regular season, and with a losing record of 1-5, the team has no chance of getting a winning preseason record.
New Orleans Pelicans Preseason Standing
The only win that the Pelicans have so far during the preseason comes from their first game against the Dallas Mavericks. The game was played on October 1, Saturday, at the CenturyLink Center. The final score was 116-102.
The second preseason match was against the Indiana Pacers on October 4, Tuesday. Played at the Smoothie King Center, the Pelicans lost that game with a final score of 113-96. The Pelicans also lost their third preseason game on October 9, Sunday, against the Houston Rockets with a score of 123-117. This game was played at the Mercedes-Benz Arena.
The Pelican's fourth preseason game was a rematch against the Houston Rockets, this time played at the MasterCard Center on October 12. New Orleans lost that game with a final score of 116-104.
Finally, the Pelicans also lost their most recent preseason game against the Atlanta Hawks. Played on October 18 at the Philips Arena, the final score of the match is 96-89.
Orlando Magic Preseason Standing
The Orlando Magic has a similar standing of 1-5 in the NBA preseason. Their only win was against the Indiana Pacers in their fourth preseason game.
The first match was against the Memphis Grizzlies on October 3 at the FedEx Forum. Orlando lost that game with a final score of 102-97. The second match was against the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 5, played at the Quicken Loans Arena. Cleveland won, 117-102.
Orlando played against the San Antonio Spurs in their third preseason match last October 12 at the Amway Center. The Spurs won, 95-89. The fourth game against the Pacers was played on October 14 at the Amway Center. Orlando finally won a preseason game, 114-106.
Orlando hosted the Atlanta Hawks for their fifth preseason game last October 16, which they lost with a score of 105-98. Finally, the Magic lost to the Miami Heat in convincing fashion last October 18, at the American Airlines Arena. The Heat won, 107-77.
Preseason Schedules
The New Orleans Pelicans have a chance to end their otherwise not so successful preseason with a win against the Orlando Magic. The same can be said about the Magic. Both teams will play against each other in their last 2016 NBA preseason game before the regular season.