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Tip-off · Thursday, February 4
New OrleansPelicans0-0 · away
NOP
7:00 pm ET
WAS
WashingtonWizards0-0 · home

New Orleans Pelicans at Washington Wizards

7:00 PM ET · 4:00 PM PTCapital One Arena, Washington
When and where to watch

New Orleans Pelicans at Washington Wizards: tip-off Thu, Feb 4, 7:00 PM ET (4:00 PM PT) at Capital One Arena. Local TV: GCSEN (NOP), MNMT/Monumental+ (WAS); NBA League Pass out of market.

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Expected starters

projected from 2025-26 minutes · every lineup today →
Away · New OrleansPelicans
  1. 25Trey Murphy IIIF · #2521.5pts · 35.5 min
  2. Saddiq BeySaddiq BeyF · #4117.7pts · 31.2 min
  3. 24Bennedict MathurinG-F · #2417.6pts · 30.0 min
  4. Zion WilliamsonZion WilliamsonF · #121.0pts · 29.7 min
  5. Herbert JonesHerbert JonesF · #28.9pts · 28.4 min
Full strengthNobody on the injury report
Home · WashingtonWizards
  1. Anthony DavisAnthony DavisF-C · #2320.4pts · 31.3 min
  2. Kyshawn GeorgeKyshawn GeorgeF · #1814.8pts · 29.0 min
  3. Bub CarringtonBub CarringtonG · #710.7pts · 27.7 min
  4. Deandre AytonDeandre AytonC · #812.5pts · 27.2 min
  5. Alex SarrAlex SarrC · #2016.3pts · 27.2 min
OutTristan VukcevicHip · Torso · LeftOutAJ DybantsaAnkle · Leg · LeftOutJamir WatkinsKnee · Leg · Left

Teams confirm their starters about 30 minutes before tip-off. Until then this is the five the data points to, with anyone ruled out already removed.

Head to head · games that counted

Pelicans lead 2-0

Pelicans vs Wizards: the matchup page →
Sun, Mar 8 · 2025-26WAS118NOP138Fri, Jan 9 · 2025-26NOP128WAS107
How to watch · Pelicans at Wizards7:00 PM ET4:00 PM PT · Thursday, February 4
MNMT/Monumental+WASGCSENNOP

No national TV: watch on the teams' local broadcasters in-market, or on NBA League Pass out of market (local blackouts apply).

Wizards marketMNMT/Monumental+ (regional sports network — cable, or the network's own app)
Pelicans marketGCSEN
RadioSiriusXM · 106.7 The Fan/The Team 980 AM/Bloomberg 99.1 · WWL 870 AM / 105.3 FM
How to watch the Pelicans →How to watch the Wizards →
Around the world

Where this game lands

6 of 12 countries get it at a live-friendly hour

CanadaLiveThu 7:00 PMTSNMathurin (NOP)FranceAlarmFri 01:00beIN SPORTS · beIN SPORTS CONNECTSarr (WAS) · Coulibaly (WAS)NigeriaAlarmFri 1:00 AMSportyTVOkpara (WAS)AustraliaLiveFri 11:00 AMDisney+ (ESPN)IrelandLiveFri 00:00Sky SportsNew ZealandLiveFri 1:00 PMDisney+ (ESPN)PhilippinesLiveFri 8:00 AMPrime VideoUnited KingdomLiveFri 00:00Sky SportsGermanyAlarmFri 01:00Sky Sport · Sky GoIndiaAlarmFri 5:30 AMPrime VideoItalyAlarmFri 01:00Sky Sport Basket · Sky GoSouth AfricaAlarmFri 02:00SportyTV

Injury report

both teams · read every 15 minutes
Pelicansfull strength
Nobody on the Pelicans injury report.
Wizards3 listed
OutTristan VukcevicHip · Torso · Left · est. return 2026-11-02
OutAJ DybantsaAnkle · Leg · Left · est. return 2026-10-23
OutJamir WatkinsKnee · Leg · Left · est. return 2027-04-02