One of the ways the LA Clippers can prove to fans around the league that their newest additions were worth signing and trading for is by taking down the best teams in the league and overpowering those that had their number last season.
Over the years, the New Orleans Pelicans, for an unknown reason, play their best basketball against the Clippers, and in the toughest moments, LA typically falls. One loss in particular came at a poorly timed moment last season, as New Orleans snapped a three-game winning streak on March 11, 2025.
Furthermore, New Orleans is one of, but not the only, teams that missed the postseason, but still prospered against the Clippers.