The 2013–14 New Orleans Pelicans season was the franchise's 12th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the first under the "Pelicans" name.
Key dates June 27: The 2013 NBA draft took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. July 1: 2013 NBA Free Agency begins.
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team 1 6 Nerlens Noel C American Kentucky
The franchise entered the draft for the first time as the New Orleans Pelicans with one first-round pick. They had previously traded their second-round pick to the Philadelphia 76ers in 2012.
Roster
Pre-season
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 5 | @ Houston | | Anthony Morrow (26) | Arinze Onuaku (7) | Austin Rivers (5) | Toyota Center15,049 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | October 7 | @ Dallas | | Anthony Davis (25) | Anthony Davis (7) | Jrue Holiday (6) | American Airlines Center15,082 | 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | October 9 | @ Orlando | | Anthony Davis (29) | Anthony Davis (9) | Jrue Holiday (9) | Veterans Memorial Arena9,274 | 3–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | October 13 | Atlanta | | Anthony Davis (23) | Anthony Davis (9) | Brian Roberts (8) | Mississippi Coast Coliseum3,956 | 4–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | October 17 | @ Oklahoma City | | Eric Gordon (21) | Al-Farouq Aminu (10) | Jrue Holiday (8) | BOK Center17,778 | 5–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | October 19 | Washington | | Jrue Holiday (19) | Jason Smith (9) | Jrue Holiday (8) | Rupp Arena14,980 | 6–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | October 23 | Miami | | Eric Gordon (19) | Al-Farouq Aminu (9) | Jrue Holiday (6) | New Orleans Arena17,123 | 6–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | October 25 | @ Orlando | | Brian Roberts (21) | Jeff Withey (5) | Holiday, Evans, Roberts (3) | Amway Center13,401 | 7–1
Regular season
Season standings
Game log
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 30 | Indiana | | Eric Gordon (25) | Anthony Davis (12) | Jrue Holiday (5) | New Orleans Arena17,803 | 0–1
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | November 1 | @ Orlando | | Anthony Davis (26) | Anthony Davis (17) | Jrue Holiday (5) | Amway Center18,846 | 0–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | November 2 | Charlotte | | Anthony Davis (25) | Anthony Davis (8) | Jrue Holiday (8) | New Orleans Arena15,232 | 1–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | November 5 | Phoenix | | Eric Gordon (20) | Anthony Davis (11) | Jrue Holiday (9) | New Orleans Arena13,404 | 1–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | November 6 | @ Memphis | | Eric Gordon (19) | Anthony Davis (9) | Tyreke Evans (4) | FedExForum15,209 | 2–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | November 8 | L.A. Lakers | | Anthony Davis (32) | Anthony Davis (12) | Jrue Holiday (13) | New Orleans Arena18,209 | 3–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | November 10 | @ Phoenix | | Jason Smith (22) | Anthony Davis (12) | Jrue Holiday (7) | US Airways Center13,154 | 3–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | November 12 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Eric Gordon (17) | Aminu, Davis, Withey (5) | Tyreke Evans (6) | Staples Center18,426 | 3–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | November 13 | @ Utah | | Anthony Davis (29) | Anthony Davis (15) | Jrue Holiday (6) | EnergySolutions Arena16,717 | 3–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 | November 16 | Philadelphia | | Ryan Anderson (26) | Anthony Davis (9) | Jrue Holiday (12) | New Orleans Arena16,659 | 4–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | November 20 | Utah | | Anthony Davis (22) | Anthony Davis (9) | Aminu, Davis, Evans, Holiday, Rivers (4) | New Orleans Arena13,203 | 5–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 | November 22 | Cleveland | | Eric Gordon (19) | Anthony Davis (13) | Jrue Holiday (11) | New Orleans Arena15,186 | 6–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | November 25 | @ San Antonio
| Ryan Anderson (17) | Jrue Holiday (9) | Jrue Holiday (7) | AT&T Center18,323 | 6–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 | November 26 | Golden State
| Ryan Anderson (21) | Ryan Anderson (12) | Eric Gordon (7) | New Orleans Arena15,330 | 6–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 | November 29 | @ Philadelphia
| Eric Gordon (26) | Anthony Davis (10) | Jrue Holiday (13) | Wells Fargo Center17,807 | 7–8
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 | December 1 | @ New York
| Ryan Anderson (31) | Ryan Anderson (6) | Jrue Holiday (9) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 8–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | December 2 | @ Chicago
| Ryan Anderson (36) | Jason Smith (14) | Jrue Holiday (12) | United Center21,615 | 9–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 | December 4 | Dallas | | Jrue Holiday (26) | Al-Farouq Aminu (20) | Jrue Holiday (9) | New Orleans Arena14,524 | 9–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | December 6 | Oklahoma City | | Ryan Anderson (18) | Jason Smith (12) | Jrue Holiday (6) | New Orleans Arena17,694 | 9–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | December 11 | Detroit | | Anderson, Smith (22) | Jason Smith (16) | Jrue Holiday (8) | New Orleans Arena14,517 | 10–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 | December 13 | Memphis | | Eric Gordon (25) | Anderson, Amundson (14) | Jrue Holiday (12) | New Orleans Arena15,516 | 11–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 22 | December 15 | @ Denver | | Ryan Anderson (26) | Lou Amundson (8) | Jrue Holiday (7) | Pepsi Center15,111 | 11–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 | December 17 | @ Golden State | | Ryan Anderson (21) | Al-Farouq Aminu (8) | Jrue Holiday (6) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 11–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 | December 18 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Anthony Davis (22) | Tyreke Evans (13) | Holiday & Evans (10) | Staples Center19,060 | 11–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 | December 21 | @ Portland
| Anthony Davis (21) | Alexis Ajinça (11) | Jrue Holiday (7) | Moda Center20,027 | 11–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | December 23 | @ Sacramento | | Tyreke Evans (25) | Anthony Davis (11) | Tyreke Evans (12) | Sleep Train Arena17,317 | 12–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | December 27 | Denver | | Tyreke Evans (19) | Ryan Anderson (10) | Tyreke Evans (10) | New Orleans Arena18,089 | 13–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 | December 28 | @ Houston | | Ryan Anderson (22) | Anthony Davis (16) | Jrue Holiday & Tyreke Evans (9) | Toyota Center18,233 | 13–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | December 30 | Portland | | Jrue Holiday (31) | Al-Farouq Aminu (15) | Jrue Holiday (13) | New Orleans Arena17,035 | 14–15
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 | January 1 | @ Minnesota | | Ryan Anderson (25) | Tyreke Evans (7) | Jrue Holiday (5) | Target Center14,002 | 14–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 | January 3 | @ Boston | | Anthony Davis (23) | Anthony Davis (9) | Tyreke Evans (6) | TD Garden18,624 | 15–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 32 | January 4 | @ Indiana | | Eric Gordon (21) | Anthony Davis (8) | Jrue Holiday (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse18,165 | 15–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | January 7 | @ Miami | | Anthony Davis (22) | Anthony Davis (12) | Jrue Holiday (7) | American Airlines Arena20,097 | 15–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 | January 8 | Washington | | Eric Gordon (23) | Anthony Davis (7) | Tyreke Evans (5) | New Orleans Arena17,557 | 15–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 35 | January 10 | Dallas | | Eric Gordon (27) | Anthony Davis (13) | Austin Rivers (4) | New Orleans Arena16,533 | 15–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 | January 11 | @ Dallas | | Anthony Davis (28) | Anthony Davis (14) | Brian Roberts (8) | American Airlines Center20,116 | 15–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 37 | January 13 | San Antonio | | Anthony Davis (22) | Al-Farouq Aminu (13) | Austin Rivers (5) | New Orleans Arena15,552 | 15–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 38 | January 15 | Houston | | Eric Gordon (35) | Al-Farouq Aminu (8) | Eric Gordon (6) | New Orleans Arena15,918 | 15–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 | January 18 | Golden State | | Anthony Davis (31) | Anthony Davis (17) | Eric Gordon (6) | New Orleans Arena18,045 | 15–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 | January 20 | @ Memphis | | Anthony Davis (27) | Anthony Davis (10) | Tyreke Evans (7) | FedExForum17,485 | 16–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 41 | January 21 | Sacramento | | Tyreke Evans (17) | Anthony Davis (6) | Brian Roberts (6) | New Orleans Arena16,459 | 16–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 | January 24 | @ Detroit | | Anthony Morrow (21) | Anthony Davis (8) | three players (3) | Palace of Auburn Hills14,107 | 17–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | January 26 | Orlando | | Tyreke Evans (23) | Anthony Davis (19) | Tyreke Evans (7) | New Orleans Arena17,197 | 18–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 | January 28 | @ Cleveland | | Anthony Davis (30) | Greg Stiemsma (11) | Eric Gordon (9) | Quicken Loans Arena13,985 | 19–25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 45 | January 29 | @ Minnesota | | Al-Farouq Aminu (18) | Al-Farouq Aminu & Greg Stiemsma (12) | Brian Roberts (basketball) & Tyreke Evans (3) | Target Center11,702 | 19–26
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | February 1 | Chicago | | Anthony Davis (24) | Anthony Davis (8) | Tyreke Evans (6) | New Orleans Arena17,799 | 20–26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 47 | February 3 | San Antonio | | Anthony Morrow (20) | Anthony Davis (16) | Austin Rivers (5) | New Orleans Arena17,086 | 20–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | February 5 | Atlanta | | Anthony Davis (27) | Anthony Davis (10) | Brian Roberts (6) | New Orleans Arena16,232 | 21–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 | February 7 | Minnesota | | Anthony Davis (26) | Anthony Davis (10) | Brian Roberts (6) | Smoothie King Center16,541 | 22–27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 50 | February 9 | @ Brooklyn | | Anthony Davis (24) | Anthony Davis (9) | Austin Rivers (5) | Barclays Center17,732 | 22–28 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 51 | February 10 | @ Toronto | | Tyreke Evans (23) | Anthony Davis (7) | Tyreke Evans (10) | Air Canada Centre17,596 | 22–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 | February 12 | @ Milwaukee | | Eric Gordon (21) | Alexis Ajinca (9) | Eric Gordon (6) | BMO Harris Bradley Center11,012 | 23–29 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#fcc;" | 53 | February 19 | New York | | Eric Gordon (28) | Anthony Davis (10) | Brian Roberts (4) | Smoothie King Center | 23–30 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 54 | February 21 | @ Charlotte | | Brian Roberts (20) | Anthony Davis (13) | Tyreke Evans (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena15,867 | 23–31 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 55 | February 22 | @ Washington | | Anthony Davis (26) | Anthony Davis (11) | Brian Roberts (9) | Verizon Center18,385 | 23–32 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 56 | February 24 | L.A. Clippers | | Anthony Davis (26) | Alexis Ajinca (12) | Brian Roberts (7) | Smoothie King Center16,185 | 23–33 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 57 | February 26 | @ Dallas | | Eric Gordon (19) | Anthony Davis (9) | Tyreke Evans (7) | American Airlines Center19,729 | 23–34 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 58 | February 28 | @ Phoenix | | Anthony Davis (32) | Anthony Davis (9) | Evans, Gordon & Roberts (4) | US Airways Center16,578 | 23–35
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 59 | March 1 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Tyreke Evans (22) | Alexis Ajinca (10) | Tyreke Evans (5) | Staples Center19,060 | 23–36 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 60 | March 3 | @ Sacramento | | Tyreke Evans (27) | Tyreke Evans (10) | Tyreke Evans (8) | Sleep Train Arena16,225 | 23–37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 | March 4 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Gordon & Davis (28) | Anthony Davis (15) | Tyreke Evans (11) | Staples Center18,436 | 24–37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 62 | March 7 | Milwaukee | | Anthony Davis (29) | Anthony Davis (10) | Anthony Davis (14) | Smoothie King Center16,061 | 25–37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 63 | March 9 | Denver | | Anthony Davis (32) | Anthony Davis (17) | Roberts & Rivers (5) | Smoothie King Center17,115 | 26–37 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 64 | March 12 | Memphis | | Anthony Davis (29) | Anthony Davis (10)