New Orleans Pelicans compete in the NBA in the Western Conference .
 They owned the tie-breaker over the Oklahoma City Thunder by winning the regular season head-to-head series, 31, and they faced the Golden State Warriors in the first round; the Warriors swept the Pelicans in four games
Despite Williamson missing the entire season with a right foot fracture, the Pelicans finished the 202122 NBA season with a 3646 record, which earned them the ninth place position in the Western Conference and a chance to make the playoffs through the play-in tournament

