| 2012 New Orleans Pelicans Schedule/Results |
| (Complete Through Wednesday, April 17 - All Times Eastern) |
| Won: 27 Lost: 55 |
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| October |
| 10/31 L vs San Antonio, 95-99 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
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| November |
| 11/02 W vs Utah, 88-86 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/03 W at Chicago, 89-82 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/07 L vs Philadelphia, 62-77 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/09 W vs Charlotte, 107-99 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/14 L at Houston, 96-100 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/16 L vs Oklahoma City, 95-110 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/17 L at Milwaukee, 113-117 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/20 L vs New York, 80-102 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/21 L at Indiana, 107-115 (OT) | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/23 L at Phoenix, 108-111 (OT) | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/25 L at Denver, 84-102 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/26 W at LA Clippers, 105-98 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/28 L vs Utah, 84-96 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
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| December |
| 12/01 L vs Oklahoma City, 79-100 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/03 W vs Milwaukee, 102-81 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/05 L vs LA Lakers, 87-103 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/07 L vs Memphis, 89-96 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/08 L at Miami, 90-106 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/11 L vs Washington, 70-77 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/12 L at Oklahoma City, 88-92 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/14 L vs Minnesota, 102-113 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/16 L at Portland, 94-95 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/18 L at Golden State, 96-103 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/19 L at LA Clippers, 77-93 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/21 L at San Antonio, 94-99 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/22 L vs Indiana, 75-81 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/26 W at Orlando, 97-94 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/28 L vs Toronto, 97-104 (OT) | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/29 W at Charlotte, 98-95 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
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| January |
| 1/01 L vs Atlanta, 86-95 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/02 L at Houston, 92-104 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/05 W at Dallas, 99-96 (OT) | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/07 W vs San Antonio, 95-88 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/09 W vs Houston, 88-79 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/11 W vs Minnesota, 104-92 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/13 L at New York, 87-100 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/15 W at Philadelphia, 111-99 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/16 W at Boston, 90-78 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/19 L vs Golden State, 112-116 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/21 W vs Sacramento, 114-105 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/23 L at San Antonio, 102-106 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/25 L vs Houston, 82-100 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/27 W at Memphis, 91-83 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/29 L at LA Lakers, 106-111 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/30 L at Utah, 99-104 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
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| February |
| 2/01 L at Denver, 98-113 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/02 L at Minnesota, 86-115 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/06 W vs Phoenix, 93-84 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/08 W at Atlanta, 111-100 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/10 L at Toronto, 89-102 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/11 W at Detroit, 105-86 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/13 W vs Portland, 99-63 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/19 L vs Chicago, 87-96 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/20 L at Cleveland, 100-105 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/22 L vs Dallas, 100-104 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/24 W vs Sacramento, 110-95 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/26 L vs Brooklyn, 97-101 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/27 L at Oklahoma City, 74-119 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
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| March |
| 3/01 W vs Detroit, 100-95 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/04 L vs Orlando, 102-105 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/06 L vs LA Lakers, 102-108 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/09 L at Memphis, 85-96 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/10 W vs Portland, 98-96 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/12 L at Brooklyn, 98-108 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/15 L at Washington, 87-96 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/17 L at Minnesota, 95-97 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/18 L vs Golden State, 72-93 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/20 W vs Boston, 87-86 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/22 W vs Memphis, 90-83 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/25 W vs Denver, 110-86 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/27 L vs LA Clippers, 91-105 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/29 L vs Miami, 89-108 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/31 W vs Cleveland, 112-92 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
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| April |
| 4/03 L at Golden State, 88-98 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 4/05 L at Utah, 83-95 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 4/07 W at Phoenix, 95-92 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 4/09 L at LA Lakers, 96-104 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 4/10 L at Sacramento, 110-121 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 4/12 L vs LA Clippers, 93-96 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 4/14 L vs Dallas, 89-107 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 4/17 L at Dallas, 87-99 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |