Smoothie King Center seating chart with real 3D views from every section
- Schedule shown
- 2025-26 · final results
- Team
- New Orleans Pelicans
- Capacity
- ~16,867
- Conference
- Western
- Division
- Southwest
- City
- New Orleans
- Home games
- 41 in 2025-26
Opened in 1999 as New Orleans Arena, renamed Smoothie King Center in 2014, and built right next to the Superdome, which it shares a footprint and a parking apron with. At roughly 16,900 for basketball it is the smallest bowl in the NBA — and that is the single most useful fact when choosing a seat here.
Small means close. The upper level in this building is nearer the floor than the upper level of almost any other arena in the league, so the usual advice about avoiding the top tier applies less here than anywhere. Lower level sidelines are still the reference view and the club ring gives the flattest angle, but the upper corners are an unusually good seat rather than a compromise. Behind the baskets the lower rows are very close to the rim.
Frequently asked questions
- How can I see the view from my seat at Smoothie King Center?
- Click any section on the interactive Smoothie King Center map above and a real panoramic 3D view from that part of the arena opens instantly. Drag to look around in 360°, so you know what you will see before you buy.
- What is the capacity of Smoothie King Center?
- 16,867 for basketball.
- Who plays at Smoothie King Center?
- The New Orleans Pelicans, in the NBA. The team played 41 home games here in the 2025-26 season.
- What was Smoothie King Center called before?
- New Orleans Arena. It is the same building and the same seating bowl — a section number from the New Orleans Arena era still points at the same seats.
- Is this the current NBA schedule?
- No — the games listed are the complete 2025-26 season with final scores, shown while the 2026-27 calendar is unpublished. The moment the NBA releases it, this page switches over automatically. The 3D seat views are current and do not depend on the schedule.
- What are the best seats at Smoothie King Center?
- Lower sideline if the budget allows, upper corners for the best value in the league's smallest bowl, and the lower baseline for proximity.
2025-26 results at Smoothie King Center
2025-26 season · final results, not upcoming games. The NBA had not published the 2026-27 calendar when this page was built — it appears here automatically as soon as it does.
All 41 home games of the last completed NBA season, play-in and playoffs included, with final scores.
- Pelicans v SpursL 116–120
- Pelicans v CelticsL 90–122
- Pelicans v HornetsW 116–112
- Pelicans v Trail BlazersL 117–125
- Pelicans v LakersL 104–118
- Pelicans v WarriorsL 106–124
- Pelicans v ThunderL 109–126
- Pelicans v NuggetsL 118–125
- Pelicans v HawksL 98–115
- Pelicans v BullsW 143–130
- Pelicans v GrizzliesL 128–133
- Pelicans v TimberwolvesL 142–149
- Pelicans v TimberwolvesL 116–125
- Pelicans v SpursL 132–135
- Pelicans v Trail BlazersW 143–120
- Pelicans v RocketsW 133–128
- Pelicans v PacersW 128–109
- Pelicans v MavericksW 119–113
- Pelicans v SunsL 108–115
- Pelicans v SunsL 114–123
- Pelicans v KnicksL 125–130
- Pelicans v Trail BlazersL 109–122
- Pelicans v LakersL 103–111
- Pelicans v NuggetsL 116–122
- Pelicans v NetsW 116–113
- Pelicans v PistonsL 104–112
- Pelicans v GrizzliesW 114–106
- Pelicans v KingsW 120–94
- Pelicans v HeatL 111–123
- Pelicans v BucksL 118–139
- Pelicans v 76ersW 126–111
- Pelicans v WarriorsW 113–109
- Pelicans v WizardsW 138–118
- Pelicans v RaptorsW 122–111
- Pelicans v MavericksW 129–111
- Pelicans v ClippersW 124–109
- Pelicans v ClippersW 105–99
- Pelicans v CavaliersL 106–111
- Pelicans v RocketsL 102–134
- Pelicans v MagicL 108–112
- Pelicans v JazzW 156–137