Pelicans
New Orleans
Western Conference
Southwest
11
21
32
3255
3257
28
11
39
89
33
37
21
14
67
40
11
51
7
17
9
9
20
91
4
76
22
29
2521
107
4
45
33
73
1111
22
1133
31
44
12
13
2519
6060
78
34
44
1825
79
4
48
35
73
99
25
124
12
45
33
32
2027
6060
7
2
29
25
10
40
4
3
75
11
2
13
3
4
1
1
25
60
6
2
33
21
7
33
5
3
60
11
2
13
1
4
2
3
19
60
7
3
43
18
7
39
4
3
75
9
2
11
1
4
3
3
20
60
8
4
50
25
9
36
8
5
62
9
5
14
2
5
3
2
27
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Anthony
Davis
Anthony Davis
True
36
10
17
59
2
3
67
6
9
67
7
15
22
1
1
4
3
3
28
4
double
Dante
Cunningham
Dante Cunningham
True
33
2
8
25
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
6
6
2
0
2
0
4
5
0
none
Jrue
Holiday
Jrue Holiday
True
26
9
17
53
1
2
50
3
5
60
0
2
2
6
2
0
1
3
22
-2
none
Alexis
Ajinça
Alexis Ajinça
True
21
2
5
40
0
0
0
1
2
50
2
2
4
0
1
0
0
0
5
-8
none
Buddy
Hield
Buddy Hield
True
17
1
8
12
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
3
-10
none
Langston
Galloway
Langston Galloway
False
29
4
11
36
3
7
43
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
4
11
17
none
E'Twaun
Moore
E'Twaun Moore
False
25
2
6
33
1
2
50
0
1
0
0
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
5
14
none
Solomon
Hill
Solomon Hill
False
24
1
6
17
1
3
33
0
0
0
2
1
3
0
1
0
2
2
3
3
none
Tyreke
Evans
Tyreke Evans
False
14
1
7
14
1
2
50
4
4
100
0
5
5
5
1
0
1
2
7
7
none
Tim
Frazier
Tim Frazier
False
9
1
4
25
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
-5
none
Ömer
Aşık
Ömer Aşık
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Cheick
Diallo
Cheick Diallo
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Reggie
Williams
Reggie Williams
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
26
December
2016
Monday
Smoothie King Center
New Orleans
Mavericks
Dallas
True
Heat
Miami
Eastern Conference
Southeast
10
21
31
2804
2805
20
8
40
87
36
41
13
7
54
48
11
59
4
19
4
14
20
87
4
87
51
59
2421
109
5
36
32
89
1314
23
1337
12
55
12
24
2821
6060
32
11
34
2022
98
5
04
02
50
912
15
927
10
54
10
35
1919
6060
8
5
62
24
10
42
3
3
100
13
2
15
1
5
1
2
28
60
7
1
14
21
9
43
6
2
33
14
3
17
2
5
2
4
21
60
3
1
33
20
9
45
0
0
0
9
1
10
1
5
1
3
19
60
2
1
50
22
8
36
4
2
50
12
5
17
0
4
0
5
19
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Justise
Winslow
Justise Winslow
True
37
6
15
40
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
3
0
0
1
1
12
-9
none
Hassan
Whiteside
Hassan Whiteside
True
35
4
10
40
0
0
0
2
6
33
7
11
18
2
0
2
1
3
10
-8
double
Goran
Dragić
Goran Dragić
True
33
10
16
62
2
4
50
1
3
33
0
4
4
5
0
0
4
1
23
-5
none
Josh
Richardson
Josh Richardson
True
32
2
10
20
1
5
20
2
2
100
0
1
1
3
1
0
2
4
7
1
none
Josh
McRoberts
Josh McRoberts
True
15
1
3
33
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
3
9
none
Tyler
Johnson
Tyler Johnson
False
29
5
13
38
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
1
0
0
4
11
-7
none
James
Johnson
James Johnson
False
22
4
12
33
1
2
50
2
2
100
2
8
10
2
0
1
2
2
11
-14
double
Luke
Babbitt
Luke Babbitt
False
12
2
4
50
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
5
6
none
Willie
Reed
Willie Reed
False
12
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
7
8
0
0
1
1
3
0
5
none
Derrick
Williams
Derrick Williams
False
8
2
3
67
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
5
5
1
0
0
1
0
5
2
none
Wayne
Ellington
Wayne Ellington
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Udonis
Haslem
Udonis Haslem
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Rodney
McGruder
Rodney McGruder
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
27
December
2016
Tuesday
American Airlines Arena
Miami
Thunder
Oklahoma City
True
The New Orleans Pelican defeated the Miami Heat , 91 - 87 , at Smoothie King Center on Friday . This was a game full of swings , as the final one was the most decisive for the Pelicans . Miami actually led by eight points with six minutes left , but they allowed New Orleans to finish the game on a 24 - 10 run to win by four . Both offenses really struggled , as the Heat shot 41 percent from the field to the Pelicans 37 percent . Despite the Heat winning the shooting , assisting and rebounding differentials , the Pelicans were able to prevail thanks to eight steals and nine blocks recorded by their defense . Miami ( 10 - 21 ) has lost 19 games this season by 12 points or less and this tough defeat adds to that total . Goran Dragic led the team in scoring , as he tallied 23 points , four rebounds and five assists . Hassan Whiteside struggled with his shot , as he totaled 10 points and 18 rebounds on 4 - of - 10 shooting from the field and 2 - of - 6 from the free - throw line . Justise Winslow was second on the team , as he accrued 12 points , seven rebounds and three assists . Tyler Johnson and James Johnson each scored 11 points a piece off the bench . Miami is off until Tuesday , when they host Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder for their next game . New Orleans ( 11 - 21 ) has riden the back the back of Anthony Davis all season long and they did that yet again here . Davis finished the game with 28 points , 22 rebounds and four blocks on 10 - of - 17 shooting . Jrue Holiday was second on the team , as he accrued 22 points , two rebounds and six assists in 26 minutes of action . The only other Pelicans player in double figures was Langston Galloway , who scored 11 points off the bench . The Pelicans return to action on Monday , when they host the Dallas Mavericks for their next game . All the talk prior to this game was about Hassan Whiteside and Anthony Davis squaring off , and they did n't disappoint . Davis was the star though , as he tallied 28 points , 22 rebounds and four blocks in the win . Whiteside finished with 10 points and 18 rebounds of his own , but struggled from the free - throw line and from the field . going 2 - of - 6 from the charity stripe and 4 - of - 10 from the field . The point guards were n't too shabby either , as Jrue Holiday accrued 22 points and six assists , while Goran Dragic collected 23 points , four rebounds and five assists . Miami won many of the statistics , as they won the shooting , rebounding and assisting differentials . The key for the Pelicans was their defense , as they recorded eight steals and nine blocks , while holding Miami to 41 percent shooting . New Orleans had to comeback to win this game , as they finished it on a 24 - 10 run after trailing by eight points with six minutes left .
The New Orleans Pelican defeated the Miami Heat, 91 - 87, at Smoothie King Center on Friday. This was a game full of swings, as the final one was the most decisive for the Pelicans. Miami actually led by eight points with six minutes left, but they allowed New Orleans to finish the game on a 24 - 10 run to win by four. Both offenses really struggled, as the Heat shot 41 percent from the field to the Pelicans 37 percent. Despite the Heat winning the shooting, assisting and rebounding differentials, the Pelicans were able to prevail thanks to eight steals and nine blocks recorded by their defense. Miami (10 - 21) has lost 19 games this season by 12 points or less and this tough defeat adds to that total. Goran Dragic led the team in scoring, as he tallied 23 points, four rebounds and five assists. Hassan Whiteside struggled with his shot, as he totaled 10 points and 18 rebounds on 4 - of - 10 shooting from the field and 2 - of - 6 from the free - throw line. Justise Winslow was second on the team, as he accrued 12 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Tyler Johnson and James Johnson each scored 11 points a piece off the bench. Miami is off until Tuesday, when they host Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder for their next game. New Orleans (11 - 21) has riden the back the back of Anthony Davis all season long and they did that yet again here. Davis finished the game with 28 points, 22 rebounds and four blocks on 10 - of - 17 shooting. Jrue Holiday was second on the team, as he accrued 22 points, two rebounds and six assists in 26 minutes of action. The only other Pelicans player in double figures was Langston Galloway, who scored 11 points off the bench. The Pelicans return to action on Monday, when they host the Dallas Mavericks for their next game.
The New Orleans Pelican defeated the Miami Heat, 91 - 87, at Smoothie King Center on Friday. This was a game full of swings, as the final one was the most decisive for the Pelicans. Miami actually led by eight points with six minutes left, but they allowed New Orleans to finish the game on a 24 - 10 run to win by four. Both offenses really struggled, as the Heat shot 41 percent from the field to the Pelicans 37 percent. Despite the Heat winning the shooting, assisting and rebounding differentials, the Pelicans were able to prevail thanks to eight steals and nine blocks recorded by their defense. Miami (10 - 21) has lost 19 games this season by 12 points or less and this tough defeat adds to that total. Goran Dragic led the team in scoring, as he tallied 23 points, four rebounds and five assists. Hassan Whiteside struggled with his shot, as he totaled 10 points and 18 rebounds on 4 - of - 10 shooting from the field and 2 - of - 6 from the free - throw line. Justise Winslow was second on the team, as he accrued 12 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Tyler Johnson and James Johnson each scored 11 points a piece off the bench. Miami is off until Tuesday, when they host Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder for their next game. New Orleans (11 - 21) has riden the back the back of Anthony Davis all season long and they did that yet again here. Davis finished the game with 28 points, 22 rebounds and four blocks on 10 - of - 17 shooting. Jrue Holiday was second on the team, as he accrued 22 points, two rebounds and six assists in 26 minutes of action. The only other Pelicans player in double figures was Langston Galloway, who scored 11 points off the bench. The Pelicans return to action on Monday, when they host the Dallas Mavericks for their next game. All the talk prior to this game was about Hassan Whiteside and Anthony Davis squaring off, and they didn't disappoint. Davis was the star though, as he tallied 28 points, 22 rebounds and four blocks in the win. Whiteside finished with 10 points and 18 rebounds of his own, but struggled from the free - throw line and from the field. going 2 - of - 6 from the charity stripe and 4 - of - 10 from the field. The point guards weren't too shabby either, as Jrue Holiday accrued 22 points and six assists, while Goran Dragic collected 23 points, four rebounds and five assists. Miami won many of the statistics, as they won the shooting, rebounding and assisting differentials. The key for the Pelicans was their defense, as they recorded eight steals and nine blocks, while holding Miami to 41 percent shooting. New Orleans had to comeback to win this game, as they finished it on a 24 - 10 run after trailing by eight points with six minutes left.
<GAME> <DATE> 23 December 2016 <DAY> Friday <STADIUM> Smoothie King Center <CITY> New Orleans <HOME> <TEAM> Pelicans <CITY> New Orleans <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 91 <WINS-LOSSES> 11 21 <QTRS> 25 19 20 27 <TEAM-AST> 17 <3PT> 11 <TEAM-FG> 33 <TEAM-FT> 14 <TEAM-REB> 51 <TEAM-TO> 9 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 26 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> Smoothie King Center <NEXT-CITY> New Orleans <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Dallas <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Mavericks <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Heat <CITY> Miami <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 87 <WINS-LOSSES> 10 21 <QTRS> 28 21 19 19 <TEAM-AST> 19 <3PT> 8 <TEAM-FG> 36 <TEAM-FT> 7 <TEAM-REB> 59 <TEAM-TO> 14 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 27 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Tuesday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Arena <NEXT-CITY> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Oklahoma City <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Thunder <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Anthony Davis <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 28 <FG> 10 17 59 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 6 9 67 <REB> 22 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 4 <DREB> 15 <OREB> 7 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Jrue Holiday <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 22 <FG> 9 17 53 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 3 5 60 <REB> 2 <AST> 6 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Langston Galloway <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyreke Evans <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 7 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> E'Twaun Moore <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alexis Ajinça <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dante Cunningham <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Solomon Hill <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Buddy Hield <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 8 12 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tim Frazier <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Reggie Williams <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cheick Diallo <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ömer Aşık <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Goran Dragić <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 23 <FG> 10 16 62 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 4 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Justise Winslow <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 15 40 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Johnson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 12 33 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 10 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Tyler Johnson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Hassan Whiteside <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 6 33 <REB> 18 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 11 <OREB> 7 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Josh Richardson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 10 20 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Derrick Williams <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luke Babbitt <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh McRoberts <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rodney McGruder <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Udonis Haslem <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wayne Ellington <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Willie Reed <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none