Heat
Miami
Eastern Conference
Southeast
33
35
68
3231
2822
35
16
46
87
44
51
19
16
84
33
12
45
3
23
9
15
22
120
4
98
24
24
2121
1110
52
62
42
68
157
22
179
11
58
12
64
2826
6060
99
37
37
2520
1013
40
92
82
89
83
53
136
01
28
51
23
3135
6060
9
2
22
21
11
52
6
4
67
15
2
17
1
5
1
6
28
60
8
4
50
21
10
48
2
2
100
7
2
9
1
8
2
4
26
60
9
3
33
25
10
40
9
8
89
8
5
13
0
2
5
2
31
60
9
7
78
20
13
65
2
2
100
3
3
6
1
8
1
3
35
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hassan
Whiteside
Hassan Whiteside
True
35
9
11
82
0
0
0
2
2
100
4
13
17
0
1
2
5
4
20
11
double
Goran
Dragić
Goran Dragić
True
31
11
18
61
5
9
56
6
8
75
1
4
5
2
1
1
1
2
33
9
none
Dion
Waiters
Dion Waiters
True
29
5
15
33
1
6
17
3
4
75
0
1
1
3
2
0
3
1
14
3
none
Rodney
McGruder
Rodney McGruder
True
17
1
3
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
9
none
Luke
Babbitt
Luke Babbitt
True
15
0
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
0
0
0
4
0
-5
none
Tyler
Johnson
Tyler Johnson
False
28
4
9
44
1
3
33
1
1
100
0
3
3
9
2
0
2
0
10
4
none
James
Johnson
James Johnson
False
24
3
7
43
2
2
100
2
2
100
0
4
4
4
0
0
2
4
10
14
none
Wayne
Ellington
Wayne Ellington
False
21
7
10
70
5
8
62
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
19
-2
none
Josh
Richardson
Josh Richardson
False
15
3
4
75
2
2
100
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
8
1
none
Willie
Reed
Willie Reed
False
10
1
5
20
0
0
0
2
2
100
4
0
4
0
1
0
0
2
4
0
none
Okaro
White
Okaro White
False
9
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
-4
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
17
March
2017
Friday
American Airlines Arena
Miami
Timberwolves
Minnesota
True
Pelicans
New Orleans
Western Conference
Southwest
27
41
68
3273
3274
22
9
41
88
42
48
28
19
68
30
8
38
5
21
9
13
13
112
4
58
23
40
2522
810
32
411
38
9
97
12
109
01
67
42
32
2131
6060
45
22
49
1724
915
53
112
71
63
104
14
118
31
53
03
71
2733
6060
5
2
40
25
8
32
4
3
75
9
1
10
0
6
4
3
21
60
8
3
38
22
10
45
11
8
73
7
2
9
1
7
2
2
31
60
4
2
50
17
9
53
11
7
64
10
1
11
3
5
0
7
27
60
5
2
40
24
15
62
2
1
50
4
4
8
1
3
3
1
33
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Anthony
Davis
Anthony Davis
True
34
7
17
41
0
1
0
13
18
72
2
6
8
1
3
3
2
2
27
-8
none
Jrue
Holiday
Jrue Holiday
True
32
4
12
33
1
3
33
2
3
67
0
4
4
8
0
1
1
0
11
-9
none
DeMarcus
Cousins
DeMarcus Cousins
True
30
8
17
47
2
3
67
1
3
33
1
8
9
1
2
0
4
5
19
-15
none
Solomon
Hill
Solomon Hill
True
25
1
7
14
0
2
0
2
2
100
1
3
4
2
0
1
4
4
4
-5
none
Wayne
Selden
Wayne Selden
True
13
1
2
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
3
-3
none
E'Twaun
Moore
E'Twaun Moore
False
34
8
12
67
1
3
33
1
2
50
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
18
-5
none
Dante
Cunningham
Dante Cunningham
False
22
5
7
71
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
1
0
0
0
11
2
none
Jordan
Crawford
Jordan Crawford
False
20
4
9
44
2
4
50
0
0
0
1
3
4
3
1
0
2
0
10
0
none
Tim
Frazier
Tim Frazier
False
17
2
3
67
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
0
1
4
1
0
0
0
5
-2
none
Alexis
Ajinça
Alexis Ajinça
False
8
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
4
6
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
Donatas
Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
17
March
2017
Friday
Smoothie King Center
New Orleans
Rockets
Houston
True
Miami have been the hottest team in the league over the past two months , as this marks their 22nd win in 27 games . More importantly , it put the Heat in a tie with the Milwaukee Bucks for the eight - seed in the east . Rebounding was the biggest difference in the game , with Miami winning that battle , 45 - 38 . Anthony Davis led the way for New Orleans , as he collected 27 points , eight rebounds , three steals and three blocks . DeMarcus Cousins amassed 19 points and nine rebounds . E'Twaun Moore led the bench , as he dropped 18 points . Goran Dragic returned from his eye injury to tally 33 points and five rebounds to lead the team . Hassan Whiteside totaled 20 points and 17 rebounds on 9 - of - 11 shooting . The bench was huge , as Wayne Ellington , James Johnson and Tyler Johnson all scored in double figures , while combining for 39 points , nine rebounds , 14 assists and four steals . The Miami Heat defeated the New Orleans Pelicans , 120 - 112 , at American Airlines Arena on Wednesday . Despite the Heat leading for nearly the entirety of this game , this fixture was closer than it looks . In fact , there were eight ties and six lead changes in total , with a double - digit lead being held for just four of the 48 minutes . Rebounding was decisive , with Miami winning that battle , 45 - 38 . Free-throw shooting was also key , with the Heat shooting 84 percent to New Orleans 68 percent . The Pelicans ( 27 - 41 ) continue to search for their rhythm with DeMarcus Cousins now in the fold , as they have just three wins in 10 games with him in the lineup . Cousins played well here though , finishing with 19 points , nine rebounds and two steals . Anthony Davis led the team , as he collected 27 points , eight rebounds , three steals and three blocks . Jrue Holiday amassed 11 points , four rebounds and eight assists . E'Twaun Moore came off the bench to provide 18 points on 8 - of - 12 shooting . On deck for New Orleans is a home matchup against the Houston Rockets on Friday . The Heat ( 33 - 35 ) have now won five of their last six games , with this win giving them a tie for the eight - seed in the east . Goran Dragic returned from his eye injury to lead Miami with 33 points and five rebounds on 11 - of - 18 shooting . Hassan Whiteside totaled 10 points and 17 rebounds on 9 - of - 11 from the field . Wayne Ellington led the bench with 19 points , while Tyler Johnson and James Johnson combined for 20 points , seven rebounds , 13 assists and three steals off the pine as well . Miami will look to keep rolling on Friday in a home matchup versus the Minnesota Timberwolves .
Miami have been the hottest team in the league over the past two months, as this marks their 22nd win in 27 games. More importantly, it put the Heat in a tie with the Milwaukee Bucks for the eight - seed in the east. Rebounding was the biggest difference in the game, with Miami winning that battle, 45 - 38. Anthony Davis led the way for New Orleans, as he collected 27 points, eight rebounds, three steals and three blocks. DeMarcus Cousins amassed 19 points and nine rebounds. E'Twaun Moore led the bench, as he dropped 18 points. Goran Dragic returned from his eye injury to tally 33 points and five rebounds to lead the team. Hassan Whiteside totaled 20 points and 17 rebounds on 9 - of - 11 shooting. The bench was huge, as Wayne Ellington, James Johnson and Tyler Johnson all scored in double figures, while combining for 39 points, nine rebounds, 14 assists and four steals.
Miami have been the hottest team in the league over the past two months, as this marks their 22nd win in 27 games. More importantly, it put the Heat in a tie with the Milwaukee Bucks for the eight - seed in the east. Rebounding was the biggest difference in the game, with Miami winning that battle, 45 - 38. Anthony Davis led the way for New Orleans, as he collected 27 points, eight rebounds, three steals and three blocks. DeMarcus Cousins amassed 19 points and nine rebounds. E'Twaun Moore led the bench, as he dropped 18 points. Goran Dragic returned from his eye injury to tally 33 points and five rebounds to lead the team. Hassan Whiteside totaled 20 points and 17 rebounds on 9 - of - 11 shooting. The bench was huge, as Wayne Ellington, James Johnson and Tyler Johnson all scored in double figures, while combining for 39 points, nine rebounds, 14 assists and four steals. The Miami Heat defeated the New Orleans Pelicans, 120 - 112, at American Airlines Arena on Wednesday. Despite the Heat leading for nearly the entirety of this game, this fixture was closer than it looks. In fact, there were eight ties and six lead changes in total, with a double - digit lead being held for just four of the 48 minutes. Rebounding was decisive, with Miami winning that battle, 45 - 38. Free-throw shooting was also key, with the Heat shooting 84 percent to New Orleans 68 percent. The Pelicans (27 - 41) continue to search for their rhythm with DeMarcus Cousins now in the fold, as they have just three wins in 10 games with him in the lineup. Cousins played well here though, finishing with 19 points, nine rebounds and two steals. Anthony Davis led the team, as he collected 27 points, eight rebounds, three steals and three blocks. Jrue Holiday amassed 11 points, four rebounds and eight assists. E'Twaun Moore came off the bench to provide 18 points on 8 - of - 12 shooting. On deck for New Orleans is a home matchup against the Houston Rockets on Friday. The Heat (33 - 35) have now won five of their last six games, with this win giving them a tie for the eight - seed in the east. Goran Dragic returned from his eye injury to lead Miami with 33 points and five rebounds on 11 - of - 18 shooting. Hassan Whiteside totaled 10 points and 17 rebounds on 9 - of - 11 from the field. Wayne Ellington led the bench with 19 points, while Tyler Johnson and James Johnson combined for 20 points, seven rebounds, 13 assists and three steals off the pine as well. Miami will look to keep rolling on Friday in a home matchup versus the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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<AST> 9 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh Richardson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Willie Reed <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 4 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rodney McGruder <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Udonis Haslem <TEAM> Miami Heat <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> Okaro White <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luke Babbitt <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 4 0 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Davis <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 27 <FG> 7 17 41 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 13 18 72 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 3 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> DeMarcus Cousins <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 19 <FG> 8 17 47 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 9 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> E'Twaun Moore <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 18 <FG> 8 12 67 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dante Cunningham <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 7 71 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jrue Holiday <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 12 33 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 4 <AST> 8 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Crawford <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tim Frazier <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alexis Ajinça <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Solomon Hill <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wayne Selden <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Donatas Motiejūnas <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <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> Ömer Aşık <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <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