Pelicans
New Orleans
Western Conference
Southwest
31
27
58
808
727
16
6
38
76
39
51
27
20
74
30
7
37
6
26
3
10
19
104
4
64
22
34
2021
914
45
51
40
78
97
12
109
11
610
10
42
2430
6060
42
11
26
1916
79
4
615
412
67
59
22
81
04
46
20
22
1931
6060
6
2
33
20
9
45
5
4
80
9
1
10
1
6
1
4
24
60
4
2
50
21
14
67
1
0
0
7
2
9
1
10
0
2
30
60
4
1
25
19
7
37
6
4
67
5
2
7
0
4
2
2
19
60
2
1
50
16
9
56
15
12
80
9
2
11
4
6
0
2
31
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Dante
Cunningham
Dante Cunningham
True
37
3
7
43
0
0
0
4
6
67
1
9
10
2
1
0
0
1
10
7
double
Eric
Gordon
Eric Gordon
True
36
7
15
47
4
6
67
2
2
100
0
1
1
8
0
0
1
3
20
-5
none
Tyreke
Evans
Tyreke Evans
True
33
9
15
60
1
3
33
0
0
0
1
2
3
11
0
0
5
6
19
11
double
Quincy
Pondexter
Quincy Pondexter
True
33
7
11
64
0
2
0
4
6
67
2
1
3
0
0
1
0
4
18
-4
none
Ömer
Aşık
Ömer Aşık
True
26
2
3
67
0
0
0
1
1
100
1
9
10
0
1
1
1
0
5
-2
none
Norris
Cole
Norris Cole
False
22
0
10
0
0
3
0
3
4
75
0
2
2
4
0
0
2
3
3
-2
none
Luke
Babbitt
Luke Babbitt
False
22
2
4
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
5
-2
none
Alexis
Ajinça
Alexis Ajinça
False
21
9
10
90
0
0
0
6
8
75
2
6
8
0
0
3
1
2
24
4
none
Jimmer
Fredette
Jimmer Fredette
False
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
none
Ryan
Anderson
Ryan Anderson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Anthony
Davis
Anthony Davis
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Justin
Hamilton
Justin Hamilton
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jeff
Withey
Jeff Withey
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
1
March
2015
Sunday
Pepsi Center
Denver
Nuggets
Denver
False
Heat
Miami
Eastern Conference
Southeast
25
32
57
602
355
21
8
38
84
41
49
16
12
75
25
6
31
7
21
3
6
23
102
4
27
13
48
2319
1211
52
06
04
67
66
21
87
21
84
10
21
2529
6060
48
13
27
2022
117
6
64
53
83
85
30
115
22
45
20
21
2820
6060
2
1
50
23
12
52
0
0
0
6
2
8
2
8
1
2
25
60
7
3
43
19
11
58
6
4
67
6
1
7
1
4
0
1
29
60
4
1
25
20
11
55
6
5
83
8
3
11
2
4
2
2
28
60
8
3
38
22
7
32
4
3
75
5
0
5
2
5
0
1
20
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Luol
Deng
Luol Deng
True
37
7
11
64
1
3
33
7
8
88
0
3
3
2
1
0
0
3
22
2
none
Goran
Dragić
Goran Dragić
True
35
9
13
69
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
2
3
5
1
0
1
5
20
9
none
Hassan
Whiteside
Hassan Whiteside
True
33
8
13
62
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
6
7
0
1
4
0
1
16
-1
none
Dwyane
Wade
Dwyane Wade
True
29
4
16
25
0
4
0
3
4
75
1
3
4
8
0
0
4
3
11
-3
none
Udonis
Haslem
Udonis Haslem
True
15
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
2
4
none
Henry
Walker
Henry Walker
False
30
6
13
46
4
9
44
0
2
0
0
3
3
1
0
1
0
3
16
-2
none
Mario
Chalmers
Mario Chalmers
False
24
2
5
40
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
6
-5
none
Chris
Andersen
Chris Andersen
False
14
1
4
25
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
0
0
1
0
3
2
-1
none
Michael
Beasley
Michael Beasley
False
10
3
7
43
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
7
-4
none
Shabazz
Napier
Shabazz Napier
False
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
-9
none
Zoran
Dragić
Zoran Dragić
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tyler
Johnson
Tyler Johnson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
James
Ennis
James Ennis
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
28
February
2015
Saturday
American Airlines Arena
Miami
Hawks
Atlanta
True
The New Orleans Pelicans ( 31 - 27 ) beat the Miami Heat ( 25 - 32 ) 104 - 102 on Friday . Alexis Ajinca has put together a nice three - game stretch , averaging 17 points , 7 rebounds and 2 blocks in 23 minutes a game over that span . He recorded 24 points , eight rebounds and three blocks against the Heat . He led all bench players in those three categories . Tyreke Evans has been dealing with a sore left foot but was able to play and start . He recorded 19 points and 11 assists in 33 minutes . Dante Cunningham has been starting at power forward for the Pelicans while Anthony Davis is out with a shoulder injury . Cunningham had a 10 - point , 10 - rebound double - double performance . New Orleans is now 20 - 10 at home this season and have won four straight games overall . The Miami Heat beat the Magic in overtime in miraculous fashion on Wednesday . They came back from a seven - point deficit with under a minute remaining to send the game into overtime and handled the Magic in the final five minutes . This time it was the Heat trying to keep their opponent from attaining a comeback victory . They led by nine heading into the fourth quarter , but could n't hold on as Ajinca and Evans led the Pelicans to victory in the final period . Michael Beasley was signed to a 10 - day contract and was made available to play in New Orleans . He played 10 minutes and scored seven points on 3 - of - 7 shooting from the field . The Heat will host the Eastern Conference leading Atlanta Hawks on Saturday . The Pelicans will head to the Pepsi Center to take on the Denver Nuggets on Sunday .
The New Orleans Pelicans (31 - 27) beat the Miami Heat (25 - 32) 104 - 102 on Friday. Alexis Ajinca has put together a nice three - game stretch, averaging 17 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks in 23 minutes a game over that span. He recorded 24 points, eight rebounds and three blocks against the Heat. He led all bench players in those three categories. Tyreke Evans has been dealing with a sore left foot but was able to play and start. He recorded 19 points and 11 assists in 33 minutes. Dante Cunningham has been starting at power forward for the Pelicans while Anthony Davis is out with a shoulder injury. Cunningham had a 10 - point, 10 - rebound double - double performance. New Orleans is now 20 - 10 at home this season and have won four straight games overall. The Miami Heat beat the Magic in overtime in miraculous fashion on Wednesday. They came back from a seven - point deficit with under a minute remaining to send the game into overtime and handled the Magic in the final five minutes. This time it was the Heat trying to keep their opponent from attaining a comeback victory. They led by nine heading into the fourth quarter, but couldn't hold on as Ajinca and Evans led the Pelicans to victory in the final period. Michael Beasley was signed to a 10 - day contract and was made available to play in New Orleans. He played 10 minutes and scored seven points on 3 - of - 7 shooting from the field. The Heat will host the Eastern Conference leading Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. The Pelicans will head to the Pepsi Center to take on the Denver Nuggets on Sunday.
The New Orleans Pelicans (31 - 27) beat the Miami Heat (25 - 32) 104 - 102 on Friday. Alexis Ajinca has put together a nice three - game stretch, averaging 17 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks in 23 minutes a game over that span. He recorded 24 points, eight rebounds and three blocks against the Heat. He led all bench players in those three categories. Tyreke Evans has been dealing with a sore left foot but was able to play and start. He recorded 19 points and 11 assists in 33 minutes. Dante Cunningham has been starting at power forward for the Pelicans while Anthony Davis is out with a shoulder injury. Cunningham had a 10 - point, 10 - rebound double - double performance. New Orleans is now 20 - 10 at home this season and have won four straight games overall. The Miami Heat beat the Magic in overtime in miraculous fashion on Wednesday. They came back from a seven - point deficit with under a minute remaining to send the game into overtime and handled the Magic in the final five minutes. This time it was the Heat trying to keep their opponent from attaining a comeback victory. They led by nine heading into the fourth quarter, but couldn't hold on as Ajinca and Evans led the Pelicans to victory in the final period. Michael Beasley was signed to a 10 - day contract and was made available to play in New Orleans. He played 10 minutes and scored seven points on 3 - of - 7 shooting from the field. The Heat will host the Eastern Conference leading Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. The Pelicans will head to the Pepsi Center to take on the Denver Nuggets on Sunday.
<GAME> <DATE> 27 February 2015 <DAY> Friday <STADIUM> Smoothie King Center <CITY> New Orleans <HOME> <TEAM> Pelicans <CITY> New Orleans <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 104 <WINS-LOSSES> 31 27 <QTRS> 24 30 19 31 <TEAM-AST> 26 <3PT> 6 <TEAM-FG> 39 <TEAM-FT> 20 <TEAM-REB> 37 <TEAM-TO> 10 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 1 March 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> Pepsi Center <NEXT-CITY> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nuggets <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Heat <CITY> Miami <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 102 <WINS-LOSSES> 25 32 <QTRS> 25 29 28 20 <TEAM-AST> 21 <3PT> 8 <TEAM-FG> 41 <TEAM-FT> 12 <TEAM-REB> 31 <TEAM-TO> 6 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 28 February 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Arena <NEXT-CITY> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Atlanta <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Hawks <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Alexis Ajinça <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 24 <FG> 9 10 90 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 6 8 75 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Eric Gordon <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 15 47 <FG3> 4 6 67 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 8 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyreke Evans <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 19 <FG> 9 15 60 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 11 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Quincy Pondexter <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 18 <FG> 7 11 64 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dante Cunningham <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 10 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Luke Babbitt <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ömer Aşık <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 10 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Norris Cole <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 3 <FG> 0 10 0 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeff Withey <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> Justin Hamilton <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> Anthony Davis <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> Ryan Anderson <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> Jimmer Fredette <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 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> Luol Deng <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 22 <FG> 7 11 64 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Goran Dragić <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 20 <FG> 9 13 69 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Henry Walker <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 13 46 <FG3> 4 9 44 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Hassan Whiteside <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 16 <FG> 8 13 62 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 4 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwyane Wade <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 16 25 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 4 <AST> 8 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Michael Beasley <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mario Chalmers <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chris Andersen <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Udonis Haslem <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Ennis <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> Tyler Johnson <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> Zoran Dragić <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> Shabazz Napier <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none