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Miami Heat 128–118 New Orleans Pelicans

Miami Heat
128–118FT
New Orleans Pelicans
Season
NBA
2026-2027
Venue
Kaseya CenterDirections

NBA: Miami Heat beat New Orleans Pelicans 128–118.

Game leaders

  • AG18Antetokounmpo GiannisPointsPJ14Poole Jordan
  • RN9Richards NickReboundsYM9Y. Missi
  • MD7Mitchell DavionAssistsBM7B. McGowens

How the score moved

The running score at the end of each period.

  • Miami Heat
  • New Orleans Pelicans
050100Q1Q2Q3Q4
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WhenMiami HeatNew Orleans Pelicans
Q4128118

How the points came

Each side's points by shot type. Darker is two-pointers, then threes, then free throws.

Miami Heat128

Two-pointers 62 (48%)Threes 48 (38%)Free throws 18 (14%)

New Orleans Pelicans118

Two-pointers 42 (36%)Threes 57 (48%)Free throws 19 (16%)

The Four Factors

Shooting, ball security and getting to the line decide most games. The side ahead on each is in bold.

  • Miami Heat
  • New Orleans Pelicans
  • 55.0%Effective field-goal %53.8%

    Shooting with a three counted as one and a half baskets: (FGM + 0.5 × 3PM) ÷ FGA.

  • 8.9Turnovers per 100 plays17.6

    How often a trip ended in a turnover. Lower is better.

  • 0.28Free-throw rate0.27

    Free throws attempted for every shot from the floor: FTA ÷ FGA. Getting to the line.

The fourth factor, offensive rebounding, needs offensive rebounds, which this game's data does not include.

Key stats

  • 31/59Two-pointers21/49
  • 53Two-point %43
  • 16/41Three pointers19/43
  • 39Three point %44
  • 18/28Free throws19/25
  • 64Free throw %76

Quarter by quarter

Miami Heat led after 2 of 4 quarters, New Orleans Pelicans after 2. Largest lead at a break: 10 points, Miami Heat after Q4. Counted at the end of each period, not throughout.

  • Miami Heat
  • New Orleans Pelicans
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Miami Heat33402035128
New Orleans Pelicans36283222118
010203040Q1Q2Q3Q4

Facts

From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.

  • Miami Heat: 1 won, 0 lost in their last 1 games.
  • Miami Heat scored 129 points and allowed 105 in their last 1 games.
  • New Orleans Pelicans: 1 won, 0 lost in their last 1 games.
  • New Orleans Pelicans scored 116 points and allowed 110 in their last 1 games.

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Standings

POSTeamWLPFPAPCT
1Boston Celtics405074321.000
1Memphis Grizzlies31470443.750
2Utah Jazz31453439.750
2Atlanta Hawks41613586.800
3New Orleans Pelicans31442441.750
3Brooklyn Nets31497464.750
4Golden State Warriors42683638.667
4Orlando Magic31495468.750
5Houston Rockets21366338.667
5Detroit Pistons31474452.750
6Chicago Bulls32610574.600
6Portland Trail Blazers21351344.667
7Miami Heat32640612.600
7Los Angeles Clippers21332325.667
8Washington Wizards22453455.500
8Denver Nuggets32578571.600
9Minnesota Timberwolves33697709.500
9Toronto Raptors23612584.400
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  • Miami Heat
  • New Orleans Pelicans

Shooting

  • 31/59Two-pointers21/49
  • 53Two-point %43
  • 16/41Three pointers19/43
  • 39Three point %44
  • 18/28Free throws19/25
  • 64Free throw %76

Rebounds & playmaking

  • 47Rebounds54
  • 36Assists22

Defence

  • 12Steals10
  • 8Blocks5

Ball security

  • 11Turnovers22

Quarter by quarter

Miami Heat led after 2 of 4 quarters, New Orleans Pelicans after 2. Largest lead at a break: 10 points, Miami Heat after Q4. Counted at the end of each period, not throughout.

  • Miami Heat
  • New Orleans Pelicans
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Miami Heat33402035128
New Orleans Pelicans36283222118
010203040Q1Q2Q3Q4

Efficiency

A pace of 124.2 plays per 48 minutes. Rates per play put a fast game and a slow one on the same footing.

  • Miami Heat
  • New Orleans Pelicans
Points per 100 plays
103.894.4
True shooting %
57.0%57.3%
Baskets assisted
77%55%
Assists per turnover
3.271.00

Plays = FGA + 0.44 × FTA + turnovers (possessions before offensive rebounds, which this data lacks). True shooting = points ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)).

Shot by shot

Accuracy by shot type. Miami Heat took 41% of their shots from three, New Orleans Pelicans 47%.

  • Miami Heat
  • New Orleans Pelicans
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Miami HeatNew Orleans Pelicans
2P31/5921/49
3P16/4119/43
FT18/2819/25

Starters and bench

Points from the starting five, and from everyone who came off the bench.

Miami Heat

Starters 54 · Bench 74

New Orleans Pelicans

Starters 49 · Bench 69

Who scored efficiently

Across: scoring chances used (FGA + 0.44 × FTA). Up: points. Size: minutes. Above the line is better than this game's average.

  • Miami Heat
  • New Orleans Pelicans
051015051015Wiggins AndrewAntetokounmpo GiannisT. DonaldsonPoole Jordan
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PlayerMINPTSFGATS%3PFTREBAST
Antetokounmpo Giannis18181359.2%0/02/544
Poole Jordan13145103.6%3/43/412
Wiggins Andrew1513590.3%1/14/520
T. Donaldson1512875.0%2/30/002
Bey Saddiq1712768.5%2/44/450
J. Pierre1312785.7%4/60/010
Portis Bobby20111338.4%1/42/362
Hardaway Tim1911859.0%2/61/332
Gardner Myron1511679.9%3/52/244
Murphy Trey1411856.4%2/63/412
Y. Missi1911667.1%0/03/590
J. Fears1911865.2%2/51/122
Adebayo Bam169571.2%1/12/342
Mitchell Davion209675.0%1/10/017
Bufkin Kobe129675.0%3/40/011
Matkovic Karlo129764.3%1/30/030
Jovic Nikola218850.0%2/50/042
Williamson Zion168940.5%0/12/211
Mathurin Bennedict148750.8%1/31/241
Fontecchio Simone146646.6%1/41/131
Thompson Klay145735.7%1/60/013
J. Hadley125550.0%1/10/031
Richards Nick155364.4%0/01/290
D. Queen165364.4%0/01/281
R. Conwell143426.0%0/33/414
Houstan Caleb153437.5%1/40/020
I. Schieffelin122333.3%0/10/022
J. Reese321100.0%0/00/010
Watford Trendon152520.0%0/00/072
B. McGowens20159.2%0/21/137
M. Dia6030.0%0/10/000
C. J. Koloko4010.0%0/00/021
Wiggins Andrew15:11133/41/14/520
Antetokounmpo Giannis17:52188/130/02/544
Adebayo Bam16:0392/41/12/342
Mitchell Davion20:1893/51/10/017
Thompson Klay14:0551/11/60/013
Portis Bobby19:58113/91/42/362
Hardaway Tim19:14112/22/61/332
Jovic Nikola20:4981/32/50/042
R. Conwell14:1130/10/33/414
T. Donaldson14:41123/52/30/002
Fontecchio Simone14:1661/21/41/131
Gardner Myron14:41110/13/52/244
J. Hadley12:0051/41/10/031
Richards Nick14:4152/30/01/290
I. Schieffelin12:0021/20/10/022
POSTeamWLPFPAPCT
1Boston Celtics405074321.000
1Memphis Grizzlies31470443.750
2Utah Jazz31453439.750
2Atlanta Hawks41613586.800
3New Orleans Pelicans31442441.750
3Brooklyn Nets31497464.750
4Golden State Warriors42683638.667
4Orlando Magic31495468.750
5Houston Rockets21366338.667
5Detroit Pistons31474452.750
6Chicago Bulls32610574.600
6Portland Trail Blazers21351344.667
7Miami Heat32640612.600
7Los Angeles Clippers21332325.667
8Washington Wizards22453455.500
8Denver Nuggets32578571.600
9Minnesota Timberwolves33697709.500
9Toronto Raptors23612584.400
10Milwaukee Bucks23547599.400
10San Antonio Spurs23572544.400
11Cleveland Cavaliers12348361.333
11Los Angeles Lakers23534559.400
12Dallas Mavericks13457486.250
12Indiana Pacers13479473.250
13Phoenix Suns14545573.200
13Philadelphia 76ers13454480.250
14Charlotte Hornets13386444.250
14Oklahoma City Thunder14549585.200
15Sacramento Kings05514588.000
15New York Knicks14530621.200

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Last meetings

These teams have not met in our records.

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