2/23/2018 New Orleans v. Miami Game Preview

Miami Heat (30-29, 16-17 away)
New Orleans Pelicans (32-26, 16-12 home)
February 23, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET
Regular Season

Smoothie King Center
New Orleans, Louisiana

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Season Series - New Orleans won 2-0

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Dec 23, 2017 New Orleans Miami 109 - 94 New Orleans Regular Season FTX Arena
Feb 23, 2018 Miami New Orleans 123 - 124 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center

2017-2018 Team Stats

GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
Miami8248.6103.438.885.3.45511.030.6.36014.719.5.7559.334.243.522.77.65.314.520.1
New Orleans8248.7111.742.788.3.48310.228.2.36216.120.9.7728.735.744.426.88.05.915.219.1
MIA Opponents8248.6102.937.783.8.4509.626.6.36018.023.0.7839.134.043.121.07.54.614.519.4
NOP Opponents8248.7110.441.791.9.45410.930.6.35516.120.5.78410.834.745.523.78.24.214.620.4


Head to Head Since 1946-1947

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Dec 23, 2017 New Orleans Miami 109 - 94 New Orleans Regular Season FTX Arena
Mar 15, 2017 New Orleans Miami 112 - 120 Miami Regular Season FTX Arena
Dec 23, 2016 Miami New Orleans 87 - 91 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Mar 22, 2016 Miami New Orleans 113 - 99 Miami Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Dec 25, 2015 New Orleans Miami 88 - 94 Miami Regular Season FTX Arena
Feb 27, 2015 Miami New Orleans 102 - 104 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Feb 21, 2015 New Orleans Miami 105 - 91 New Orleans Regular Season FTX Arena
Mar 22, 2014 Miami New Orleans 95 - 105 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Jan 7, 2014 New Orleans Miami 88 - 107 Miami Regular Season FTX Arena
Mar 29, 2013 Miami New Orleans 108 - 89 Miami Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Dec 8, 2012 New Orleans Miami 90 - 106 Miami Regular Season FTX Arena
Jan 30, 2012 New Orleans Miami 95 - 109 Miami Regular Season FTX Arena
Dec 13, 2010 New Orleans Miami 84 - 96 Miami Regular Season FTX Arena
Nov 5, 2010 Miami New Orleans 93 - 96 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Dec 30, 2009 Miami New Orleans 91 - 95 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Nov 22, 2009 New Orleans Miami 101 - 102 Miami Regular Season FTX Arena
Apr 7, 2009 New Orleans Miami 93 - 87 New Orleans Regular Season FTX Arena
Nov 8, 2008 Miami New Orleans 89 - 100 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Apr 2, 2008 New Orleans Miami 106 - 77 New Orleans Regular Season FTX Arena
Jan 11, 2008 Miami New Orleans 88 - 114 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Dec 18, 2006 New Orleans Miami 99 - 101 Miami Regular Season FTX Arena
Nov 21, 2006 Miami New Orleans 86 - 101 New Orleans Regular Season Paycom Center
Jan 4, 2006 Miami New Orleans 92 - 107 New Orleans Regular Season Paycom Center
Nov 15, 2005 New Orleans Miami 102 - 109 Miami Regular Season FTX Arena
Apr 2, 2005 Miami New Orleans 111 - 99 Miami Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Jan 23, 2005 New Orleans Miami 68 - 97 Miami Regular Season FTX Arena
May 4, 2004 New Orleans Miami 77 - 85 Miami Playoffs FTX Arena
May 2, 2004 Miami New Orleans 83 - 89 New Orleans Playoffs Smoothie King Center
Apr 30, 2004 New Orleans Miami 83 - 87 Miami Playoffs FTX Arena
Apr 27, 2004 Miami New Orleans 85 - 96 New Orleans Playoffs Smoothie King Center
Apr 24, 2004 Miami New Orleans 71 - 77 New Orleans Playoffs Smoothie King Center
Apr 21, 2004 New Orleans Miami 63 - 93 Miami Playoffs FTX Arena
Apr 18, 2004 New Orleans Miami 79 - 81 Miami Playoffs FTX Arena
Mar 16, 2004 New Orleans Miami 83 - 96 Miami Regular Season FTX Arena
Mar 10, 2004 Miami New Orleans 84 - 95 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Jan 31, 2004 Miami New Orleans 94 - 70 Miami Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Nov 25, 2003 New Orleans Miami 87 - 91 Miami Regular Season FTX Arena
Mar 14, 2003 New Orleans Miami 87 - 83 New Orleans Regular Season FTX Arena
Feb 26, 2003 Miami New Orleans 82 - 91 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Feb 11, 2003 New Orleans Miami 78 - 69 New Orleans Regular Season FTX Arena
Nov 2, 2002 Miami New Orleans 95 - 100 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center

2017-2018 Miami Heat Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters G. Dragic T. Johnson J. Richardson J. Johnson H. Whiteside
Rotation   D. Waiters J. Winslow   K. Olynyk
Rotation   R. McGruder     B. Adebayo

2017-2018 New Orleans Pelicans Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Holiday E. Moore D. Miller A. Davis E. Okafor
Rotation     S. Hill C. Diallo  
Lim PT   F. Jackson   N. Mirotic A. Ajinca
Lim PT   D. Liggins      

Miami Heat Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
13 Bam Adebayo C 69 19.8 6.9 2.5 4.9 .512 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.6 .721 1.7 3.8 5.5 1.5 0.5 0.6 1.0 2.0
22 Luke Babbitt SF 13 11.1 2.5 0.8 3.6 .234 0.8 3.5 .244 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5
7 Goran Dragic G 75 31.7 17.3 6.5 14.3 .450 1.5 4.0 .370 2.9 3.6 .801 0.7 3.4 4.1 4.8 0.8 0.2 2.2 2.4
2 Wayne Ellington SG 77 26.5 11.2 3.7 9.1 .407 2.9 7.5 .392 0.9 1.0 .859 0.3 2.5 2.8 1.0 0.7 0.1 0.7 1.2
40 Udonis Haslem FC 14 5.1 0.6 0.2 1.1 .200 0.1 0.6 .125 0.1 0.1 .500 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2
16 James Johnson F 73 26.6 10.8 4.2 8.4 .503 0.8 2.5 .308 1.5 2.2 .698 0.8 4.1 4.9 3.8 1.0 0.7 1.9 2.6
8 Tyler Johnson G 72 28.5 11.7 4.3 9.9 .435 1.7 4.5 .367 1.5 1.8 .822 0.5 3.0 3.4 2.3 0.8 0.5 1.1 2.1
5 Derrick Jones SF 14 15.2 3.7 1.4 3.5 .388 0.2 1.1 .188 0.8 1.3 .611 1.4 1.1 2.4 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.4 1.6
17 Rodney McGruder SG 18 16.6 5.1 2.0 4.1 .493 0.8 1.9 .429 0.2 0.4 .500 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.2 1.2
25 Jordan Mickey PF 23 12.3 4.0 1.7 3.6 .476 0.1 0.7 .125 0.6 0.8 .684 0.8 2.7 3.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.6
9 Kelly Olynyk C 76 23.4 11.5 4.2 8.4 .497 1.4 3.7 .379 1.8 2.3 .770 1.2 4.5 5.7 2.7 0.8 0.5 1.9 2.9
0 Josh Richardson G 81 33.2 12.9 4.9 10.9 .451 1.6 4.1 .378 1.5 1.8 .845 0.9 2.7 3.5 2.9 1.5 0.9 1.7 2.5
3 Dwyane Wade SG 21 22.3 12.0 4.8 11.8 .409 0.4 2.0 .220 2.0 2.6 .745 0.5 2.9 3.4 3.1 0.9 0.7 2.3 1.9
11 Dion Waiters SG 30 30.6 14.3 5.4 13.7 .398 1.7 5.7 .306 1.7 2.3 .739 0.3 2.3 2.6 3.8 0.8 0.3 2.3 2.0
14 Derrick Walton, Jr. PG 16 9.2 1.8 0.5 1.6 .320 0.4 1.1 .412 0.4 0.4 1.000 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.4
21 Hassan Whiteside C 54 25.3 14.0 5.8 10.7 .540 0.0 0.0 1.000 2.4 3.4 .703 3.2 8.2 11.4 1.0 0.7 1.7 1.7 2.4
20 Justise Winslow SF 68 24.7 7.8 3.0 7.2 .424 0.7 1.9 .380 1.0 1.5 .635 0.9 4.5 5.4 2.2 0.8 0.5 1.1 2.1

New Orleans Pelicans Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
42 Alexis Ajinca C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2 Ian Clark G 74 19.7 7.4 3.0 6.7 .448 0.8 2.6 .318 0.6 0.8 .763 0.1 1.6 1.7 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.6
4 Charles Cooke G 13 2.9 0.5 0.2 1.1 .143 0.1 0.6 .125 0.1 0.2 .500 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0
0 DeMarcus Cousins C 48 36.2 25.2 8.5 18.0 .470 2.2 6.1 .354 6.1 8.2 .746 2.2 10.7 12.9 5.4 1.7 1.6 5.0 3.8
23 Anthony Davis PF 75 36.4 28.1 10.4 19.5 .534 0.7 2.2 .340 6.6 8.0 .828 2.5 8.6 11.1 2.3 1.5 2.6 2.2 2.1
13 Cheick Diallo PF 52 11.2 4.9 2.0 3.4 .580 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.3 .758 0.9 3.2 4.1 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.6
44 Solomon Hill SF 12 15.6 2.4 0.9 3.4 .268 0.3 1.8 .190 0.2 0.5 .500 0.8 2.2 3.0 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.8
11 Jrue Holiday G 81 36.1 19.0 7.6 15.4 .494 1.5 4.4 .337 2.3 2.9 .786 0.8 3.7 4.5 6.0 1.5 0.8 2.6 2.5
15 Frank Jackson SG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
25 Walt Lemon, Jr. G 5 7.0 3.4 1.4 3.2 .438 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.4 0.6 .667 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 1.0
34 DeAndre Liggins G 27 9.0 1.6 0.7 1.5 .439 0.3 0.6 .471 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.7
21 Darius Miller GF 82 23.7 7.8 2.6 5.9 .444 1.8 4.4 .411 0.7 0.8 .866 0.2 1.8 2.0 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.7 2.0
41 Nikola Mirotic F 30 29.1 14.6 5.4 12.7 .427 2.2 6.6 .335 1.6 1.9 .810 1.4 6.8 8.2 1.4 1.0 0.9 1.0 2.1
55 E'Twaun Moore SG 82 31.5 12.5 5.2 10.1 .508 1.6 3.7 .425 0.6 0.8 .706 0.7 2.2 2.9 2.3 1.0 0.1 1.2 2.2
50 Emeka Okafor FC 26 13.6 4.4 1.8 3.7 .505 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.8 .818 1.8 2.8 4.6 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.5 1.2
9 Rajon Rondo PG 65 26.2 8.3 3.6 7.6 .468 0.8 2.3 .333 0.4 0.7 .543 0.5 3.6 4.0 8.2 1.1 0.2 2.3 1.8

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