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Miami Heat (24-21, 7th Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (26-18, 3rd Western Conference)
New Orleans; Wednesday, 8 p.m. ET
Conclusion: New Orleans and Miami face off out of conference.
The Pelicans are 17-5 on their home court. New Orleans shot 48.1 percent from the field and shot 117.0 points, placing him fifth in the Western Conference.
Heats are 10-12 on the road. Miami is the worst team in the Eastern Conference to score points per game with a fast break of 10.9.
Top Performer: CJ McCollum shoots 43.4% and averages 21.3 points for the Pelicans. Jonas His Valanciunas is averaging 16.2 points over his last 10 games in New Orleans.
Tyler Herro averaged 3.3 3-pointers per game in the Heat, scoring 21.0 points and shooting 38.4%. Bam Adebayo has averaged 19.0 points while shooting 54.6% over his last 10 games for Miami.
Last 10 games: Pelicans: 4-6, 114.2 points, 43.0 rebounds, 22.9 assists, 8.0 steals, 4.0 blocks, 47.5% shooting from the field. Opponents average 115.5 points per game.
Heat: 6-4, averaging 111.3 points, 43.6 rebounds, 22.7 assists, 9.4 steals, 3.0 blocks, 45.4% shooting from the field. Opponents are scoring an average of 108.6 points.
Injuries: Pelicans: EJ Liddell: out (right knee), Zion Williamson: out (hamstring), Herbert Jones: days (back), Brandon Ingram: out (toe).
Heats: Nikola Jovic: out (back), Omar Yurtseven: out (ankle), Kyle Lowry: day to day (knee), Duncan Robinson: out (fingers).
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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