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Miami Heat (24-21, 7th Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (26-18, 3rd Western Conference)<\/p>\n
New Orleans; Wednesday, 8 p.m. ET<\/p>\n
Conclusion: New Orleans and Miami face off out of conference.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Injuries: Pelicans: EJ Liddell: out (right knee), Zion Williamson: out (hamstring), Herbert Jones: days (back), Brandon Ingram: out (toe).<\/p>\n
Heats: Nikola Jovic: out (back), Omar Yurtseven: out (ankle), Kyle Lowry: day to day (knee), Duncan Robinson: out (fingers).<\/p>\n
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n