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Adebayo has 23 points and 12 rebounds as the Heat pound the Pelicans 153-104.

Regular Season Series

MIA wins series 2-0

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Pelicans

58-104FG38-95

56Field Goal %40

20-453PT14-37

44Three Point %38

17-22FT14-20

16Offensive Rebounds12

44Defensive Rebounds30

36Assists27

12Steals6

5Blocks2

9Turnovers13

0Technical Fouls0

10Points Conceded Off Turnovers20

29Fast Break Points19

13Fouls16

52Largest Lead0

Game Recap

By AP•Apr 12, 2025 • 2:48 AM

Miami Heat vs. New Orleans Pelicans: Game Highlights

NEW ORLEANS -- — Bam Adebayo had 23 points and 12 rebounds in just 22 minutes, and the Miami Heat defeated reeling and injury-depleted New Orleans 153-104 on Friday night in what became the Pelicans' most lopsided regular-season loss in franchise history.

Tyler Herro, who also played just 22 minutes, scored 22 points on 7-of-10 shooting, and Duncan Robinson scored 21 points in 19 minutes for Miami, which never trailed and led by as many as 52.

Despite the victory, the Heat's chances of moving up to the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference vanished when Chicago also won to clinch that spot.

The Heat will be the 10th seed, and open the postseason with a play-in game on Wednesday night at Chicago. The victor will need to win a second play-in contest to advance to a first-round playoff series.

Jamal Cain scored 25 points and Antonio Reeves added 19 points for the Pelicans, who've lost six straight. Elfrid Payton had 13 assists and 10 rebounds.

Takeaways

Heat: Ten Miami players scored at least 10 points. That tied an NBA record that had occurred eight previous times, but not since 1994. Pelle Larsson (ankle) and Isaiah Stevens (foot) didn’t play.

Pelicans: For the second night in a row, New Orleans used just eight players, seven of whom had played in Thursday night's loss at Milwaukee. Alvarado was the only Pelican in the lineup who did not play Thursday. Active players who did not suit up against Miami included Karlo Matkovic (left hamstring), Brandon Boston Jr. (ankle), Kelly Olynyk (achilles), Yves Missi (ankle), Jordan Hawkins (back) and Bruce Brown (knee).

Key moment

Herro's 3-pointer to open the second half ignited a 10-0 Heat run that gave Miami an 81-54 lead.

Key stat

The Heat outshot the Pelicans, 55.8% (58 of 104 ) to 40% (38 of 95), and outscored New Orleans 70-46 in the paint.

Up next

Both teams close out their regular-season schedule on Sunday, when Miami hosts Washington and New Orleans hosts Oklahoma City. ------

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Kel'el Ware vs. Kylor Kelley (Bam Adebayo gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Alec Burks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyler Herro assists)	0	3
11:23	Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	3
11:20	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	0	3
11:06	Alec Burks misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	3
11:02	Bam Adebayo offensive rebound	0	3
11:01	Tyler Herro makes 29-foot three point jumper (Bam Adebayo assists)	0	6
10:41	Keion Brooks Jr. misses layup	0	6
10:38	Tyler Herro defensive rebound	0	6
10:33	Elfrid Payton shooting foul	0	6
10:33	Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 2	0	7
10:33	Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2	0	7
10:30	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	0	7
10:24	Kylor Kelley makes alley oop dunk shot (Elfrid Payton assists)	2	7
10:09	Bam Adebayo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Andrew Wiggins assists)	2	10
9:58	Elfrid Payton makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	4	10
9:43	Bam Adebayo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alec Burks assists)	4	13
9:30	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes 25-foot three point jumper (Elfrid Payton assists)	7	13
9:07	Andrew Wiggins misses 2-foot two point shot	7	13
9:05	Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound	7	13
9:01	Alec Burks shooting foul	7	13
9:01	Kylor Kelley misses free throw 1 of 2	7	13
9:01	Pelicans offensive team rebound	7	13
9:01	Kylor Kelley makes free throw 2 of 2	8	13
8:45	Kel'el Ware misses driving floating jump shot	8	13
8:43	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	8	13
8:19	Elfrid Payton makes 3-foot two point shot (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists)	10	13
8:01	Tyler Herro makes driving layup (Alec Burks assists)	10	15
7:44	Kylor Kelley misses alley oop layup	10	15
7:43	Kylor Kelley offensive rebound	10	15
7:41	Kylor Kelley misses two point shot	10	15
7:39	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	10	15
7:37	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl shooting foul	10	15
7:37	Tyler Herro makes free throw 1 of 2	10	16
7:37	Tyler Herro makes free throw 2 of 2	10	17
7:18	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	10	17
7:16	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	10	17
7:06	Tyler Herro makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Kel'el Ware assists)	10	19
6:47	Kylor Kelley misses 10-foot two point shot	10	19
6:45	Elfrid Payton offensive rebound	10	19
6:42	Jose Alvarado misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	19
6:42	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	10	19
6:28	Bam Adebayo makes layup (Tyler Herro assists)	10	21
6:28	Pelicans Full timeout	10	21
6:28	Jamal Cain enters the game for Kylor Kelley	10	21
6:28	Antonio Reeves enters the game for Elfrid Payton	10	21
6:08	Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	10	21
6:02	Jose Alvarado offensive rebound	10	21
5:58	Jose Alvarado makes two point shot	12	21
5:38	Andrew Wiggins misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	21
5:35	Kel'el Ware offensive rebound	12	21
5:33	Kel'el Ware makes 3-foot dunk	12	23
5:08	Andrew Wiggins blocks Antonio Reeves 's 13-foot driving floating jump shot	12	23
5:07	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound	12	23
5:06	Kel'el Ware blocks Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 's 23-foot three point jumper	12	23
5:05	Pelicans offensive team rebound	12	23
5:05	Davion Mitchell enters the game for Kel'el Ware	12	23
5:05	shot clock turnover	12	23
5:05	Haywood Highsmith enters the game for Andrew Wiggins	12	23
4:51	Bam Adebayo misses driving floating jump shot	12	23
4:51	Bam Adebayo offensive rebound	12	23
4:50	Bam Adebayo misses 2-foot tip shot	12	23
4:50	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	12	23
4:39	Jose Alvarado misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	23
4:36	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	12	23
4:27	Tyler Herro misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	12	23
4:25	Jose Alvarado defensive rebound	12	23
4:05	Keion Brooks Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	23
3:57	Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound	12	23
3:53	Alec Burks makes 26-foot three point shot (Haywood Highsmith assists)	12	26
3:38	Jamal Cain makes 23-foot three point jumper (Antonio Reeves assists)	15	26
3:32	Keion Brooks Jr. shooting foul	15	26
3:32	Tyler Herro makes free throw 1 of 2	15	27
3:32	Kylor Kelley enters the game for Keion Brooks Jr.	15	27
3:32	Lester Quinones enters the game for Jose Alvarado	15	27
3:32	Elfrid Payton enters the game for Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	15	27
3:32	Tyler Herro makes free throw 2 of 2	15	28
3:22	Duncan Robinson enters the game for Alec Burks	15	28
3:20	Duncan Robinson shooting foul	15	28
3:20	Jamal Cain misses free throw 1 of 2	15	28
3:20	Pelicans offensive team rebound	15	28
3:20	Jamal Cain makes free throw 2 of 2	16	28
3:07	Davion Mitchell out of bounds bad pass turnover	16	28
2:53	Lester Quinones misses driving floating jump shot	16	28
2:50	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	16	28
2:46	Davion Mitchell makes driving layup	16	30
2:46	Lester Quinones shooting foul	16	30
2:46	Heat Full timeout	16	30
2:46	Davion Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 1	16	31
2:39	Jamal Cain misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	31
2:35	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	16	31
2:29	Duncan Robinson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	31
2:25	Antonio Reeves defensive rebound	16	31
2:18	Antonio Reeves misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	31
2:13	Antonio Reeves offensive rebound	16	31
2:11	Antonio Reeves misses two point shot	16	31
2:11	Heat defensive team rebound	16	31
2:10	Kylor Kelley loose ball foul	16	31
2:10	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 1 of 2	16	32
2:10	Kyle Anderson enters the game for Tyler Herro	16	32
2:10	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 2 of 2	16	33
2:03	Davion Mitchell personal foul	16	33
2:03	Kel'el Ware enters the game for Bam Adebayo	16	33
2:00	Haywood Highsmith shooting foul	16	33
2:00	Antonio Reeves makes free throw 1 of 2	17	33
2:00	Antonio Reeves misses free throw 2 of 2	17	33
1:58	Kyle Anderson defensive rebound	17	33
1:44	Kylor Kelley shooting foul	17	33
1:44	Kyle Anderson misses free throw 1 of 2	17	33
1:44	Heat offensive team rebound	17	33
1:44	Kyle Anderson misses free throw 2 of 2	17	33
1:41	Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound	17	33
1:27	Lester Quinones blocks Kyle Anderson 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot	17	33
1:23	Kel'el Ware offensive rebound	17	33
1:23	Kel'el Ware misses tip shot	17	33
1:23	Kel'el Ware offensive rebound	17	33
1:22	Kel'el Ware misses tip shot	17	33
1:20	Kylor Kelley defensive rebound	17	33
1:19	Antonio Reeves makes 3-foot dunk (Elfrid Payton assists)	19	33
1:04	Davion Mitchell bad pass (Antonio Reeves steals)	19	33
53.0	Kylor Kelley makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Elfrid Payton assists)	21	33
30.1	Davion Mitchell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	21	33
27.2	Elfrid Payton defensive rebound	21	33
25.1	Jamal Cain makes two point shot (Elfrid Payton assists)	23	33
25.1	Davion Mitchell shooting foul	23	33
25.1	Jamal Cain makes free throw 1 of 1	24	33
3.1	Kel'el Ware makes 4-foot hook shot (Kyle Anderson assists)	24	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	35

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Smoothie King Center

New Orleans, LA

Date & Time

12:00 AM, April 12, 2025

Coverage

GCSEN, Pelicans.com, FanDuel SN Sun, NBA League Pass

Attendance

17,087

Referees

Zach Zarba, Jason Goldenberg, Simone Jelks

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

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