Miami Heat v New Orleans Pelicans

NBA

Final

Miami Heat

128–118

New Orleans Pelicans

Match events

Miami HeatNew Orleans Pelicans

By period (Miami Heat-New Orleans Pelicans): Q1 33-36, Q2 40-28, Q3 20-32, Q4 35-22
Lead changes: 12
Times tied: 7
Biggest lead: Miami Heat by 13

1st quarter

3:1426–27
Lead changeZion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
Lead changeNikola Jovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ryan Conwell assists)
2:4529–27
1:0831–33
Lead changeJordan Poole makes 30-foot three point jumper (Herbert Jones assists)
35.231–36
Run9-0 run (from 31-27 to 31-36)
End of quarter33–36

2nd quarter

Lead changeGiannis Antetokounmpo makes 2-foot running dunk (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
8:5643–41
Run8-0 run (from 35-41 to 43-41)
8:5643–41
8:1743–46
Lead changeTrey Murphy III makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jordan Poole assists)
Lead changeTim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot running jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists)
6:5748–46
Run

3rd quarter

Run8-0 run (from 83-80 to 91-80)
4:0591–80
8.993–96
Lead changeJaron Pierre Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bufkin assists)
8.993–96
Run11-0 run (from 93-85 to 93-96)
End of quarter93–96

4th quarter

Lead changeMyron Gardner makes free throw 2 of 2
9:46100–99
9:27100–102
Lead changeCaleb Houstan makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bryce McGowens assists)
Lead changeMyron Gardner makes 26-foot three point jumper (J'Vonne Hadley assists)
7:32105–104
7:07105–107
Lead changeJaron Pierre Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Koloko assists)

Player stats

New Orleans PelicansPlayers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Z. Williamson	16	8	3-9	0-1	2-2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	+2
T. Murphy III	14	11	3-8	2-6	3-4	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	-13
Y. Missi	19	11	4-6	0-0	3-5	9	0	0	0	0	4	5	2	-5
B. Mathurin	14	8	3-7	1-3	1-2	4	1	2	0	0	2	2	3	-12
J. Fears	19	11	4-8	2-5	1-1	2	2	3	0	0	0	2	2	-3
H. Jones	10	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	2	0	1	2	4	0
S. Bey

Highlights

1:14New Orleans Pelicans vs. Miami Heat: Game HighlightsESPN 0:17Andrew Wiggins somehow gets the and-1 to fallESPN 0:20Bam Adebayo somehow gets the and-1 to fallESPN 0:16Yves Missi fights off defender for and-1ESPN 0:15Giannis Antetokounmpo gets up for the beautiful jamESPN

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News and reaction

Match reportVictor Wembanyama scores 40 points in 25 minutes as Spurs win 9th straightVictor Wembanyama finished with 40 points, 11 rebounds and nine blocks in just 25 minutes Monday night to lead the Spurs past the Suns 122-96 for their ninth straight win.ESPN1h ago Match reportNew Orleans Pelicans vs. Miami Heat: Game HighlightsESPN8 Oct

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Match details

Date: Friday 9 October 2026
Started: 10:30 am Sydney time
Venue: Kaseya Center, Miami
Competition: NBA
Venue: Kaseya Center, Miami
Officials: Eric Dalen (Referee), Curtis Blair (Referee), Italo Araujo (Referee)
Crowd: 19,600

Form and ladder

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Updated 10 Nov, 3:02 am

Miami HeatPlayers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
G. Antetokounmpo	18	18	8-13	0-0	2-5	4	4	2	1	0	2	2	2	0
A. Wiggins	15	13	4-5	1-1	4-5	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	3	+12
B. Adebayo	16	9	3-5	1-1	2-3	4	2	0	1	0	1	3	0	+11
K. Thompson	14	5	2-7	1-6	0-0	1	3	0	1	3	0	1	2	+7
D. Mitchell	20	9	4-6	1-1	0-0	1	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	+15
B. Portis	20	11	4-13	1-4	2-3	6	2	2	2	1	3	3	0	-5
S. Fontecchio	14	6	2-6	1-4	1-1	3	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	+5
M. Gardner	15	11	3-6	3-5	2-2	4	4	0	3	1	0	4	1	+2
I. Schieffelin	12	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	+13
J. Hadley	12	5	2-5	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	+13
N. Jovic	21	8	3-8	2-5	0-0	4	2	0	2	2	2	2	4	-15
N. Richards	15	5	2-3	0-0	1-2	9	0	3	1	1	1	8	0	+2
T. Hardaway Jr.	19	11	4-8	2-6	1-3	3	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	+1
T. Donaldson	15	12	5-8	2-3	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	+2
R. Conwell	14	3	0-4	0-3	3-4	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	-13