Game ID: 22301013
New Orleans Pelicans @ Miami Heat
Friday, March 22, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Kaseya Center, Miami, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIA 20 22 24 22 88NOP 21 25 30 35 111
MIA vs NOP ScoutingMIA vs NOP Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MIA availability going into 3/15 · 1 day's restOUT Herro missed 9 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 12 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT Wright missed 6 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Love missed 7 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 10 since 2/23, returns tonight: 1 min (11% of 10)
BACK Bryant back 3/05 after 12, 10 min since (86% of 12)
MIA availability going into 3/17 · 1 day's restOUT Herro missed 10 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 13 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT Wright missed 7 since 3/02, returns tonight: 21 min (95% of 22)
OUT Love missed 8 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 3/13 after 2, 15 min since (134% of 12)
BACK Cain back 3/15 after 10, 1 min since (11% of 10)
MIA availability going into 3/18 · back-to-backOUT Herro missed 11 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 14 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT Love missed 9 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Wright back 3/17 after 7, 21 min since (95% of 22)
BACK Bryant back 3/13 after 2, 14 min since (120% of 12)
BACK Cain back 3/15 after 10, 1 min since (11% of 10)
NEW Robinson 27 to 32 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restOUT Butler III missed 2 since 3/17, returns tonight: 37 min (109% of 34)
OUT Herro missed 12 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 15 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 2 since 3/17, returns tonight: 33 min (166% of 20)
OUT Love missed 10 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 2 since 3/17, out tonight
BACK Wright back 3/17 after 7, 18 min since (83% of 22)
BACK Bryant back 3/13 after 2, 14 min since (125% of 12)
MIA availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restOUT Herro missed 13 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 16 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT Love missed 11 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 3 since 3/17, returns tonight: 4 min (38% of 10)
BACK Butler III back 3/20 after 2, 37 min since (109% of 34)
BACK Wright back 3/17 after 7, 17 min since (79% of 22)
BACK Jović back 3/20 after 2, 33 min since (166% of 20)
BACK Bryant back 3/13 after 2, 14 min since (126% of 12)
MIA availability going into 3/24 · 1 day's restOUT Herro missed 14 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 2 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 17 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT Love missed 12 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 3/20 after 2, 37 min since (108% of 34)
BACK Wright back 3/17 after 7, 19 min since (85% of 22)
BACK Jović back 3/20 after 2, 26 min since (130% of 20)
BACK Cain back 3/15 after 10, 2 min since (25% of 10)
MIA availability going into 3/26 · 1 day's restOUT Herro missed 15 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 3 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 18 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT Love missed 13 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 3/20 after 2, 33 min since (96% of 34)
BACK Wright back 3/17 after 7, 21 min since (96% of 22)
BACK Jović back 3/20 after 2, 24 min since (117% of 20)
BACK Cain back 3/22 after 3, 7 min since (66% of 10)
MIA availability going into 3/29 · 2 days' restOUT Herro missed 16 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 4 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 19 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT Love missed 14 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 3/20 after 2, 33 min since (96% of 34)
BACK Jović back 3/20 after 2, 25 min since (126% of 20)
BACK Cain back 3/22 after 3, 5 min since (49% of 10)
MIA availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Herro missed 17 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 5 since 3/20, returns tonight: 28 min (104% of 27)
OUT Richardson missed 20 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT Love missed 15 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 3/20 after 2, 31 min since (90% of 34)
BACK Jović back 3/20 after 2, 24 min since (118% of 20)
BACK Cain back 3/22 after 3, 7 min since (67% of 10)
NOP availability going into 3/15 · 1 day's restOUT Daniels missed 13 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Alvarado back 3/01 after 3, 21 min since (115% of 18)
BACK Hawkins back 3/13 after 2, 5 min since (28% of 17)
BACK Ryan back 3/13 after 2, 5 min since (34% of 14)
NOP availability going into 3/16 · back-to-backOUT Daniels missed 14 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Hawkins back 3/13 after 2, 5 min since (28% of 17)
BACK Ryan back 3/13 after 2, 5 min since (34% of 14)
NOP availability going into 3/19 · 2 days' restOUT Daniels missed 15 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Ryan missed 2 since 3/15, out tonight
BACK Hawkins back 3/13 after 2, 5 min since (30% of 17)
NEW Nance Jr. 20 to 25 min over the last 4
NOP availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Daniels missed 16 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Ryan missed 3 since 3/15, returns tonight: 6 min (42% of 14)
BACK Hawkins back 3/13 after 2, 5 min since (30% of 17)
NEW Nance Jr. 20 to 25 min over the last 4
NOP availability going into 3/22 · back-to-backOUT Daniels missed 17 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Hawkins back 3/13 after 2, 5 min since (32% of 17)
BACK Ryan back 3/13 after 2, 5 min since (38% of 14)
NOP availability going into 3/24 · 1 day's restOUT Daniels missed 18 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Ryan back 3/21 after 3, 4 min since (33% of 14)
NOP availability going into 3/26 · 1 day's restOUT Ingram missed 2 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Daniels missed 19 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Ryan back 3/21 after 3, 4 min since (33% of 14)
NEW Alvarado 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 3/28 · 1 day's restOUT Ingram missed 3 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Daniels missed 20 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Ryan missed 2 since 3/24, returns tonight: 5 min (40% of 14)
NEW Nance Jr. 20 to 26 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restOUT Ingram missed 4 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Daniels missed 21 since 2/10, returns tonight: 11 min (50% of 22)
BACK Ryan back 3/21 after 3, 5 min since (35% of 14)
NEW Nance Jr. 20 to 25 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 100, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Adebayo at 20 and Butler III at 20 a game. Without Herro (13 straight), Richardson (16 straight), Love (11 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 32 from three, 18 free throws a game; Williamson at 28 and McCollum at 17 a game. Without Daniels (17 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 100 a night to New Orleans's 108. Call it Miami 109, New Orleans 106, New Orleans keeping it close.
3/15 @ DET 108-95 — MIA notes
MIA won 108-95. MIA shot 47% (43 of 91) to DET's 43%, 7 of 34 from three, and went to the line 21 times to DET's 15 — 15 points from the stripe to their 13. MIA turned it over 8 times to DET's 17. Adebayo led with 22 (10 of 14); Rozier added 18, Martin 18. The hinge was Q3, 28-18: a lead of 2 became 12, and the lead reached 21. Butler III was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
3/17 @ DET 104-101 — MIA notes
MIA won 104-101. MIA shot 45% (40 of 89) to DET's 46%, 12 of 35 from three. Robinson led with 30 (10 of 15, 7 of 12 from three); Adebayo added 20, Rozier 17. The hinge was Q2, 39-27: MIA came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 17.
3/18 @ PHI 91-98 — MIA notes
MIA lost 91-98. MIA shot 39% (35 of 89) to PHI's 44%, 12 of 33 from three. Rozier led with 20 (8 of 21, 3 of 7 from three); Adebayo added 20, Martin 13. Q4 was theirs, 26-19, the deficit cut from 14 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 79-65 against them. Adebayo's -19 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/20 @ CLE 107-104 — MIA notes
MIA won 107-104. MIA shot 46% (38 of 83) to CLE's 47%, 13 of 36 from three. Butler III led with 30 (11 of 19, 2 of 4 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Rozier added 24, Jović 14. The hinge was Q3, 22-18: a lead of 4 became 8. Butler III was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
3/22 vs NOP 88-111 — MIA notes
MIA lost 88-111. MIA shot 36% (31 of 86) to NOP's 51%, 13 of 47 from three. MIA turned it over 4 times to NOP's 12. The glass went 34-56 against them. Butler III led with 17 (5 of 12, 0 of 3 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Swider added 14, Rozier 13. Q1 was theirs, 20-21, but the other 3 periods went 90-68 against them. They led by as many as 12. Wright's -23 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/24 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 102, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 17 free throws a game; Butler III at 20 and Adebayo at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Herro (14 straight), Robinson (2 straight), Richardson (17 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Garland at 18 and Allen at 18 a game. Without Mitchell (3 straight), Strus (10 straight), Eva. Mobley (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Cleveland giving it away 12 times a game to Miami's 9 and the arc, Cleveland at 35 percent from three to Miami's 31. Call it Miami 107, Cleveland 106, Cleveland keeping it close.
3/26 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 100, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Butler III at 21 and Rozier at 18 a game. Without Herro (15 straight), Robinson (3 straight), Richardson (18 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; Curry at 26 and Thompson at 20 a game. Without Šarić (2 straight), Looney (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 100 a night to Golden State's 119 and the arc, Golden State at 39 percent from three to Miami's 34. Call it Miami 113, Golden State 110, Golden State keeping it close.
3/29 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 102, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 17 free throws a game; Butler III at 21 and Adebayo at 18 a game. Without Herro (16 straight), Robinson (4 straight), Richardson (19 straight). 2 days' rest. Portland comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Banton at 20 and Henderson at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Simons (3 straight), Sharpe (36 straight), Ayton (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 102 a night to Portland's 117 and the turnovers, Portland giving it away 15 times a game to Miami's 9. Call it Miami 112, Portland 105.
3/31 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 17 free throws a game; Kuzma at 21 and Poole at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Jones (8 straight), Champagnie (2 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 99, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Adebayo at 18 and Rozier at 18 a game. Without Herro (17 straight), Robinson (5 straight), Richardson (20 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Washington giving it away 16 times a game to Miami's 7 and the glass, where Washington has been plus-5 a night and Miami minus-2. Call it Miami 111, Washington 108, Washington keeping it close.
3/15 vs LAC 112-104 — NOP notes
NOP won 112-104. NOP shot 48% (42 of 87) to LAC's 48%, 13 of 35 from three. Williamson led with 34 (14 of 21, 6 of 10 at the line); Murphy III added 14, Ingram 13. The hinge was Q2, 30-22: NOP came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 6. Williamson was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
3/16 vs POR 126-107 — NOP notes
NOP won 126-107. NOP shot 54% (52 of 97) to POR's 50%, 13 of 33 from three. NOP turned it over 9 times to POR's 19. McCollum led with 30 (12 of 20, 6 of 12 from three); Williamson added 26, Ingram 22. The hinge was Q4, 24-15: a lead of 10 became 19. Alvarado was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
3/19 @ BKN 104-91 — NOP notes
NOP won 104-91. NOP shot 51% (42 of 83) to BKN's 37%, 10 of 34 from three, and got to the line 13 times to BKN's 22. Williamson led with 28 (11 of 16, 6 of 6 at the line); McCollum added 16, Nance Jr. 13. The hinge was Q2, 37-24: a lead of 6 became 19, and the lead reached 24. McCollum was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
3/21 @ ORL 106-121 — NOP notes
NOP lost 106-121. NOP shot 54% (42 of 78) to ORL's 55%, 6 of 20 from three. Murphy III led with 21 (6 of 10, 3 of 5 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Williamson added 20, McCollum 18. Q1 was theirs, 28-23, but the other 3 periods went 98-78 against them. They led by as many as 12. Nance Jr.'s -24 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/22 @ MIA 111-88 — NOP notes
NOP won 111-88. NOP shot 51% (42 of 82) to MIA's 36%, 18 of 36 from three. NOP turned it over 12 times to MIA's 4. The glass went 56-34 for them. McCollum led with 30 (12 of 21, 6 of 12 from three); Alvarado added 17, Murphy III 14. The hinge was Q4, 35-22: a lead of 10 became 23, and the lead reached 26. Alvarado was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
3/24 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 30 from three, 17 free throws a game; Cunningham at 16 and Ivey at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 102, shooting 52 percent and 38 from three, 15 free throws a game; Williamson at 22 and McCollum at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Daniels (18 straight). One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 102 a night to Detroit's 116 and the arc, New Orleans at 38 percent from three to Detroit's 30. Call it New Orleans 115, Detroit 107.
3/26 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 102, shooting 52 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; McCollum at 23 and Williamson at 23 a game. Without Ingram (2 straight), Daniels (19 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 23 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 102 a night to OKC's 112 and the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-4 a night and OKC minus-2. Call it New Orleans 114, OKC 111, OKC keeping it close.
3/28 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 104, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Williamson at 23 and McCollum at 22 a game. Without Ingram (3 straight), Daniels (20 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 15 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 27 and Lillard at 26 a game. One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 104 a night to Milwaukee's 116 and the arc, Milwaukee at 41 percent from three to New Orleans's 36. Call it New Orleans 116, Milwaukee 113, Milwaukee keeping it close.
3/30 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; McCollum at 24 and Williamson at 23 a game. Without Ingram (4 straight), Daniels (21 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Tatum at 31 and Brown at 24 a game. One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 106 a night to Boston's 115. Call it New Orleans 115, Boston 114, Boston keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NOPCM C. McCollum
CZ C. Zeller
HJ H. Jones
JA J. Alvarado
JH J. Hawkins
JR J. Robinson-Earl
JV J. Valančiūnas
LN L. Nance Jr.
MR M. Ryan
NM N. Marshall
TM T. Murphy III
ZW Z. Williamson
MIABA B. Adebayo
BU Butler
CM C. Martin
CS C. Swider
DW D. Wright
HH H. Highsmith
JB J. Butler III
JC J. Cain
JJ J. Jaquez Jr.
JO Jovic
NJ N. Jović
OR O. Robinson
PM P. Mills
TB T. Bryant
TR T. Rozier
NOP/MIA the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
McCollum scores 30 as Pelicans add to Heat's home woes with 111-88 win
MIAMI -- — The New Orleans Pelicans had quite a rebuttal.
CJ McCollum scored 30 points, Jose Alvarado added 17 and the Pelicans had no trouble in a 111-88 win over Miami on Friday night — the first meeting between the teams since four players got ejected when the teams played in New Orleans last month, a night capped by Jimmy Butler saying the Heat would win the rematch, too.
“It backfired on them today,” Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado said.
It was McCollum's fifth 30-point game of the season and his second in the last week. Trey Murphy III scored 14 points and Naji Marshall had 13 for New Orleans, which only got four points in 25 minutes from Zion Williamson and rolled anyway.
Butler scored 17 points for the Heat, who fell four games behind Orlando in the Southeast Division race and missed a potential opportunity to climb out of play-in tournament range. Terry Rozier scored 13 and Bam Adebayo finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds for Miami — which was 13 for 47 from 3-point range.
“They were packing the paint and staying in the zone," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “And I would have, too.”
The Pelicans were without Brandon Ingram , who will miss at least two weeks with a bone bruise in his left knee. He was hurt in Thursday's loss at Orlando, but the Pelicans say he'll be re-evaluated early next month — which would mean before the end of the regular season.
“We’re going to miss him, 20 points per game, he’s leading our team in assists, so we’re definitely going to miss him," Pelicans coach Willie Green said. “But we’re grateful that it wasn’t more than what it was. ... We're going to miss him. The next guys just have to step up.”
Miami was again without Tyler Herro (foot), Duncan Robinson (back) and Kevin Love (heel). And when the Heat can't score, they can't win — they're now 2-15 when they score 100 points or less, as compared to 36-17 when scoring at least 101.
The Heat have lost 10 of their last 17 home games. A team that entered Friday with the ninth-best road record this season at 21-16 is now just 17-16 at home, the 19th-best mark in the league when the game ended.
“We just have not been good enough. We all know that. We're aware of it,” Spoelstra said.
It was the first meeting between the teams since Feb. 23, when the teams scuffled and four players — Butler and Thomas Bryant for the Heat; Alvarado and Marshall for the Pelicans — were ejected from what became a 106-95 Miami win. Afterward, Butler said, “We'll beat them the next time, too.”
The Pelicans evidently remembered.
“We're just a better team,” the Pelicans posted on social media postgame.
Butler opened the second half with a three-point play that got Miami within one, and the Pelicans immediately responded with an 11-0 run to keep control. New Orleans was down 18-7 early and then settled into a groove, trailing only once in the final 36 minutes — and that was a mere 22-second stint early in the second quarter.