Game ID: 22401177
Miami Heat @ New Orleans Pelicans
Friday, April 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NOP 24 30 18 32 104MIA 35 36 39 43 153
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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.
NOP availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restBACK Cain back 3/23 after 4, 10 min since (72% of 14)
NEW Brown 25 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Reeves 15 to 21 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restNEW Reeves 15 to 25 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Kelley missed 2 since 4/04, out tonight
NEW Reeves 15 to 28 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Kelley missed 3 since 4/04, returns tonight: 23 min (118% of 20)
NEW Reeves 15 to 30 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/11 · back-to-backBACK Kelley back 4/10 after 3, 23 min since (118% of 20)
NEW Reeves 15 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Cain 14 to 23 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Missi missed 2 since 4/10, out tonight
OUT Brown missed 2 since 4/10, out tonight
BACK Kelley back 4/10 after 3, 22 min since (111% of 20)
NEW Brooks Jr. 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Robinson-Earl 19 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Reeves 15 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Cain 14 to 25 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 4/03 · back-to-backOUT Wiggins missed 3 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 21 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 5 since 3/25, returns tonight: 11 min (46% of 24)
OUT Love missed 6 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Rozier back 3/29 after 5, 18 min since (71% of 26)
BACK Anderson back 3/25 after 3, 21 min since (120% of 18)
NEW Larsson 14 to 20 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 4 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT Rozier missed 2 since 4/02, returns tonight: 4 min (17% of 26)
OUT Jović missed 22 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 7 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Robinson back 4/03 after 5, 11 min since (46% of 24)
NEW Ware 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Larsson 14 to 24 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 5 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 23 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Jaquez Jr. missed 2 since 4/03, returns tonight: 15 min (74% of 20)
OUT Love missed 8 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Rozier back 3/29 after 5, 14 min since (53% of 26)
BACK Robinson back 4/03 after 5, 21 min since (89% of 24)
NEW Ware 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Anderson 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Larsson 14 to 30 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 6 since 3/29, returns tonight: 27 min (85% of 32)
OUT Jović missed 24 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 9 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Rozier back 4/05 after 2, 4 min since (17% of 26)
BACK Robinson back 4/03 after 5, 23 min since (95% of 24)
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 4/07 after 2, 15 min since (74% of 20)
NEW Ware 22 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Anderson 18 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Larsson 14 to 30 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Rozier missed 2 since 4/07, returns tonight: 12 min (46% of 26)
OUT Jović missed 25 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 10 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 4/09 after 6, 27 min since (85% of 32)
BACK Robinson back 4/03 after 5, 21 min since (91% of 24)
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 4/07 after 2, 15 min since (74% of 20)
NEW Ware 22 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Anderson 18 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Larsson 14 to 30 min over the last 4
MIA availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Jović missed 26 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Larsson missed 2 since 4/09, out tonight
OUT Love missed 11 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 4/09 after 6, 26 min since (81% of 32)
BACK Rozier back 4/05 after 2, 8 min since (32% of 26)
BACK Robinson back 4/03 after 5, 21 min since (89% of 24)
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 4/07 after 2, 14 min since (71% of 20)
NEW Ware 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Anderson 18 to 25 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 4/20 · 6 days' restOUT Jović missed 27 since 2/24, returns tonight: 1 min (6% of 25)
OUT Larsson missed 3 since 4/09, returns tonight: 1 min (10% of 14)
OUT Love missed 12 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 4/09 after 6, 26 min since (81% of 32)
BACK Rozier back 4/05 after 2, 17 min since (66% of 26)
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 4/07 after 2, 23 min since (115% of 20)
NEW Anderson 18 to 26 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 4/23 · 2 days' restOUT Love missed 13 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 4/09 after 6, 30 min since (94% of 32)
BACK Rozier back 4/11 after 2, 23 min since (90% of 26)
BACK Jović back 4/20 after 27, 1 min since (6% of 25)
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 4/07 after 2, 18 min since (88% of 20)
BACK Larsson back 4/20 after 3, 1 min since (10% of 14)
MIA availability going into 4/26 · 2 days' restOUT Rozier missed 2 since 4/20, out tonight
OUT Love missed 14 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 4/09 after 6, 30 min since (93% of 32)
BACK Jović back 4/20 after 27, 13 min since (53% of 25)
BACK Larsson back 4/20 after 3, 6 min since (42% of 14)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Alvarado at 20 and Reeves at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Herro at 28 and Adebayo at 24 a game. Without Rozier (2 straight), Jović (25 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, New Orleans giving it away 15 times a game to Miami's 10 and the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-4 a night and Miami minus-2. Call it Miami 116, New Orleans 110.
4/04 @ LAL 108-124 — NOP notes
NOP lost 108-124. NOP shot 49% (40 of 82) to LAL's 52%, 14 of 34 from three, and got to the line 22 times to LAL's 28. Alvarado led with 27 (10 of 21, 6 of 10 from three); Matković added 15, Missi 13. Q1 was theirs, 30-25, but the other 3 periods went 99-78 against them. Missi's -15 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/06 vs MIL 107-111 — NOP notes
NOP lost 107-111. NOP shot 45% (43 of 95) to MIL's 47%, 12 of 33 from three, and got to the line 14 times to MIL's 22. Reeves led with 23 (8 of 18, 5 of 9 from three); Missi added 18, Quinones 17. Q1 was theirs, 31-28, but the other 3 periods went 83-76 against them. Matković's -11 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/08 @ BKN 114-119 — NOP notes
NOP lost 114-119. NOP shot 48% (39 of 82) to BKN's 49%, 12 of 33 from three, and went to the line 31 times to BKN's 24 — 24 points from the stripe to their 20. Reeves led with 17 (5 of 14, 4 of 10 from three); Matković added 17, Alvarado 16. Q4 was theirs, 35-22, the deficit cut from 18 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 97-79 against them. Alvarado's -25 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 @ MIL 111-136 — NOP notes
NOP lost 111-136. NOP shot 43% (41 of 96) to MIL's 54%, 15 of 47 from three, and got to the line 19 times to MIL's 30. NOP turned it over 16 times to MIL's 11, and MIL turned those into 13 steals. The glass went 53-43 for them. Quinones led with 21 (8 of 22, 2 of 11 from three); Brooks Jr. added 20, Cain 20. Q1 was theirs, 26-21, but the other 3 periods went 115-85 against them. Brooks Jr.'s -22 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/11 vs MIA 104-153 — NOP notes
NOP lost 104-153. NOP shot 40% (38 of 95) to MIA's 56%, 14 of 37 from three. The glass went 42-60 against them. Cain led with 25 (8 of 16, 4 of 7 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Reeves added 19, Brooks Jr. 14. Q2 was theirs, 30-36, but the other 3 periods went 117-74 against them. Robinson-Earl's -58 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/13 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 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 129, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Alvarado at 19 and Reeves at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Missi (2 straight), Brown (2 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 17 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Jal. Williams at 27 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Gilgeous-Alexander (2 straight), Dort (2 straight), Hartenstein (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, New Orleans giving it away 15 times a game to OKC's 10 and the defense, OKC allowing 119 a night to New Orleans's 129. Call it OKC 121, New Orleans 113.
4/03 vs MEM 108-110 — MIA notes
MIA lost 108-110. MIA took 10 more shots (95 to 85), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to MEM's 47%, 14 of 33 from three. MIA turned it over 11 times to MEM's 18. Herro led with 35 (12 of 23, 4 of 7 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Adebayo added 26, Ware 13. Q1 was theirs, 27-22, but the other 3 periods went 88-81 against them. Larsson's -7 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 vs MIL 115-121 — MIA notes
MIA lost 115-121 in 1 overtime. MIA took 15 more shots (102 to 87), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to MIL's 52%, 15 of 46 from three, and got to the line 16 times to MIL's 29. Adebayo led with 31 (11 of 25, 3 of 7 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Burks added 24, Mitchell 20. Q1 was theirs, 30-22, but the other 4 periods went 99-85 against them. They led by as many as 10.
4/07 vs PHI 117-105 — MIA notes
MIA won 117-105. MIA shot 51% (45 of 89) to PHI's 43%, 16 of 36 from three, and got to the line 15 times to PHI's 25. Robinson led with 21 (7 of 8, 5 of 6 from three); Herro added 20, Ware 19. The hinge was Q4, 34-22: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
4/09 @ CHI 111-119 — MIA notes
MIA lost 111-119. MIA shot 48% (44 of 92) to CHI's 52%, 12 of 33 from three. Herro led with 30 (13 of 26, 2 of 7 from three); Adebayo added 18, Mitchell 17. Q1 was theirs, 32-27, but the other 3 periods went 92-79 against them. They led by as many as 11. Wiggins's -16 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/11 @ NOP 153-104 — MIA notes
MIA won 153-104. MIA shot 56% (58 of 104) to NOP's 40%, 20 of 45 from three. The glass went 60-42 for them. Adebayo led with 23 (8 of 12, 4 of 6 from three); Herro added 22, Robinson 21. The hinge was Q3, 39-18: a lead of 17 became 38, and the lead reached 52. Adebayo was the night's best plus/minus at +46.
4/13 vs WAS — 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 121 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Herro at 27 and Adebayo at 24 a game. Without Jović (26 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 95 a night and allowing 116, shooting 41 percent and 29 from three, 16 free throws a game; Carrington at 18 and Vukcevic at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Coulibaly (18 straight), Smart (4 straight), Holmes (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-3 a night and Washington minus-12 and the arc, Miami at 40 percent from three to Washington's 29. Call it Miami 118, Washington 105, Miami by 13.
4/20 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Garland at 21 and Jerome at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Mitchell (4 straight), Hunter (2 straight), Jerome (2 straight). 6 days' rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 16 free throws a game; Adebayo at 24 and Herro at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Jović (27 straight). 6 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Cleveland giving it away 15 times a game to Miami's 11. Call it Cleveland 117, Miami 114, Miami keeping it close.
4/23 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Garland at 27 and Jerome at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 2 days' rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 114, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 16 free throws a game; Herro at 23 and Adebayo at 22 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Cleveland 117, Miami 113, Miami keeping it close.
4/26 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 16 free throws a game; Herro at 26 and Adebayo at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Rozier (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Garland at 25 and Jerome at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Cleveland takes 21 free throws a game to Miami's 16 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 111 a night to Miami's 117. Call it Cleveland 115, Miami 114, Miami keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MIAAB A. Burks
AW A. Wiggins
BA B. Adebayo
DM D. Mitchell
DR D. Robinson
HH H. Highsmith
JC J. Christopher
JJ J. Jaquez Jr.
KA K. Anderson
KJ K. Johnson
KW K. Ware
TH T. Herro
TR T. Rozier
NOPAR A. Reeves
EP E. Payton
JA J. Alvarado
JC J. Cain
JR J. Robinson-Earl
KB K. Brooks Jr.
KK K. Kelley
LQ L. Quinones
MIA/NOP 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
Adebayo has 23 points and 12 rebounds as the Heat pound the Pelicans 153-104.
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. ------