New Orleans Pelicans @ Miami Heat
Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Kaseya Center, Miami, FL | Game ID: 22500497
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIA 43 27 23 32 125NOP 39 23 15 29 106
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Powell makes career-high nine 3-pointers as Heat beat Pelicans 125-106
MIAMI -- — Norman Powell made a career high nine 3-pointers in a 34-point performance as the Miami Heat beat New Orleans 125-106 on Sunday night, extending the Pelicans’ losing skid to seven.
Powell shot 11 of 15 from the field and 9 of 12 from behind the arc. Nikola Jovic finished with 19 points and Kel’el Ware had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, who rebounded from a 10-point home loss to Minnesota on Saturday that snapped a four-game winning streak. Miami’s Pelle Larsson had 16 points and six assists.
Ahead by one early in the third quarter, the Heat broke it open with a 21-2 run. Powell hit three 3-pointers during the surge. Bam Adebayo’s 3-pointer with 4:14 remaining in the period ended the spurt and put Miami ahead 91-71.
Trey Murphy III returned from a one-game absence because of back spasms and scored 27 points, while Jeremiah Fears added 21 for the Pelicans. After scoring 12 points in the first half, New Orleans star forward Zion Williamson was held scoreless in the final two periods.
The Heat outscored the Pelicans 31-11 in fast break points and had a season-high 19 steals.
New Orleans finished with a season high 24 turnovers and dropped to 2-13 on the road.
Tyler Herro (right toe contusion) was activated but sat out his 11th consecutive game for Miami. He missed the first 17 games of the season while recovering from offseason surgery to address an issue with his left foot and ankle. In the six games he has played, Herro is averaging 23.2 points.
The Heat also were without Jaime Jaquez Jr ., who sprained his right ankle in Saturday’s game against Minnesota.
Up next Pelicans host the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MIAAW A. Wiggins
BA B. Adebayo
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Smith
JA Jakucionis
JO Jovic
KJ K. Jakučionis
KW K. Ware
MG M. Gardner
NJ N. Jović
NP N. Powell
PL P. Larsson
NOPAL Alexander
BM B. McGowens
DQ D. Queen
JA J. Alvarado
JF J. Fears
JH J. Hawkins
JP J. Poole
KM K. Matković
MP M. Peavy
MA Matkovic
TM T. Murphy III
YM Y. Missi
ZW Z. Williamson
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
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