Miami Heat @ New Orleans Pelicans

47-21, 20-15 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Heat MIA	22	21	29	23	95
Pelicans NO	22	23	31	29	105

New Orleans PelicansPelicansNO

29-40, 17-17 Home

105

29-40, 17-17 Home

Matchups

MIA

Season tied

1-1

107

Game 1@ MIA

Final

Game 2@ NO

Final

105

Eastern Conference

Southeast	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	46	36	.561	-	L1
Orlando	45	37	.549	1	L1
Charlotte	44	38	.537	2	W1
Miami	43	39	.524	3	W2
Washington	17	65	.207	29	L10

Western Conference

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	-	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	10	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	36	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	36	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	37	L8

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