30-29, 16-17 Away

123

30-29, 16-17 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
Heat MIA	27	32	30	19	15	123
Pelicans NO	22	35	27	24	16	124

New Orleans PelicansPelicansNO

32-26, 16-12 Home

124

32-26, 16-12 Home

Miami Heat @ New Orleans Pelicans

Matchups

MIA

NO wins season

2-0

Game 1@ MIA

Final

109

123

Game 2@ NO

Final/OT

124

Eastern Conference

Southeast	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	4	1	.800	-	W4
Orlando	3	1	.750	0.5	W2
Miami	3	2	.600	1	L1
Washington	2	2	.500	1.5	L2
Charlotte	1	3	.250	2.5	L2

Western Conference

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Memphis	3	1	.750	-	W2
New Orleans	3	1	.750	-	W2
Houston	2	1	.667	0.5	W1
San Antonio	2	3	.400	1.5	W2
Dallas	1	3	.250	2	L2

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