Miami Heat @ New Orleans Pelicans

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

Matchups

MIA

NO wins season

2-0

Game 1@ MIA

Final

109

123

Game 2@ NO

Final/OT

124

Eastern Conference

Southeast	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	.000	-	-
Miami	.000	-	-
Orlando	.000	-	-
Washington	.000	-	-
Charlotte	.000	-	-

Western Conference

Southwest	PCT	GB	STRK
New Orleans	.000	-	-
Dallas	.000	-	-
Houston	.000	-	-
San Antonio	.000	-	-
Memphis	.000	-	-

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