Miami Heat vs New Orleans Pelicans — Matchup Preview | Read The Game

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MIA

MIAMI HEAT

42-40

VS

NOP

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS

26-56

Everything you need for Miami Heat vs New Orleans Pelicans: head-to-head history, current rosters ranked by Net Impact, recent form, and the key player matchups that will decide the game.

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SEASON SERIES

2

MIA wins

of 2

0

NOP wins

RECENT FORM

MIA

Miami Heat 42-40 season

CHA

CHA Apr 14 W vs

ATL

ATL Apr 12 W vs

WAS

WAS Apr 10 L vs

TOR

TOR

NOP

New Orleans Pelicans 26-56 season

MIN

MIN Apr 12 L vs

BOS

BOS Apr 10 W vs

UTA

ORL

SAC

HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY

Every MIA vs NOP meeting this season. Click any row for the full breakdown.

MIA

NOP

Feb 11, 2026 Read →

NOP

MIA

Jan 4, 2026 Read →

ROSTERS BY NET IMPACT

Top 8 per team — who actually moves the needle on winning.

MIA

Miami Heat

1 Bam Adebayo 20.2/10.1/3.2 +15.9 2 Kel'el Ware 11.7/9.5/0.8 +9.0 3 Norman Powell 21.6/3.5/2.4 +8.4 4 Tyler Herro 20.6/4.7/4.2 +8.0 5 Andrew Wiggins 15.5/4.9/2.7 +6.6 6 Jaime Jaquez Jr. 15.5/5.0/4.8 +4.3 7 Keshad Johnson 8.4/3.8/0.6 +0.7 8 Pelle Larsson 11.8/3.6/3.5 -0.2

NOP

New Orleans Pelicans

1 Trey Murphy III 21.5/5.7/3.8 +13.1 2 Zion Williamson 21.0/5.7/3.2 +11.9 3 Saddiq Bey 17.7/5.6/2.5 +11.0 4 Dejounte Murray 16.7/5.4/6.4 +2.7 5 Derik Queen 11.8/7.1/3.7 +0.9 6 Jeremiah Fears 14.3/3.7/3.4 -0.4 7 DeAndre Jordan 4.4/6.3/0.9 -1.0 8 Jordan Poole 13.8/2.0/3.1 -1.9

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MIA

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NOP

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