Who won Miami Heat vs New Orleans Pelicans?

The Miami Heat beat the New Orleans Pelicans 153-104 on April 11, 2025.

Bam Adebayo scored 23 for the Miami Heat with 12 rebounds; Jamal Cain scored 25 for the New Orleans Pelicans.

Miami Heat at New Orleans Pelicans

2024-25 · Regular season Fri, Apr 11, 2025 · 8:00 pm EDT · All results that day · Miami Heat vs New Orleans Pelicans head-to-head · Miami Heat schedule · New Orleans Pelicans schedule

Final

Away

New Orleans Pelicans

104

Venue: Smoothie King Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Miami Heat beat the New Orleans Pelicans 153-104 on the road on Friday, April 11, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. Bam Adebayo had 23 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists for the Miami Heat. Jamal Cain had 25 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists for the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Miami Heat led 71-54 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 39-18. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Elfrid Payton (double-double, New Orleans Pelicans), Bam Adebayo (double-double, Miami Heat), Kel'el Ware (double-double, Miami Heat). Bench points: Miami Heat 76, New Orleans Pelicans 53. Tyler Herro had 22 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Miami Heat vs New Orleans Pelicans?: The Miami Heat beat the New Orleans Pelicans 153-104 on April 11, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Bam Adebayo scored 23 for the Miami Heat with 12 rebounds; Jamal Cain scored 25 for the New Orleans Pelicans.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Miami Heat	35	36	39	43	153
New Orleans Pelicans	24	30	18	32	104

Game leaders

Miami Heat

Points: 23 Bam Adebayo
Rebounds: 12 Bam Adebayo
Assists: 6 Kyle Anderson

New Orleans Pelicans

Points: 25 Jamal Cain
Rebounds: 10 Elfrid Payton
Assists: 13 Elfrid Payton

Kel'el Ware double-double (10 PTS, 11 REB) · Bam Adebayo double-double (23 PTS, 12 REB) · Elfrid Payton double-double (10 REB, 13 AST)

Miami Heat
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Kel'el Ware starter	26:24	10	11	2	0	2	1	5-10	0-1	0-0	0	+18
Andrew Wiggins starter	24:21	10	5	3	2	1	0	4-13	0-4	2-3	1	+24
Bam Adebayo starter	21:41	23	12	4	2	0	0	8-12	4-6	3-4	1	+46
Alec Burks starter	21:41	12	4	3	1	0	2	4-7	4-7	0-0	1	+39
Tyler Herro starter	21:34	22	4	4	1	0	1	7-10	2-3	6-6	0	+46
Kyle Anderson bench	23:14	9	4	6	1	2	0	4-7	0-0	1-3	3	+3
Davion Mitchell bench	22:06	11	2	3	1	0	2	4-6	1-3	2-3	2	+9
Haywood Highsmith bench	19:53	10	5	3	0	0	0	4-8	2-5	0-0	1	+20
Duncan Robinson bench	19:21	21	2	0	0	0	1	7-13	6-12	1-1	2	+5
Jaime Jaquez Jr. bench	13:49	11	5	5	1	0	1	5-6	1-1	0-0	1	+14
Terry Rozier bench	12:00	2	3	2	1	0	1	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	+11
Keshad Johnson bench	6:58	10	2	0	1	0	0	4-5	0-0	2-2	1	+5
Josh Christopher bench	6:58	2	1	1	1	0	0	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	+5

Not available: Dru Smith, Kevin Love, Nikola Jović, Pelle Larsson, Isaiah Stevens

New Orleans Pelicans
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Keion Brooks Jr. starter	36:22	14	3	1	2	1	1	5-16	1-5	3-4	3	-56
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl starter	32:58	14	7	2	0	0	3	6-12	2-5	0-0	2	-58
Elfrid Payton starter	29:17	4	10	13	0	0	2	2-8	0-0	0-0	2	-41
Jose Alvarado starter	22:41	14	3	0	0	0	1	5-14	3-9	1-1	1	-38
Kylor Kelley starter	20:33	5	6	1	1	0	0	2-6	0-0	1-2	2	-12
Jamal Cain bench	34:59	25	7	3	1	0	3	8-16	4-7	5-7	2	-16
Antonio Reeves bench	34:20	19	5	4	1	0	1	7-14	2-5	3-4	2	-18
Lester Quinones bench	28:49	9	1	3	1	1	2	3-9	2-6	1-2	2	-6

Not available: BJ Boston, Herbert Jones, Jordan Hawkins, Karlo Matkovic, CJ McCollum, Trey Murphy III, Dejounte Murray, Kelly Olynyk, Zion Williamson

Team statistics
Miami Heat	Stat	New Orleans Pelicans
17/22 (77%)	Free throws	14/20 (70%)
38/59 (64%)	2 pointers	24/58 (41%)
20/45 (44%)	3 pointers	14/37 (37%)
58/104 (55%)	Field goals	38/95 (40%)
60	Rebounds	42
44	Defensive rebounds	30
16	Offensive rebounds	12
36	Assists	27
9	Turnovers	13
12	Steals	6
5	Blocks	2
13	Fouls	16
13	Max points in a row	8
47:41	Time spent in lead	0:00
52	Biggest lead	0

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: New Orleans Pelicans ahead)

Largest margin: 51 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 0
Times tied: 0
Largest lead · Miami Heat: 52 Q4 1:43
Largest lead · New Orleans Pelicans: Never led
Longest run: 13-0 Miami Heat · Q2 0:14 to Q3 9:57

Scoring plays

Q1 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	New Orleans Pelicans
11:41	Miami Heat	Alec Burks 3-pt field goal	3	0
11:01	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal	6	0
10:33	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins Free throw	7	0
10:24	New Orleans Pelicans	Kylor Kelley 2-pt field goal	7	2
10:09	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 3-pt field goal	10	2
9:58	New Orleans Pelicans	Elfrid Payton 2-pt field goal	10	4
9:43	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 3-pt field goal	13	4
9:30	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 3-pt field goal	13	7
9:01	New Orleans Pelicans	Kylor Kelley Free throw	13	8
8:19	New Orleans Pelicans	Elfrid Payton 2-pt field goal	13	10
8:01	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	15	10
7:37	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	16	10
7:37	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	17	10
7:06	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	19	10
6:28	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	21	10
5:58	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	21	12
5:33	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	23	12
3:53	Miami Heat	Alec Burks 3-pt field goal	26	12
3:38	New Orleans Pelicans	Jamal Cain 3-pt field goal	26	15
3:32	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	27	15
3:32	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	28	15
3:20	New Orleans Pelicans	Jamal Cain Free throw	28	16
2:46	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 2-pt field goal	30	16
2:46	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell Free throw	31	16
2:10	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	32	16
2:10	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	33	16
2:00	New Orleans Pelicans	Antonio Reeves Free throw	33	17
1:19	New Orleans Pelicans	Antonio Reeves 2-pt field goal	33	19
0:54	New Orleans Pelicans	Kylor Kelley 2-pt field goal	33	21
0:26	New Orleans Pelicans	Jamal Cain 2-pt field goal	33	23
0:26	New Orleans Pelicans	Jamal Cain Free throw	33	24
0:04	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	35	24

Q2 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	New Orleans Pelicans
11:03	Miami Heat	Duncan Robinson 2-pt field goal	37	24
10:56	New Orleans Pelicans	Antonio Reeves 3-pt field goal	37	27
10:17	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins Free throw	38	27
10:17	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 2-pt field goal	39	27
9:47	Miami Heat	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	43	27
9:47	Miami Heat	Duncan Robinson Free throw	44	27
9:22	New Orleans Pelicans	Lester Quinones 3-pt field goal	44	30
8:59	New Orleans Pelicans	Jamal Cain 3-pt field goal	44	33
8:41	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	46	33
8:15	New Orleans Pelicans	Antonio Reeves 2-pt field goal	46	35
7:46	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	46	38
7:30	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 3-pt field goal	49	38
7:14	New Orleans Pelicans	Jamal Cain 3-pt field goal	49	41
6:55	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	49	43
6:55	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado Free throw	49	44
6:37	Miami Heat	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	52	44
6:17	New Orleans Pelicans	Jamal Cain 2-pt field goal	52	46
6:00	Miami Heat	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	55	46
4:46	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	55	49
4:08	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	57	49
3:55	Miami Heat	Haywood Highsmith 2-pt field goal	59	49
3:02	New Orleans Pelicans	Antonio Reeves 2-pt field goal	59	51
2:52	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell Free throw	60	51
2:28	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	61	51
2:28	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	62	51
1:49	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	64	51
1:22	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	66	51
0:46	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	68	51
0:36	New Orleans Pelicans	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	68	54
0:14	Miami Heat	Haywood Highsmith 3-pt field goal	71	54

Q3 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	New Orleans Pelicans
11:45	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal	74	54
11:01	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 2-pt field goal	76	54
10:21	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	78	54
9:57	Miami Heat	Alec Burks 3-pt field goal	81	54
9:45	New Orleans Pelicans	Keion Brooks Jr. 2-pt field goal	81	56
9:22	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 2-pt field goal	83	56
9:04	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	84	56
8:55	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 3-pt field goal	84	59
8:29	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	86	59
8:09	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 3-pt field goal	89	59
7:51	Miami Heat	Alec Burks 3-pt field goal	92	59
6:55	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 3-pt field goal	95	59
5:47	New Orleans Pelicans	Keion Brooks Jr. Free throw	95	60
5:47	New Orleans Pelicans	Keion Brooks Jr. Free throw	95	61
5:28	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	97	61
5:01	New Orleans Pelicans	Lester Quinones Free throw	97	62
4:44	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 2-pt field goal	99	62
4:27	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 2-pt field goal	101	62
4:11	New Orleans Pelicans	Jamal Cain 2-pt field goal	101	64
3:56	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 2-pt field goal	103	64
3:39	New Orleans Pelicans	Lester Quinones 2-pt field goal	103	66
3:19	New Orleans Pelicans	Keion Brooks Jr. 2-pt field goal	103	68
2:52	New Orleans Pelicans	Keion Brooks Jr. 2-pt field goal	103	70
2:13	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	105	70
1:26	New Orleans Pelicans	Keion Brooks Jr. 2-pt field goal	105	72
0:55	Miami Heat	Haywood Highsmith 3-pt field goal	108	72
0:33	Miami Heat	Haywood Highsmith 2-pt field goal	110	72

Q4 · 38 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	New Orleans Pelicans
11:34	New Orleans Pelicans	Antonio Reeves Free throw	110	73
11:34	New Orleans Pelicans	Antonio Reeves Free throw	110	74
11:25	Miami Heat	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	113	74
11:12	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 2-pt field goal	113	76
10:57	Miami Heat	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	116	76
10:33	Miami Heat	Kyle Anderson 2-pt field goal	118	76
10:06	Miami Heat	Terry Rozier 2-pt field goal	120	76
9:56	New Orleans Pelicans	Jamal Cain 3-pt field goal	120	79
9:13	New Orleans Pelicans	Antonio Reeves 2-pt field goal	120	81
8:52	Miami Heat	Kyle Anderson 2-pt field goal	122	81
8:11	Miami Heat	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	125	81
8:01	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 2-pt field goal	125	83
7:35	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	127	83
6:48	New Orleans Pelicans	Keion Brooks Jr. 3-pt field goal	127	86
6:28	Miami Heat	Kyle Anderson 2-pt field goal	129	86
6:11	New Orleans Pelicans	Jamal Cain Free throw	129	87
5:47	New Orleans Pelicans	Jamal Cain 2-pt field goal	129	89
5:35	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	131	89
4:56	Miami Heat	Keshad Johnson 2-pt field goal	133	89
4:14	Miami Heat	Keshad Johnson 2-pt field goal	135	89
3:57	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 2-pt field goal	135	91
3:34	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 3-pt field goal	138	91
3:21	New Orleans Pelicans	Antonio Reeves 2-pt field goal	138	93
3:12	Miami Heat	Keshad Johnson 2-pt field goal	140	93
3:01	New Orleans Pelicans	Antonio Reeves 3-pt field goal	140	96
2:42	Miami Heat	Keshad Johnson 2-pt field goal	142	96
2:23	Miami Heat	Josh Christopher 2-pt field goal	144	96
2:10	New Orleans Pelicans	Keion Brooks Jr. Free throw	144	97
1:55	Miami Heat	Kyle Anderson Free throw	145	97
1:55	Miami Heat	Kyle Anderson 2-pt field goal	146	97
1:43	Miami Heat	Keshad Johnson Free throw	148	97
1:43	Miami Heat	Keshad Johnson Free throw	149	97
1:36	New Orleans Pelicans	Lester Quinones 3-pt field goal	149	100
1:21	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	151	100
1:00	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 2-pt field goal	151	102
0:49	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	153	102
0:11	New Orleans Pelicans	Jamal Cain Free throw	153	103
0:11	New Orleans Pelicans	Jamal Cain Free throw	153	104

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Jan 1: New Orleans Pelicans 108 at Miami Heat 119
Apr 11: Miami Heat 153 at New Orleans Pelicans 104 (this game)

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