Who won New Orleans Pelicans vs Miami Heat?

The Miami Heat beat the New Orleans Pelicans 119-108 on January 1, 2025.

Trey Murphy III scored 34 for the New Orleans Pelicans; Tyler Herro scored 32 for the Miami Heat.

New Orleans Pelicans at Miami Heat

2024-25 · Regular season Wed, Jan 1, 2025 · 7:30 pm EST · All results that day · New Orleans Pelicans vs Miami Heat head-to-head · New Orleans Pelicans schedule · Miami Heat schedule

Final

Away

Miami Heat

119

Venue: Kaseya Center

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

Game recap

The Miami Heat beat the New Orleans Pelicans 119-108 at home on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at Kaseya Center. Tyler Herro had 32 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists for the Miami Heat. Trey Murphy III had 34 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists for the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Miami Heat led 56-51 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 36-24. Double-digit figures in two categories: Bam Adebayo (double-double, Miami Heat). Bench points: New Orleans Pelicans 25, Miami Heat 36. Bam Adebayo had 23 points, 9 rebounds and 10 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 New Orleans Pelicans vs Miami Heat?: The Miami Heat beat the New Orleans Pelicans 119-108 on January 1, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Trey Murphy III scored 34 for the New Orleans Pelicans; Tyler Herro scored 32 for the Miami Heat.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
New Orleans Pelicans	24	27	25	32	108
Miami Heat	36	20	34	29	119

Game leaders

New Orleans Pelicans

Points: 34 Trey Murphy III
Rebounds: 4 Trey Murphy III
Assists: 7 Dejounte Murray

Miami Heat

Points: 32 Tyler Herro
Rebounds: 9 Bam Adebayo
Assists: 10 Bam Adebayo

Bam Adebayo double-double (23 PTS, 10 AST)

New Orleans Pelicans
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Trey Murphy III starter	39:02	34	4	3	0	0	1	11-24	5-15	7-7	3	-17
Herbert Jones starter	38:57	8	4	4	1	0	2	3-5	0-1	2-2	5	+0
CJ McCollum starter	34:19	22	4	5	0	1	1	9-16	1-5	3-5	1	-12
Dejounte Murray starter	31:18	12	3	7	0	0	4	5-13	0-5	2-2	1	-11
Yves Missi starter	29:14	7	4	2	0	1	1	3-3	0-0	1-2	3	-12
Brandon Boston Jr. bench	20:13	14	4	1	2	0	0	5-7	0-1	4-4	1	+11
Jordan Hawkins bench	20:12	8	4	1	1	2	0	3-9	2-5	0-0	0	-7
Daniel Theis bench	17:42	0	3	1	0	2	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	+4
Javonte Green bench	9:03	3	1	1	0	1	1	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	-11

Not available: Jose Alvarado, Brandon Ingram, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Karlo Matkovic, Zion Williamson

Miami Heat
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Tyler Herro starter	40:14	32	1	4	0	0	0	11-22	5-12	5-5	1	+13
Bam Adebayo starter	31:18	23	9	10	2	0	4	9-14	0-2	5-5	3	+6
Haywood Highsmith starter	26:07	2	3	2	1	0	2	1-6	0-3	0-0	4	+11
Duncan Robinson starter	25:09	17	4	3	1	0	0	7-13	3-7	0-0	2	+7
Jimmy Butler starter	24:44	9	4	2	0	0	0	3-5	1-2	2-2	1	+9
Nikola Jović bench	33:30	8	7	6	0	0	4	3-6	2-4	0-0	1	+0
Jaime Jaquez Jr. bench	23:16	12	4	4	2	0	0	5-9	1-1	1-4	2	+2
Alec Burks bench	19:00	6	1	2	0	0	0	1-4	1-2	3-3	0	+2
Kel'el Ware bench	16:42	10	5	1	0	1	0	4-4	1-1	1-2	2	+5

Not available: Dru Smith, Josh Richardson

Team statistics
New Orleans Pelicans	Stat	Miami Heat
19/22 (86%)	Free throws	17/21 (81%)
31/46 (67%)	2 pointers	30/49 (61%)
9/34 (26%)	3 pointers	14/34 (41%)
40/80 (50%)	Field goals	44/83 (53%)
31	Rebounds	38
26	Defensive rebounds	33
5	Offensive rebounds	5
25	Assists	34
10	Turnovers	10
4	Steals	6
7	Blocks	1
15	Fouls	16
11	Max points in a row	9
0:00	Time spent in lead	47:39
0	Biggest lead	17

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Miami Heat ahead)

Largest margin: 15 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 0
Times tied: 0
Largest lead · New Orleans Pelicans: Never led
Largest lead · Miami Heat: 17 Q2 9:39
Longest run: 11-0 New Orleans Pelicans · Q2 4:01 to Q2 1:12

Scoring plays

Q1 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	New Orleans Pelicans	Miami Heat
11:39	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	0	2
11:09	Miami Heat	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	0	5
10:40	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	0	7
10:20	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	3	7
10:01	Miami Heat	Duncan Robinson 2-pt field goal	3	9
9:33	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	3	11
9:13	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	5	11
8:10	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	5	13
8:10	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	5	14
7:48	Miami Heat	Jimmy Butler Free throw	5	15
7:48	Miami Heat	Jimmy Butler Free throw	5	16
7:16	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	5	18
6:44	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	5	19
6:44	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	5	20
6:28	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	8	20
5:18	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	8	22
5:07	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	10	22
5:07	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III Free throw	11	22
4:42	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	14	22
3:35	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Hawkins 3-pt field goal	17	22
3:07	Miami Heat	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	17	25
1:36	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	19	25
1:19	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	19	27
0:53	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 3-pt field goal	19	30
0:44	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum Free throw	20	30
0:44	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum Free throw	21	30
0:33	Miami Heat	Alec Burks Free throw	21	31
0:33	Miami Heat	Alec Burks Free throw	21	32
0:33	Miami Heat	Alec Burks Free throw	21	33
0:16	New Orleans Pelicans	Javonte Green 3-pt field goal	24	33
0:01	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović 3-pt field goal	24	36

Q2 · 23 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	New Orleans Pelicans	Miami Heat
11:39	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi 2-pt field goal	26	36
11:15	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	26	38
10:17	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	26	40
9:39	Miami Heat	Alec Burks 3-pt field goal	26	43
9:12	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	28	43
8:34	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi 2-pt field goal	30	43
8:12	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. Free throw	31	43
8:12	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. Free throw	32	43
7:30	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	34	43
7:18	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	34	45
7:06	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	36	45
6:19	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović 3-pt field goal	36	48
5:37	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. 2-pt field goal	38	48
4:11	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	38	50
4:01	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	41	50
3:33	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III Free throw	42	50
3:33	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III Free throw	43	50
2:30	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	45	50
1:53	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. 2-pt field goal	47	50
1:12	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	49	50
0:51	Miami Heat	Jimmy Butler 3-pt field goal	49	53
0:38	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. 2-pt field goal	51	53
0:29	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal	51	56

Q3 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	New Orleans Pelicans	Miami Heat
11:26	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	51	58
11:04	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal	51	61
10:45	New Orleans Pelicans	Herbert Jones 2-pt field goal	53	61
10:27	Miami Heat	Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal	53	63
10:20	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	56	63
9:14	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	58	63
8:50	Miami Heat	Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal	58	65
8:32	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	60	65
8:14	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	62	65
7:54	Miami Heat	Duncan Robinson 2-pt field goal	62	67
7:47	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	64	67
7:38	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal	64	70
7:01	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III Free throw	65	70
7:01	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III Free throw	66	70
6:47	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal	66	73
5:47	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	68	73
5:26	Miami Heat	Duncan Robinson 2-pt field goal	68	75
5:10	New Orleans Pelicans	Herbert Jones 2-pt field goal	70	75
4:47	Miami Heat	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	70	78
4:14	Miami Heat	Duncan Robinson 2-pt field goal	70	80
3:23	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	72	80
2:32	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III Free throw	73	80
2:32	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III Free throw	74	80
2:24	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	74	82
1:50	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Hawkins 2-pt field goal	76	82
1:29	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	76	84
1:12	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal	76	87
0:40	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 3-pt field goal	76	90

Q4 · 38 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	New Orleans Pelicans	Miami Heat
11:40	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware Free throw	76	91
11:28	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	78	91
11:09	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	78	92
10:52	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	80	92
10:29	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	80	94
10:08	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Hawkins 3-pt field goal	83	94
9:46	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	83	96
9:17	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. 2-pt field goal	85	96
8:46	New Orleans Pelicans	Herbert Jones 2-pt field goal	87	96
8:45	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	87	97
8:22	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi Free throw	88	97
6:57	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	90	97
6:32	Miami Heat	Haywood Highsmith 2-pt field goal	90	99
6:09	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	90	101
6:09	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	90	102
5:55	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	92	102
5:33	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	92	104
5:04	New Orleans Pelicans	Herbert Jones Free throw	93	104
5:04	New Orleans Pelicans	Herbert Jones Free throw	94	104
4:42	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović 2-pt field goal	94	106
4:21	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. 2-pt field goal	96	106
4:02	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	96	108
3:51	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. Free throw	97	108
3:51	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. Free throw	98	108
3:25	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray Free throw	99	108
3:25	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray Free throw	100	108
3:16	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	100	109
3:09	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	100	110
3:09	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	100	110
2:52	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum Free throw	101	111
2:47	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal	104	111
2:16	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	104	113
1:39	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	106	113
1:16	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	106	115
0:40	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	106	117
0:36	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi 2-pt field goal	108	117
0:32	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	108	118
0:32	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	108	119

2024-25 season series

After this game: Miami Heat 1-0. Final series: Miami Heat 2-0.

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

Highlights

Miami Heat 119-108 New Orleans Pelicans — Full Highlights (YouTube)

Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.

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