How To Watch Miami Heat-New Orleans Pelicans, Lineups, Injury Report, Betting Lines

The Miami Heat play at the New Orleans Pelicans in the first game since NBA All-Star break

Game time: 8 pm., ET

Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Betting line: Heat +3

VITALS: The Heat and Pelicans meet for the first of two matchups this regular season. Last season, Miami swept the series 2-0 and has swept the last three-straight season series. Miami has also currently won a franchise-record six consecutive games against New Orleans. The Heat are 25-20 all-time versus New Orleans during the regular season, including 17-6 in home games and 8-14 in road games.

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Duncan Robinson

G Tyler Herro

C Bam Adebayo

F Caleb Martin

F Jimmy Butler

PELICANS

F Zion Williamson 

F Brandon Ingram 

C Jonas Valanciunas 

G CJ McCollum 

G Herb Jones 

INJUY REPORT

HEAT

Dru Smith: Out - Right Knee Surgery

Tyler Herro: Questionable - Foot 

Terry Rozier: Out - Knee

Josh Richardson: Out - Shoulder

PELICANS 

Brandon Ingram: Questionable - Illness 

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Shandel Richardson covers the Miami Heat for Inside The Heat, a Fan Nation channel for Sports Illustrated. He has covered the NBA since 2010.

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