New Orleans Pelicans 106, Miami Heat 125 — Recap

January 4, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 106, Miami Heat 125. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 39-43 MIA; Q2 NOP 23-27 MIA; Q3 NOP 15-23 MIA; Q4 NOP 29-32 MIA.

Top performers (box score): Norman Powell (MIA) 34 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 9 threes on 11-of-15 shooting; Trey Murphy III (NOP) 27 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 7 threes on 10-of-19 shooting; Jeremiah Fears (NOP) 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-13 shooting; Nikola Jovic (MIA) 19 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-16 shooting; Kel'el Ware (MIA) 16 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIA

Norman Powell

34 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 9 3PM · 11-15 FG

Scoring · NOP

Trey Murphy III

27 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 7 3PM · 10-19 FG

Scoring · NOP

Jeremiah Fears

21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 8-13 FG

Season highs

Norman Powell · Season-high 9 threesJordan Poole · Season-high 8 assistsTrey Murphy III · Season-high 7 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

NOP 4 largest lead Q1 6:48 (NOP 24, MIA 20) · 7-0 run, Q3 11:19–Q3 10:30

MIA 21 largest lead Q4 1:03 (NOP 104, MIA 125) · 13-0 run, Q3 7:39–Q3 4:14

Swings 6 lead changes Tied 7 times

Ahead for good: Pelle Larsson makes running layup (Norman Powell assists) (Q2 2:09, NOP 59, MIA 61).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
NOP	39	23	15	29		106
MIA	43	27	23	32		125

🧮 How They Scored

NOPMIA

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

29Bench points44

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

55.6%Effective FG%55.4%

20.4%Turnover %12.1%

16.2%Offensive rebound %25.0%

0.089Free-throw rate0.178

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Trey Murphy III F	38	27	8	5	1	1	2	10-19	7-15	0-0	-18
Derik Queen C	30	13	6	4	1	1	5	5-11	0-1	3-4	-15
Jeremiah Fears G	26	21	3	2	1	1	4	8-13	4-6	1-2	-15
Zion Williamson F	26	12	5	2	0	0	2	6-10	0-0	0-0	-24
Jordan Poole G	25	8	1	8	1	2	3	3-11	2-6	0-0	-10
Karlo Matkovic F-C	24	4	5	1	1	1	2	2-5	0-3	0-0	-7
Jose Alvarado G	20	6	6	3	1	0	3	2-7	2-6	0-0	+4
Yves Missi C	17	6	5	1	0	1	1	3-5	0-0	0-0	+1
Bryce McGowens G	16	5	2	0	2	0	2	1-3	1-2	2-2	0
Micah Peavy G-F	14	4	1	1	1	0	0	2-5	0-0	0-0	-5
Trey Alexander G	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-3
Jordan Hawkins G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-3

Miami Heat

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Norman Powell F-G	29	34	3	3	2	0	0	11-15	9-12	3-4	+23
Bam Adebayo C-F	29	12	6	6	1	1	1	5-14	1-3	1-1	+23
Davion Mitchell G	29	9	3	6	2	0	3	3-9	3-6	0-0	+29
Andrew Wiggins F-G	28	10	2	3	1	3	2	4-9	0-2	2-2	+2
Nikola Jovic F	26	19	6	3	3	2	2	7-16	2-8	3-4	+17
Kel'el Ware C	25	16	12	1	0	1	1	7-13	1-4	1-2	+8
Pelle Larsson G	25	16	3	6	3	0	2	7-15	1-5	1-3	+23
Dru Smith G	19	2	4	1	3	0	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	-10
Kasparas Jakučionis G	16	3	1	1	2	0	0	1-4	1-2	0-0	-10
Myron Gardner F	13	4	3	0	2	0	1	1-5	0-2	2-2	-8
Simone Fontecchio F	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2

🔬 Advanced Stats

New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Trey Murphy III	Starter	38	27	71.1	21.6	-20.5	15.3
Jeremiah Fears	Starter	26	21	75.6	27.3	-23.3	12.2
Derik Queen	Starter	30	13	50.9	23.4	-23.3	6.3
Zion Williamson	Starter	26	12	60.0	16.9	-38.1	7.6
Karlo Matkovic	Starter	24	4	40.0	11.1	-12.5	3.8
Jordan Poole	Bench	25	8	36.4	21.9	-17.5	3.6
Jose Alvarado	Bench	20	6	42.9	18.9	+4.8	8.6
Yves Missi	Bench	17	6	60.0	13.3	+2.6	14.3
Bryce McGowens	Bench	16	5	64.4	14.0	-2.6	7.1
Micah Peavy	Bench	14	4	40.0	15.2	-18.5	12.1
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kevon Looney	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	02	0	0.0	25.0	-75.0	-8.7
Trey Alexander	Bench	02	0	0.0	0.0	-75.0	8.7

Miami HeatTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Norman Powell	Starter	29	34	101.4	21.3	+37.9	22.1
Kel'el Ware	Starter	25	16	57.6	22.7	+13.8	12.1
Bam Adebayo	Starter	29	12	41.6	20.0	+37.9	9.1
Andrew Wiggins	Starter	28	10	50.6	16.7	+3.1	7.6
Davion Mitchell	Starter	29	9	50.0	15.0	+43.5	5.0
Nikola Jovic	Bench	26	19	53.5	27.5	+30.7	18.5
Pelle Larsson	Bench	25	16	49.0	25.4	+39.6	13.8
Myron Gardner	Bench	13	4	34.0	20.0	-21.4	2.2
Kasparas Jakučionis	Bench	16	3	37.5	9.8	-26.0	5.8
Dru Smith	Bench	19	2	100.0	8.5	-22.2	9.8
Tyler Herro	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Simone Fontecchio	Bench	01	0	0.0	0.0	-100.0	0.0
Jaime Jaquez Jr.	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0