The Miami Heat beat the New Orleans Pelicans by a 140-128 score in Miami Wednesday night, leaving the Pels in the cellar of the NBA preseason rankings with a record of 0-4. Those 140 points were a Miami preseason franchise record.
But honestly, what are we supposed to learn from preseason basketball?
In my personal opinion, it’s mostly to serve as a warmup, get our new Pelicans used to playing with one another, and work on specifics before the regular season starts. You may imagine that they’re glorified practices, from the point of view of the coaches.