Four days after picking up arguably their most dominant victory of the season against the New Orleans Pelicans in The Big Easy, the Miami Heat return home to face those same Pelicans on Sunday inside Miami-Dade Arena at 3:30 ET.
Miami’s victory over the Pelicans was its only win against New Orleans over their three-game road trip, capped by a 115-90 loss against the Dallas Mavericks — who had the NBA’s 25th-ranked defense heading into the game — on Friday. Against Dallas, Miami shot 47.8 percent from the floor, but just 4-of-20 from distance while getting outscored by 42 points from 3-point range alone.