Jimmy Butler #22 and Bam Adebayo #13 of the Miami Heat battle for a rebound with Zion Williamson #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
The New Orleans Pelicans took their first loss of the season to the Miami Heat.
It was only the first loss of the season for the New Orleans Pelicans, but the Miami Heat exposed a couple of early problems for the Pels.
Miami was on fire from 3-point range, particularly Duncan Robinson, who set a Christmas Day record with seven from behind the arc.
The Pels have been poor at defending the 3-point line in the first two games but have done a good job of defending the paint which was clearly a priority coming into the season.