Heat (17-11), Pelicans (9-20)
MIAMI – New Orleans trailed nearly the entire afternoon, put together a big fourth-quarter comeback to force overtime, but ultimately dropped a Christmas matinee to Miami, in just the second Dec. 25 game of franchise history. The Heat were up 13 at one stage of the third quarter, before the Pelicans mounted a rally that wiped out that deficit and created a 78-all deadlock through regulation. In the extra period, Miami scored 12 of the first 16 points, taking command. Three of New Orleans’ five starters were playing for the first time on Christmas in their NBA careers, but the rare holiday game likely won’t be one they’ll look back and remember fondly.