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Postgame recap: Pelicans 109, Heat 94

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Pelicans (17-16), Heat (17-16)

MIAMI – A weekend visit to the warmth of the Sunshine State may have been just what the Pelicans needed. New Orleans capped a back-to-back sweep of Florida’s two NBA teams Saturday, pulling away from Miami in the third quarter to go up by double digits. The previous night, the Pelicans rolled to one of their most comfortable victories of 2017-18, beating Orlando 111-97. Prior to this pre-Christmas trip to Florida, New Orleans had dropped eight of its previous 12 games.

New Orleans led Saturday just 56-53 at halftime, but went on an extended 25-11 run to go up by 17 points late in the third quarter.