McCollum scores 30 as Pelicans add to Heat's home woes with 111-88 win
MIAMI (AP) The New Orleans Pelicans had quite a rebuttal.
CJ McCollum scored 30 points, Jose Alvarado added 17 and the Pelicans had no trouble in a 111-88 win over Miami on Friday night - the first meeting between the teams since four players got ejected when the teams played in New Orleans last month, a night capped by Jimmy Butler saying the Heat would win the rematch, too.
“It backfired on them today,” Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado said.
It was McCollum's fifth 30-point game of the season and his second in the last week. Trey Murphy III scored 14 points and Naji Marshall had 13 for New Orleans, which only got four points in 25 minutes from Zion Williamson and rolled anyway.
Butler scored 17 points for the Heat, who fell four games behind Orlando in the Southeast Division race and missed a potential opportunity to climb out of play-in tournament range. Terry Rozier scored 13 and Bam Adebayo finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds for Miami - which was 13 for 47 from 3-point range.
“They were packing the paint and staying in the zone," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “And I would have, too.”
The Pelicans were without Brandon Ingram, who will miss at least two weeks with a bone bruise in his left knee. He was hurt in Thursday's loss at Orlando, but the Pelicans say he'll be re-evaluated early next month - which would mean before the end of the regular season.
“We’re going to miss him, 20 points per game, he’s leading our team in assists, so we’re definitely going to miss him," Pelicans coach Willie Green said. “But we’re grateful that it wasn’t more than what it was. ... We're going to miss him. The next guys just have to step up.”
Miami was again without Tyler Herro (foot), Duncan Robinson (back) and Kevin Love (heel). And when the Heat can't score, they can't win - they're now 2-15 when they score 100 points or less, as compared to 36-17 when scoring at least 101.
The Heat have lost 10 of their last 17 home games. A team that entered Friday with the ninth-best road record this season at 21-16 is now just 17-16 at home, the 19th-best mark in the league when the game ended.
“We just have not been good enough. We all know that. We're aware of it,” Spoelstra said.
It was the first meeting between the teams since Feb. 23, when the teams scuffled and four players - Butler and Thomas Bryant for the Heat; Alvarado and Marshall for the Pelicans - were ejected from what became a 106-95 Miami win. Afterward, Butler said, “We'll beat them the next time, too.”
The Pelicans evidently remembered.
“We're just a better team,” the Pelicans posted on social media postgame.
Butler opened the second half with a three-point play that got Miami within one, and the Pelicans immediately responded with an 11-0 run to keep control. New Orleans was down 18-7 early and then settled into a groove, trailing only once in the final 36 minutes - and that was a mere 22-second stint early in the second quarter.
UP NEXT
Pelicans: Visit Detroit on Sunday.
Heat: Host Cleveland on Sunday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jonas Valanciunas vs. Bam Adebayo (CJ McCollum gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 |  | Herbert Jones misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:35 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | Terry Rozier misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:16 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:06 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | Patty Mills misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:52 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | Trey Murphy III turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:23 | | Nikola Jovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Patty Mills offensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Patty Mills misses two point putback layup | ||
| 10:19 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:06 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 0-2 |
| 9:44 | | Trey Murphy III turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Jovic steals) | ||
| 9:39 | | +2 | Patty Mills makes two point running layup | 0-4 |
| 9:29 | | CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:26 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | +3 | Nikola Jovic makes three point jump shot (Patty Mills assists) | 0-7 |
| 8:52 | | Zion Williamson misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | ||
| 8:48 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | Patty Mills misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:39 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point running layup | 2-7 |
| 8:16 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point jump shot (Nikola Jovic assists) | 2-9 |
| 8:02 | | Trey Murphy III turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:49 | | +3 | Nikola Jovic makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 2-12 |
| 7:48 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:32 | | CJ McCollum misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:29 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:19 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | Zion Williamson turnover (traveling) | ||
| 6:49 | | +2 | Nikola Jovic makes two point layup | 2-14 |
| 6:39 | | +2 | Larry Nance Jr. makes two point cutting layup (CJ McCollum assists) | 4-14 |
| 6:39 | | Patty Mills shooting foul (Larry Nance Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:39 | | +1 | Larry Nance Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 5-14 |
| 6:17 | | +2 | Patty Mills makes two point driving finger roll layup | 5-16 |
| 6:03 | | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:00 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | Bam Adebayo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:51 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | +2 | Larry Nance Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (CJ McCollum assists) | 7-16 |
| 5:14 | | Patty Mills misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:11 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | CJ McCollum misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:03 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | Trey Murphy III shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 4:57 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-17 |
| 4:57 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-18 |
| 4:45 | | +3 | Jose Alvarado makes three point jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 10-18 |
| 4:38 | | Caleb Martin turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:22 | | Zion Williamson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:18 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 4:13 | | Patty Mills misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:09 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point stepback jump shot | 13-18 |
| 4:01 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:41 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Jose Alvarado defensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | Jose Alvarado misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:22 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 3:13 | | Terry Rozier misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:10 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 2:59 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:56 | | Jose Alvarado defensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | Jose Alvarado turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:31 | | Delon Wright misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:27 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Zion Williamson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:04 | | Caleb Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:02 | | Jose Alvarado defensive rebound | ||
| 1:51 | | Naji Marshall misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:47 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point stepback jump shot | 13-20 |
| 1:12 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot | 16-20 |
| 1:02 | | Caleb Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:59 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point pullup jump shot | 19-20 |
| 0:36 | | Terry Rozier turnover (bad pass) (Naji Marshall steals) | ||
| 0:33 | | +2 | Jose Alvarado makes two point running finger roll layup (Naji Marshall assists) | 21-20 |
| 0:17 | | Caleb Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:15 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Bam Adebayo blocks Herbert Jones's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | +2 | Nikola Jovic makes two point jump shot (Haywood Highsmith assists) | 21-22 |
| 11:21 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point driving hook shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 23-22 |
| 10:56 | | Caleb Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 25-22 |
| 10:31 | | Caleb Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:27 | | Caleb Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | +2 | Delon Wright makes two point driving layup (Haywood Highsmith assists) | 25-24 |
| 10:10 | | Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:08 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | Delon Wright misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 9:53 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 9:44 | | CJ McCollum turnover (lost ball) (Delon Wright steals) | ||
| 9:36 | | Caleb Martin misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:32 | | Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | Haywood Highsmith misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:31 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | +3 | CJ McCollum makes three point running pullup jump shot | 28-24 |
| 9:05 | | Delon Wright misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point driving floating jump shot | 30-24 |
| 8:23 | | Caleb Martin misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:21 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 8:05 | | +3 | CJ McCollum makes three point jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists) | 33-24 |
| 8:04 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:41 | | Jimmy Butler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point running pullup jump shot | 35-24 |
| 7:13 | | +3 | Cole Swider makes three point jump shot (Delon Wright assists) | 35-27 |
| 6:50 | | Naji Marshall misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | Thomas Bryant defensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:37 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | Thomas Bryant shooting foul (Jose Alvarado draws the foul) | ||
| 6:32 | | Jose Alvarado misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:32 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | +1 | Jose Alvarado makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-27 |
| 6:20 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:18 | | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | CJ McCollum turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:53 | | +3 | Cole Swider makes three point jump shot (Delon Wright assists) | 36-30 |
| 5:29 | | +3 | Jose Alvarado makes three point jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 39-30 |
| 5:14 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point driving layup (Delon Wright assists) | 39-32 |
| 4:53 | | Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:50 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 4:48 | | +3 | Herbert Jones makes three point jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists) | 42-32 |
| 4:29 | | Cole Swider misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:27 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:20 | | Delon Wright defensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | Jimmy Butler misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:59 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | Heat turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 3:45 | | Zion Williamson turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 3:36 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point pullup jump shot | 42-35 |
| 3:19 | | Bam Adebayo blocks Zion Williamson's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:18 | | Zion Williamson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | Zion Williamson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:59 | | Terry Rozier misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:56 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 44-35 |
| 2:38 | | Herbert Jones shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 2:38 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:38 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-36 |
| 2:38 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-37 |
| 2:18 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving floating jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 46-37 |
| 1:54 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 1:52 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 1:43 | | CJ McCollum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:40 | | Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | Herbert Jones shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 1:24 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-38 |
| 1:24 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-39 |
| 1:11 | | Jose Alvarado turnover (bad pass) (Jimmy Butler steals) | ||
| 1:08 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point running layup | 46-41 |
| 1:08 | | Jose Alvarado shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 1:08 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 46-42 |
| 1:03 | | Haywood Highsmith personal foul (CJ McCollum draws the foul) | ||
| 0:46 | | Jose Alvarado misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:43 | | Zion Williamson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | CJ McCollum misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:34 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | Nikola Jovic misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 0:21 | | Jose Alvarado defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Trey Murphy III offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |