Pelicans vs. Heat: Score and Twitter Reaction from Christmas Day 2015

December 25th, 2015 by Timothy Rapp Leave a reply »

The Miami Heat nearly gifted the New Orleans Pelicans a win despite leading for much of their Christmas Day matchup. The Pelicans had the final shot in regulation with a chance to win, but they didn't convert, and the Heat escaped with a 94-88 overtime victory.

Chris Bosh led the way for Miami with 30 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and a steal, while Dwyane Wade chipped in 19 points, six rebounds and four assists. Anthony Davis was excellent for New Orleans, finishing with 29 points, 15 rebounds, four assists, four steals and three blocks, while Ryan Anderson added 18 points. 



Neither team shot particularly well from the field. The Heat hit on 39.8 percent of their attempts, and the Pelicans made just 40 percent of theirs. 

Miami was on fire early in the game, scoring the first seven points and taking a 27-15 lead by the end of the first quarter, highlighted by this dunk from Wade:



Davis paced New Orleans with 11 points in the quarter. 

The Pelicans narrowed the deficit to just four after a strong second quarter. Davis was incredible in the first half, fin ...

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