New Orleans Pelicans vs. Miami Heat
February 11, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Heat beat the Pelicans 123-111 on 2026-02-11 on the road against the Pelicans. The Pelicans started Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III, and Derik Queen. The Heat started Bam Adebayo, Davion Mitchell, Simone Fontecchio, Myron Gardner, and Kel'el Ware. Bam Adebayo (Heat) scored 9 points (4/9) in his matchups, with Zion Williamson as his primary defender. Zion Williamson (Pelicans) scored 10 points (4/8) in his matchups, with Bam Adebayo as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
111
Did not play: Jordan Hawkins (DNP - Coach's Decision), DeAndre Jordan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Yves Missi (DND - Injury/Illness), Jordan Poole (DNP - Coach's Decision)
MIA
Miami Heat
123
Did not play: Vladislav Goldin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Keshad Johnson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Andrew Wiggins (DND - Injury/Illness), Jahmir Young (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Zion Williamson · Saddiq Bey · Herbert Jones · Trey Murphy III · Derik Queen Starter 14.5 min
- Zion Williamson · Saddiq Bey · Herbert Jones · Jeremiah Fears · Derik Queen 3.9 min
- Kevon Looney · Zion Williamson · Saddiq Bey · Herbert Jones · Jeremiah Fears 3.7 min
- Kevon Looney · Zion Williamson · Saddiq Bey · Bryce McGowens · Jeremiah Fears 3.6 min
- Kevon Looney · Trey Murphy III · Bryce McGowens · Karlo Matković · Jeremiah Fears 3.5 min
MIA
Miami Heat
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Bam Adebayo · Davion Mitchell · Simone Fontecchio · Myron Gardner · Kel'el Ware Starter 11.3 min
- Bam Adebayo · Dru Smith · Nikola Jović · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Kasparas Jakučionis 14.6 min
- Davion Mitchell · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Simone Fontecchio · Myron Gardner · Kel'el Ware 6.3 min
- Bam Adebayo · Davion Mitchell · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Simone Fontecchio · Kasparas Jakučionis 3.9 min
- Bam Adebayo · Davion Mitchell · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Simone Fontecchio · Kel'el Ware 3.3 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Pelicans defense
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Bam Adebayo 9 pts (4/9) in 79 possessions
Guarded by: Zion Williamson (41 %, 6 pts) · Derik Queen (15 %, 3 pts) · Saddiq Bey (13 %, 0 pts)
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Jaime Jaquez Jr. 25 pts (9/16) in 72 possessions
Guarded by: Jeremiah Fears (18 %, 0 pts) · Saddiq Bey (17 %, 8 pts) · Herbert Jones (16 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Saddiq Bey | Simone Fontecchio: 20 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 12 poss., 8 pts (2/4) |
| Zion Williamson | Bam Adebayo: 32 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/4) |
| Herbert Jones | Davion Mitchell: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kasparas Jakučionis: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jeremiah Fears | Dru Smith: 23 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Derik Queen | Kel'el Ware: 25 poss., 8 pts (3/5) · Bam Adebayo: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Trey Murphy III | Myron Gardner: 17 poss., 5 pts (1/2) · Davion Mitchell: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/4) |
| Bryce McGowens | Kasparas Jakučionis: 15 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Myron Gardner: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kevon Looney | Bam Adebayo: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 5 poss., 6 pts (3/3) |
| Karlo Matković | Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Simone Fontecchio: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Heat defense
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Zion Williamson 10 pts (4/8) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Bam Adebayo (40 %, 5 pts) · Jaime Jaquez Jr. (11 %, 2 pts) · Nikola Jović (11 %, 0 pts)
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Jeremiah Fears 17 pts (6/11) in 67 possessions
Guarded by: Dru Smith (23 %, 6 pts) · Kasparas Jakučionis (22 %, 5 pts) · Jaime Jaquez Jr. (18 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Bam Adebayo | Zion Williamson: 28 poss., 5 pts (2/6) · Derik Queen: 14 poss., 11 pts (3/5) |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | Jeremiah Fears: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Herbert Jones: 12 poss., 3 pts (0/1) |
| Kasparas Jakučionis | Jeremiah Fears: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Bryce McGowens: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Kel'el Ware | Derik Queen: 21 poss., 4 pts (2/6) · Kevon Looney: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Davion Mitchell | Herbert Jones: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jeremiah Fears: 11 poss., 4 pts (1/2) |
| Simone Fontecchio | Trey Murphy III: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Herbert Jones: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Myron Gardner | Trey Murphy III: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Bryce McGowens: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Dru Smith | Jeremiah Fears: 16 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Saddiq Bey: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Nikola Jović | Saddiq Bey: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Zion Williamson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |