Heat vs Pelicans: head-to-head
22 meetings since 2015-16
Miami Heat17wins
New Orleans Pelicans5Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Heat and the Pelicans have met 22 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Heat lead the series 17-5, a clear edge.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Heat won 5 and the Pelicans won 1. The most recent game, on February 11, 2026, ended Heat 123-111.
The home team won 12 of the 22 games (55%). These matchups averaged 212.2 total points, with a typical winning margin of 13.1 points; 4 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for January 2, 2027 in New Orleans.
Next meetings
| Jan 2, 2027 | Heat @ Pelicans | 7:00 PM EST | MIA 58% |
| Jan 10, 2027 | Pelicans @ Heat | 6:00 PM EST |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Heat | MIA 153 – 104 NOP · 2025-04-11 |
| Pelicans | NOP 111 – 88 MIA · 2024-03-22 |
2025-26 MIA 2 – 0 NOP
| 2026-02-11 | MIA 123 – 111 NOP | Final |
| 2026-01-04 | NOP 106 – 125 MIA | Final |
2024-25 MIA 2 – 0 NOP
| 2025-04-11 | MIA 153 – 104 NOP | Final |
| 2025-01-01 | NOP 108 – 119 MIA | Final |
2023-24 MIA 1 – 1 NOP
| 2024-03-22 | NOP 111 – 88 MIA | Final |
| 2024-02-23 | MIA 106 – 95 NOP | Final |
2022-23 MIA 2 – 0 NOP
| 2023-01-22 | NOP 96 – 100 MIA | Final |
| 2023-01-18 | MIA 124 – 98 NOP | Final |
2021-22 MIA 2 – 0 NOP
| 2022-02-10 | MIA 112 – 97 NOP | Final |
| 2021-11-17 | NOP 98 – 113 MIA | Final |
2020-21 MIA 2 – 0 NOP
| 2021-03-04 | MIA 103 – 93 NOP | Final |
| 2020-12-25 | NOP 98 – 111 MIA | Final |
2019-20 MIA 1 – 1 NOP
| 2020-03-06 | MIA 104 – 110 NOP | Final |
| 2019-11-16 | NOP 94 – 109 MIA | Final |
2018-19 MIA 2 – 0 NOP
| 2018-12-16 | MIA 102 – 96 NOP | Final |
| 2018-11-30 | NOP 101 – 106 MIA | Final |
2017-18 MIA 0 – 2 NOP
| 2018-02-23 | MIA 123 – 124 NOP | Final |
| 2017-12-23 | NOP 109 – 94 MIA | Final |
2016-17 MIA 1 – 1 NOP
| 2017-03-15 | NOP 112 – 120 MIA | Final |
| 2016-12-23 | MIA 87 – 91 NOP | Final |
2015-16 MIA 2 – 0 NOP
| 2016-03-22 | MIA 113 – 99 NOP | Final |
| 2015-12-25 | NOP 88 – 94 MIA | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.