CJ McCollum scored 30 points (8 during a 10-0 run in the second quarter), and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Miami Heat 111-88.
The Pelicans led by as many as 26, pulling away with a 22-4 run bridging the first and second quarters.
For the Heat, Jimmy Butler III scored 17 points (10 in the paint), and Caleb Martin went 0 for 7 from 3.
The Pelicans shot 51.2% from the field and 50.0% from 3 to the Heat’s 36.0% and 27.7%. The Heat got 7 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Pelicans outscored the Heat 42-25 in 15 minutes with Valančiūnas, McCollum, Marshall, Jones and Alvarado on the floor together.