Heat vs. Pelicans Xmas Day Game Thread

[Ghost1]

almost 35yo goran dragic is the x factor on this miami team

manu ginobili lite

[insidehoops]

Mid 2Q: Heat up 50-32

The Heat bench is serious: Dragic 3/4 FG, Iguodala 2/3, Avery Bradley 1/1, Precious Achiuwa 1/1, for total of 19 pts

Pelicans bench has 5 pts

[k0kakw0rld]

How did we lose to the Pelicans with Zion only scoring 15 points?

This team won't make the playoffs at all. Zion = One trick pony?

[RRR3]

Zion’s defensive awareness is ass.

[FireDavidKahn]

Zion’s defensive awareness is ass.

Ya...Defense has been an embarrassingly terrible problem for Zion. Transcendent on offense but uff da...His defense is horrid right now.

But he's played in 2 dozen NBA games so I'll give him a pass...but it's very worrying.


Dare I even float it out there that he could end up a PF version of KAT?

[Ghost1]

"Zion reminds me of the Tasmanian Devil from Looney Tunes"

[NBAGOAT]

pelicans just dont have their defense down at all. zion's a walking layup however and ingram and ball's jumpers look so much better mechanically. pelicans record could in a large range

[RRR3]

Sick of refs sucking Ingrams ****

[insidehoops]

Mid 3Q: Heat 74, Pelicans 57

Duncan Robinson 18 pts, nobody else above 13, but total team effort from the Heat.

For Pels, Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson each have 18, but most of the rest of the team is flat.

[RRR3]

Zion is nuts.

[RRR3]

Why does Spo play Leonard over Olynyk? Makes no sense

[HBK_Kliq_2]

How much times is the NBA going to recycle these midget Van Gundy dorks as coaches. Stan Van Fatass will never lead pelicans to anything. Highlight of his career is getting fired by pat riley and letting pat win the championship. He's the David Blatt hahaha I guess that makes Tye Lue the Pat Riley hell yeah

[insidehoops]

I guess Kelly Olynyk will remain as instant points off the bench, but in pretty limited minutes. And no mins so far today.

[insidehoops]

The Heat backcourt rotation are all guards who could be starters: Tyler Herro, Duncan Robinson, Goran Dragic and Avery Bradley.

[insidehoops]

Late 3Q: Heat up 11

Big difference remains the Heat bench contributing while the Pelicans bench is quiet.

For Pelicans:

Zion 24 pts, 10 reb now

Brandon Ingram 20 pts, but not a lot else. Lots of free throws: 9/10 FT

Eric Bledsoe just 1/8 FG.