The Miami Heat are looking to build on their 3-game road winning streak as they visit the New Orleans Pelicans. The Heat, coming off a loss to the Atlanta Hawks, 94-80 on Tuesday, had won six straight games before that and are 17-18 on the season. A win would send them into the All-Star break at .500 and potentially at the 5th seed in the East. A loss could put them all the way back to 10th place depending on the outcomes of other games.
New Orleans is on the second night of a back-to-back after losing at home to the Chicago Bulls last night 128-124 despite scoring 45 points in the fourth quarter.