Kyle Lowry notched a triple-double while Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each scored 29 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 112-97 victory against the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night.
Hours after the NBA trade deadline passed without any activity from the No. 1 team in the East, Miami closed out their six game road trip with their fourth straight victory in double-figures despite the absence of Tyler Herro and Caleb Martin.
New Orleans’ height created some interesting big main pairings from Spoelstra, first with Adebayo playing alongside Dewayne Dedmon and then Omer Yurtseven.