Chris Bosh scored 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Dwyane Wade added 19 points, and the Heat survived some shaky moments to beat the New Orleans Pelicans, 94-88, in overtime on Friday.
With their seventh straight win on Christmas, the Heat improved to an N.B.A.-best 10-2 on the holiday.
Hassan Whiteside had 17 rebounds for Miami, which is 9-1 against teams from the Western Conference — and only 8-10 against Eastern Conference opponents.
Anthony Davis was stellar in his Christmas debut, leading the Pelicans with 29 points and 15 rebounds. But he missed a contested jump shot on New Orleans’s final possession of regulation, and the Heat took control in the extra period.