Overview
- New Orleans enters Sunday at 8-28 with a six-game skid and a 2-12 road mark as it visits the Heat.
- Zion Williamson has three straight 30-point games, including a season-high 35 on Friday, drawing praise from coach James Borrego for his confidence and aggressiveness.
- Herb Jones is ruled out for a seventh consecutive game in Miami, Saddiq Bey remains out, and Trey Murphy III and Derik Queen are listed as questionable.
- Dejounte Murray has yet to play this season due to an Achilles injury, and the Pelicans were recently without Murphy, Queen and Bey in a loss.
- Under Borrego, the Pelicans are 5-5 with Jones and 1-13 without him, underscoring his defensive impact as the team expresses hope for reinforcements in the coming weeks.