Miami Heat face New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA on Sunday 3 January 2027 at Smoothie King Center, New Orleans. Start time is 7pm EST / 12am GMT.
Confirmed broadcast details and any schedule changes are updated here as they are announced.
BASKETBALL · MATCH
Miami Heat at New Orleans Pelicans
Date
2 January 2027Saturday
Venue
New Orleans, United States
Status
Scheduled
Format
Match · Basketball
Schedule contextNBA · rest, travel and time zones from the published schedule
Miami Heat Away
- Rest
- 1 day
- Last game
- Thu at Thunder
- Travel
- 927 km (576 mi) · 1 h behind · game 3 of 3-game road trip
- Schedule
- 3 in last 7 days
- Body clock
- Tip 6pm (7pm at home)
Road trip
New Orleans Pelicans Home
- Rest
- 1 day
- Last game
- Thu v Lakers
- Travel
- No travel · game 2 of 5-game home stand
- Schedule
- 3rd game in 4 nights · 4 in last 7 days
- Body clock
- Tip 6pm
3 in 4 nightsHome stand
Indoor
The Heat have had 1 day off since Thursday's game in Oklahoma City, game 3 of a 3-game road trip, with 927 km (576 miles) of travel, playing 1 hour behind their home clock.
The Pelicans play their third game in four nights, game 2 of a 5-game home stand.
NBA teams playing their third game in four nights have won 48% of regular-season games since 2015 (6,395 team-games).
From the published schedule, computed 6 Sep 2026. No odds or predictions. All NBA games this week
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