National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami 97, New Orleans 68
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 23, 2005
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials: #26 Bob Delaney, #37 Blaine Reichelt, #50 Olandis Poole
Attendance: 19600
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Orleans 1312202368
Miami 3719221997
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
New Orleans 7-33 5-12 2-21 L1
Miami 30-12 16-5 14-7 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Miami Heat have a 16-5 record at home this season. The New Orleans Hornets are 2-21 while on the road this season.
  • Miami has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Heat have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • New Orleans has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Hornets have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Dwyane Wade played 28:00 minutes and scored 18 points. He shot 63.6% from the field and has averaged 22.4 points over the last five games.
  • Dan Dickau played 35:00 minutes and scored 16 points. He shot 50.0% from the field and has averaged 16.6 points over the last five games.
  • Following this game the Miami Heat average 101.5 points per game and hold opponents to 96.1 points per game. The New Orleans Hornets average 87.1 points per game and hold opponents to 95.2 points per game.
Top Game Performances
 
New Orleans   Miami
Dan Dickau 16 Scoring Dwyane Wade 18
Casey Jacobsen 7 Assists Dwyane Wade 7
Casey Jacobsen 7 Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 8
Casey Jacobsen 5 Free Throws Made Keyon Dooling 4
J.R. Smith 3 Steals Rasual Butler 2
Chris Andersen 2 Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
New Orleans 68 32.9 4-19 14-16 17 38 5 4 12
Miami 97 50.0 6-16 11-12 22 46 5 7 11
Upcoming Games
  • Miami will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Heat have a W/L % of .655 after a win and .833 after a loss.
  • New Orleans will play their next game at home against Houston. The Hornets have a W/L % of .286 after a win and .156 after a loss.