"Just find a way to win," LeBron James said in an interview with ESPN after their game with the New Orleans Pelicans. "Every game is different. One game is different from the next and you just find a way to win when you can."
James scored 30 points in the Miami Heat vs. New Orleans Pelicans match and proved that he and his team to be a problem for the struggling Pelicans who's without their top players.
The Heat looks to grab its fifth straight win in the NBA series this Tuesday night when it hosts the New Orleans Pelicans.
So far, the Heat (26-8) have won 10 of their last 12. In their Sunday game, they trailed by five entering the fourth quarter against the Toronto Raptors and were behind during halftime in three of their previous five wins, ESPN reported.
But just like a locomotive running on diesel, the Heat saves some of their best basketball for the second half of the Miami Heat vs. New Orleans Pelicans games.
Miami improved its win standing to 15-3 at home and is the league leader with a 50.2 second-half field goal percentage. The team averages 52.0 points over the final two quarters.
However, James' teammates Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh played lackluster performances and scored only 21 points combined on 7-of-22 shooting. Michael Beasley, on the other hand, provided the Heat a lift with 17 points off the bench. Beasley's performance of 11.1 points per game averaging in fewer than 20 minutes leads all players in that regard. Over Beasley's last five games, he had a 56.4 shooting percentage, although he only hit 31.9 percent versus New Orleans.
The Pelicans (15-17) are just 6-12 away from home. This includes seven losses in their last nine. They've also lost nine of their last 11 trips to Miami, according to ESPN.
New Orleans also suffered a loss against the Pacers last Saturday with the final ending at 99-82.
"We just didn't play that well," Pelicans coach Monty Williams said. "We just got out of sync on the offensive end, and that led to them getting a number of offensive opportunities. They just picked up, and we did not."
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