Miami reasserted themselves by maintaining the advantage for the rest of the quarter, with Whiteside beginning and ending the push that saw the Heat walk off with a 54-48 halftime advantage. On to Golden State for the real thing.
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Offensive woes down the stretch proved to be fatal to the Miami Heat as they closed out their preseason on the short end of a 93-90 road loss against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center on Friday night.
Anthony Davis led the way with five blocks and he scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds.
Across four games, Ejim averaged 3.5 points and 2.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 46.2 percent from the field.
What was even more impressive than his gaudy regular season numbers was how prolific he was in his brief first run in the postseason, especially up against the eventual title winners in the Warriors. Anthony Davis is going to have to carry this roster as they wait on the return of Tyreke Evans, Quincy Pondexter, Alexis Ajinca, Omer Asik and Norris Cole to the rotation. With most of their big players on the mend, that’s just fine.
Gerald Green made a decision to throw down a few impressive dunks, en route to a solid game and a reminder that the Heat got a steal when they signed him for the minimum.
When you compare the two teams, it goes without a doubt that Davis’ team would probably beat Wall’s team, but at least we know who Wall considers to be on his level and who Davis considers the top five players in the National Basketball Association. He’s not great, but he showed the ability to space the floor and defend a little bit.
It’s no surprise that the success of last season and the high hopes heading into the 2015-16 season all revolve around Anthony Davis.
Miami’s Tyler Johnson missed a three-point attempt at the buzzer from the left wing, just misfiring on a chance to force an overtime period.
So far, the preseason has been good as they have a 4-3 record.
Jrue Holiday was extended past his 15-minute restriction, logging 17:42 and playing in the fourth quarter for the first time in preseason.
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Excited for contract year Eric Gordon. The defense will get a better “week in and week out”, he said, and the Pelicans gradually will get better.
