Pelicans at Heat

When/Where: 8 p.m., AmericanAirlines Arena Tickets: Available at heat.com or 800-4NBA-TIX TV: Fox Sports Sun Radio: 790-AM, 106.3-FM, 710-AM (Spanish)

Scouting report: This is the first game of a two-game season series that concludes Feb. 23 in New Orleans . ... The teams split the two-game series last season, with each winning on its home court . ... The Heat have won three of the past four meetings, including 120-112 at home last March, with victories in seven of the last eight matchups at AmericanAirlines Arena . ... The game completes a back-to-back set for each team, with the Heat coming off Friday’s home game against the Mavericks, and the Pelicans coming off Friday’s game in Orlando . ... The game is the second on a four-game homestand for the Heat and the last on a four-game trip for the Pelicans that began Dec. 15 . ... The Heat enter 1-2 on the second nights of back-to-back sets, winning in the situation last Saturday against the visiting Clippers . ... The Pelicans enter 2-2 on the second nights of back-to-back sets, with all four of those games on the road . ... The Pelicans are coached by former Heat interim coach Alvin Gentry, with a roster that includes former Heat summer-camp standout Ian Clark . ... Justise Winslow (knee) and Goran Dragic (elbow) are doubtful for the Heat, with Hassan Whiteside (knee), James Johnson (ankle), Rodney McGruder (leg) and Okaro White (foot) out, and A.J. Hammons on G League assignment . ... For the Pelicans, Alexis Ajinca (knee), Tony Allen (leg), Solomon Hill (hamstring) and Frank Jackson (foot) are out, with Jalen Jones on G League assignment.