Pelicans at Heat

When/Where: 8 p.m. Friday/AmericanAirlines Arena. Tickets: Available at Heat.com or 1-800-4NBA-TIX.

TV: Fox Sports Sun. Radio: 790-AM, 106.3-FM, 710-AM (Spanish), 1140-AM (Spanish), 760-AM (Spanish).

Scouting report: This is the first game of the two-game season series, with the teams also to meet Dec. 16 at the Smoothie King Center at the close of a Heat six-game trip . . . The Pelicans swept last season's two-game series and have won three of the last four meetings . . . The Heat are 2-2 in their last four home games against the Pelicans after winning the previous five meetings at AmericanAirlines Arena . . . The game is the second on a four-game homestand for the Heat . . . The game opens a two-game trip for the Pelicans, who are coached by former Heat coach Alvin Gentry . . . New Orleans in the offseason lost Rajon Rondo, DeMarcus Cousins and Emeka Okafor in free agency, adding Elfrid Payton, Julius Randle, Jarrett Jack and Jahlil Okafor, among others . . . The teams met in the preseason, with the Heat winning 140-128 at AmericanAirlines Arena on Oct. 10 . . . The Pelicans snapped a fourgame losing streak with Wednesday's 125-104 victory over Washington . . . Dion Waiters (ankle), Goran Dragic (knee) and Tyler Johnson (hamstring) are out for the Heat, with Yante Maten on G League assignment . . . For the Pelicans, Elfrid Payton (finger) is out, with Frank Jackson (ankle) questionable and Trevon Bluiett and Kenrich Williams on G League assignment.