The New Orleans Pelicans takes on the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena on Saturday night.

The Pelicans (3-8) come into Saturday's game with a barrage of key injuries and a record to reflect that set of circumstances. However, New Orleans managed to overcome its most short-handed roster of the season their last time on the court, conquering the Los Angeles Clippers by a 132-127 score Thursday night. Jrue Holiday paced the Pelicans with 36 points, supplementing them with seven assists, four rebounds, five steals and one block. Frank Jackson followed with a bench-leading 23 points and also posted five rebounds and two assists. Derrick Favors generated a 20-point, 20-rebound double-double that also included three assists and one block. J.J. Redick and E'Twaun Moore poured in 19 and 15 points in spot starts, respectively, while pulling down three rebounds apiece.

The Pelicans will list Lonzo Ball (hip), Jahlil Okafor (ankle) and J.J. Redick (toe) as questionable for Saturday's game, while Brandon Ingram (knee) will be listed as probable. Josh Hart (ankle), Zion Williamson (knee) and Darius Miller (Achilles) will remain out.

The Heat (8-3) are one of the NBA's biggest surprises in the early going, and they'll come into Saturday's contest having won three of their past four games. Their latest success came at the expense of the Cleveland Cavaliers, which they toppled by a 108-97 score Thursday night. Kris Nunn led the way with 23 points, adding eight assists, five rebounds and two steals. Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro had matching 16-point tallies, with Adebayo also pulling down 15 boards. Jimmy Butler supplied 14 points, six assists, two rebounds, three steals and two blocks, while Meyers Leonard turned in 12 points, seven boards and three assists.

The Heat will be without Justise Winslow (concussion), Derrick Jones, Jr. (hip) and Dion Waiters (suspension) for Saturday's game.

The Heat swept the two-game 2018-19 season series between the teams. Saturday's game marks the first of two 2019-20 meetings for New Orleans and Miami.