Miami Heat Playing Christmas Day

     The Miami Heat will be playing a game on December 25. They will be hosting the New Orleans Pelicans on a nationally television broadcast at noon. 

     The Heat have a Christmas Day record of 10-2. The last time the club played on December 25 was in 2015 at home against New Orleans. Miami prevailed 94-88 in overtime that day. 

     Miami have participated 12 times on Christmas Day in their franchise history. The did play on December 25 seven consecutive years from 2009 to 2015.