Heat hold off Pelicans as tempers flare

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Bam Adebayo scored 24 points and Jimmy Butler had 23 before being ejected early in the fourth quarter and the visiting Miami Heat held off the New Orleans Pelicans 106-95 in an emotional battle Friday night.

Adebayo scored 12 points in the fourth quarter while the Pelicans scored just 15. Butler returned from a three-game absence due to bereavement leave to help the Heat win f