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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Miami’s Jimmy Butler was among four players ejected after a scuffle early in the fourth quarter in the Heat’s 106-95 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. “I don’t think I should have gotten thrown out of the game,” Butler said, noting that he was trying to keep Pelicans forward Naji Marshall away from …

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Trey Murphy III scored 24 points and the New Orleans Pelicans held off the Portland Trail Blazers 93-84 on Saturday night for their fifth victory in six games. Brandon Ingram added 17 points, nine assists and five rebounds, and Jonas Valanciunas had 16 points and nine rebounds to help New Orleans rebound from a loss at …

New Orleans Pelicans (30-22, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (15-36, 14th in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Pelicans -7; over/under is 226 BOTTOM LINE: Portland hosts the New Orleans Pelicans after Jerami Grant scored 49 points in the Portland Trail Blazers’ 128-122 overtime loss to the Detroit Pistons. …