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Miami Heat at Oklahoma City Thunder

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20-18, 7-12 Away

vs

32-7, 18-2 Home

Gilgeous-Alexander and Oklahoma City take on the Heat in non-conference play

Miami Heat (20-18, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (32-7, first in the Western Conference)

Oklahoma City; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST

Thunder -14.5; over/under is 232.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Heat take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in non-conference action.

The Thunder are 18-3 on their home court. Oklahoma City is second in the Western Conference scoring 121.3 points while shooting 48.8% from the field.

The Heat are 7-12 on the road. Miami is 4-2 in one-possession games.

The Thunder make 48.8% of their shots from the field this season, which is 2.9 percentage points higher than the Heat have allowed to their opponents (45.9%). The Heat are shooting 46.7% from the field, 3.2% higher than the 43.5% the Thunder's opponents have shot this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 31.9 points and 6.4 assists for the Thunder. Jalen Williams is averaging 17.0 points over the last 10 games.

Norman Powell is averaging 23.8 points for the Heat. Jaime Jaquez Jr. is averaging 14.9 points and 3.2 assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Thunder: 6-4, averaging 118.4 points, 40.9 rebounds, 25.1 assists, 9.7 steals and 6.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.2 points per game.

Heat: 5-5, averaging 118.2 points, 46.2 rebounds, 27.3 assists, 10.7 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.2 points.

INJURIES

: Thunder: Nikola Topic: out (groin), Thomas Sorber: out for season (knee), Isaiah Hartenstein: out (calf).

Heat: None listed.

Regular Season Series

Series starts 1/11

Matchup Prediction

Thunder: 79.7%
Heat: 20.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L2 Streak W2
117.6 Points Against 108.3
5-5 Last Ten Games 6-4
120.1 Points Per Game 121.3
47 Field Goal % 49
37 Three Point % 36
45.6 Rebounds Per Game 43.9
28.7 Assists Per Game 25.7
4.5 Blocks Per Game 5.6
9.4 Steals Per Game 10.4
0.6 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.6
14.4 Total Turnovers Per Game 12.3
Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Isaiah Hartenstein, C Out Jan 10
Nikola Topic, G Out Oct 30
Thomas Sorber, C Out Sep 5
Miami Heat Miami Heat Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Terry Rozier, G Out Oct 23

Heat Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ DET W 118-112
vs MIN L 125-115
vs NO W 125-106
@ MIN L 122-94
@ IND L 123-99

Thunder Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ GS W 131-94
@ PHX L 108-105
vs CHA L 124-97
vs UTAH W 129-125 OT
@ MEM W 117-116

Game Information

Paycom Center

Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Capacity:

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 21 18 .538 - L1
Miami 20 18 .526 0.5 L2
Atlanta 19 21 .475 2.5 W2
Charlotte 14 25 .359 7 W1
Washington 10 27 .270 10 L2

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 32 7 .821 - W2
Denver 25 13 .658 6.5 L1
Minnesota 25 14 .641 7 L1
Portland 19 20 .487 13 W5
Utah 13 25 .342 18.5 L1
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