Oklahoma City Thunder at Miami Heat
· National Basketball AssociationJalen Williams scores 33 points, Thunder remain red-hot by topping Heat 104-97
Lu Dort scored 14 points and Isaiah Hartenstein had 13 points and 18 rebounds for the Thunder, who improved to 22-5 — the second-best record in the NBA and tops in the Western Conference.
Oklahoma City's winning streak is alive because the NBA Cup final — a loss Tuesday night to Milwaukee in Las Vegas — doesn't count as a regular-season game.
Tyler Herro had 28 points and 12 rebounds for Miami, which got 17 points and 10 rebounds from Bam Adebayo.
The Heat lost Jimmy Butler to illness in the first quarter and briefly lost Adebayo in the third quarter when he got elbowed over an eye by teammate Jaime Jaquez Jr. Adebayo needed seven stitches but returned.
Heat: Managing general partner Micky Arison and senior director of team development Ruth Riley Hunter — an NCAA, Olympic and WNBA champion — are Basketball Hall of Fame candidates for the Class of 2025. “It's about time” for Arison, said Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, who added that those like Hunter — with college, pro and Olympic titles — should be a Hall lock.
Regular Season Series
OKC leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 104 - 97 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 104 - 97 | |
4th 0.0 | Heat offensive team rebound | 104 - 97 | |
4th 0.0 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses 50-foot three point jumper | 104 - 97 | |
4th 1.2 | Jalen Williams makes free throw 2 of 2 | 104 - 97 |
Statistics
OKC | MIA | |
---|---|---|
39-86 | FG | 36-83 |
45.3 | Field Goal % | 43.4 |
14-34 | 3PT | 12-40 |
41.2 | Three Point % | 30.0 |
12-17 | FT | 13-20 |
70.6 | Free Throw % | 65.0 |
48 | Rebounds | 41 |
12 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
36 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
24 | Assists | 20 |
8 | Steals | 9 |
5 | Blocks | 3 |
14 | Turnovers | 18 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
14 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 27 |
13 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
40 | Points in Paint | 46 |
17 | Fouls | 16 |
12 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,801 · Capacity:
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City | 37 | 8 | .822 | - | W1 |
Denver | 28 | 18 | .609 | 9.5 | L2 |
Minnesota | 25 | 21 | .543 | 12.5 | W3 |
Portland | 17 | 29 | .370 | 20.5 | L1 |
Utah | 10 | 34 | .227 | 26.5 | L6 |
2024-25 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miami | 23 | 22 | .511 | - | W2 |
Orlando | 24 | 24 | .500 | 0.5 | L1 |
Atlanta | 22 | 24 | .478 | 1.5 | L5 |
Charlotte | 12 | 31 | .279 | 10 | L1 |
Washington | 6 | 39 | .133 | 17 | L14 |
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