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Oklahoma City Thunder at Miami Heat

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22-5, 11-3 Away
Final
104 - 97

13-12, 8-5 Home

Jalen Williams scores 33 points, Thunder remain red-hot by topping Heat 104-97

Jalen Williams' 33 points power OKC past the Heat

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.

Takeaways Thunder: Williams' previous season high was 31. And the big difference for the Thunder was turnovers — they turned 19 Miami giveaways into 27 points.

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.

Key moment Oklahoma City trailed by three midway through the third quarter, then went on a 10-0 run to kickstart a finishing push. The Thunder were up by 11 entering the fourth.

Key stat Gilgeous-Alexander has scored at least 25 points in 17 consecutive games, the longest such streak in the NBA this season.

Up next The Thunder host Washington on Monday. The Heat are at Orlando on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

OKC leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Heat: 47.2%
Thunder: 52.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

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

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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

Kaseya Center

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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