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The Oklahoma City Thunder avoided what would have been a season-high third straight loss on Monday when they defeated the Washington Wizards 136-128 on the road. Now OKC plays their fourth road game in 8 days as they take on the Miami Heat, who are missing Jimmy Butler due to injury.
Tip-Off: 6:30 PM CT
Location: Kaseya Center (Miami, Florida)
Television: Bally Sports Oklahoma
Radio: WWLS 98.1FM OKC The Sports Animal
Twitter: Follow @ZacharyLowNBA for live tweets and discussion during the game
Game Notes: Oklahoma City Thunder Official Game Notes, Miami Heat Official Game Notes
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- SG: Josh Giddey
- SF: Luguentz Dort
- PF: Jalen Williams
- C: Chet Holmgren
Miami Heat
- PG: Tyler Herro
- SG: Duncan Robinson
- SF: Jaime Jaquez
- PF: Nikola Jovic
- C: Bam Adebayo
Injury Report
Thunder
- Davis Bertans is OUT (illness).
- Ousmane Dieng is OUT (G League — on assignment).
- Keyontae Johnson is OUT (G League — two-way).
- Olivier Sarr is OUT (illness).
Heat
- Jimmy Butler is OUT (sprained MP joint in right big toe).
- Kyle Lowry is DOUBTFUL (sprained left hand).
- Caleb Martin is DOUBTFUL (sprained right ankle).
- Josh Richardson is PROBABLE (neck spasms).
- Dru Smith is OUT (right knee surgery).
- Cole Swider is OUT (G League — two-way).
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City, the Thunder is 14-16 against the Heat (7-9 at home, 7-7 on the road).
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City, the Thunder has won the season series 4 times, lost it 5 times, and tied 6 times.
- The Thunder went 0-2 against the Heat last season (0-1 at home, 0-1 on the road).
- The Thunder has lost the last 3 games against the Heat in Miami and the last 6 games against the Heat overall.