The Oklahoma City Thunder had a stuffed injury report on Friday in Memphis, but the Thunder was able to come back from a 21-point deficit to defeat the Grizzlies 117-116 on the road. Now the Thunder is back at home, and just about everyone is back in play, as Isaiah Hartenstein remains the only key player still out with injury.
Tonight, the Thunder hosts the Miami Heat, who are coming straight from Indiana, where they dropped a 123-99 decision to the Pacers last night. Miami never had the lead, and the third loss in four games came likely as a result of a pretty poor shooting night. OKC will need to play its signature defense if it wants to slow down a pretty solid Miami offense.
The Thunder’s offense has been extremely up and down lately, but perhaps a matchup with a mediocre defense will do them some good. A full roster, plenty of recent rest, and a rowdy home crowd feel like a good recipe for a dominant Thunder win.
Tip-Off: 6 PM CT
Location: Paycom Center (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
Television: FanDuel Sports Network 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: Luguentz Dort
- SF: Aaron Wiggins
- PF: Jalen Williams
- C: Chet Holmgren
Heat
- PG: Davion Mitchell
- SG: Tyler Herro
- SF: Norman Powell
- PF: Andrew Wiggins
- C: Bam Adebayo
Injury Report
Thunder
- Isaiah Hartenstein (strained left soleus) is OUT.
- Thomas Sorber (right ACL surgical recovery) is OUT.
- Nikola Topic (surgical recovery) is OUT.
Heat
- Vladislav Goldin (G League — two-way) is OUT.
- Tyler Herro (right big toe contusion and rib contusion) is QUESTIONABLE.
- Terry Rozier (not with team) is OUT.
- Jahmir Young (G League — two-way) is OUT.
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City, the Thunder is 18-16 against the Heat (9-9 at home, 9-7 on the road).
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City, the Thunder have won the season series 6 times, lost it 5 times, and tied 6 times.
- Last season, the Thunder went 2-0 against the Heat (1-0 at home, 1-0 on the road).
- OKC has won 4 consecutive matchups against Miami, including the last two at the Paycom Center.