Sometimes a loss tells you more than a win ever could. The Oklahoma City Thunder walked out of the Kaseya Center last night with a…
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Oklahoma City Thunder | Game #43 Preview: Miami Heat
The Thunder and the Heat just played in OKC last Sunday—a 124-112 win for the Thunder. Miami played OKC close in the first half, even leading by 5 at halftime, but the Thunder put together one of their patented third-quarter bursts to take over and cruise through the fourth period unscathed. OKC is near full health at this point in the season—Isaiah Hartenstein remains out—but Miami is dealing with a handful of key injuries ahead of tonight’s game.
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Thunder Against the Spread | OKC Continues Road Trip as Double-Digit Favorite in Miami
OKC is back to dominating opponents, and that’s probably due in some part to the short injury report. Isaiah Hartenstein remains out, but everyone else is healthy, while Miami is missing at least a few key pieces in this one. I like the Thunder to continue their solid play by picking up another double-digit win on this road trip.
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One Quarter, Total Control: How the Thunder Took Miami’s Best Shot and Ended the Game
There’s a moment in every NBA game when the truth comes out. Not the scoreboard truth. Not the box-score truth. The competitive truth. The kind…
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Oklahoma City Thunder | Game #40: Miami Heat
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.
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Thunder Against the Spread | Near Full Strength, OKC is Heavily Favored at Home Against the Heat
After missing a good chunk of the team on Friday in Memphis, almost everyone is off the injury report for this matchup with the Heat. I expect that the extra rest will do a lot of good towards the upcoming schedule, starting with tonight against a Miami squad that just played last night in Indiana. Sure, the Heat got killed, so starters didn’t play much late, but having to play, combined with travel, will likely have an impact on fatigue. I’m taking OKC to cover big in front of the home crowd.
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From Ice Cold to Red Hot: Thunder’s Second-Half Surge Crushes Heat
Just when it seemed like the Oklahoma City Thunder were headed for a rare defeat, they found a way to fight back in dramatic fashion.…
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Oklahoma City Thunder | Game #53 Preview: Miami Heat
OKC gets a chance to extend their gap on Wednesday night as they host the Miami Heat. Miami is still dealing with the fallout of the Jimmy Butler trade, and adjustment has not been easy. Butler only played about half of Miami’s games before his trade, primarily due to suspensions, but with him gone, the Heat are definitely different moving forward.
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Thunder Against the Spread | OKC Looking for Another Dominant Win with the Heat in Town
OKC is currently having one of the most dominant runs in franchise history. The Thunder has won 6 straight for the third time this season, but those wins have come with an average margin of victory of 25.8 points. 4 of the wins have been by at least 29 points. With the Miami Heat in town, the Thunder is a pretty heavy favorite yet again, but the cover still seems well within the realm of possibility. Chet Holmgren is out for rest, and Cason Wallace is still out with a strained right shoulder, but OKC is pretty healthy otherwise. Meanwhile, Miami is still adjusting to life after Jimmy Butler, and it’s not going so well. I like the Thunder’s odds of turning this one into another blowout.
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Oklahoma City Thunder | Game #27 Preview: Miami Heat
The Oklahoma City Thunder led by as many as 23 early in the second half in Orlando on Thursday night, but the Magic didn’t go away quietly as they cut their deficit to 3 by the end of the third period and a couple more times early in the fourth quarter. OKC never relinquished the lead, though, as they held on to win 105-99. Now OKC takes on the Miami Heat in the second game of a back-to-back on the road.
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