The Miami Heat (21-20, 11-9 Home), one of the league’s top scoring defenses, play host to the Oklahoma City Thunder (18-22, 5-13 Away) on Tuesday. Oklahoma City defeated the Dallas Mavericks 120-109 at Paycom Center on Sunday.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a standout performance with 33 points. The Thunder are the 13th seed in the Western Conference.Miami dropped a close one on Sunday at FTX Arena, falling to the Brooklyn Nets 102-101.
Jimmy Butler had 26 points and eight rebounds in the losing effort to lead the team. The Heat are the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. It’s the final meeting of the season between the teams.
Miami will be seeking a season sweep against Oklahoma City after getting the win in the only previous meeting 110-108 at Paycom Center in December 2022, their seventh straight head-to-head victory. Tyler Herro led the Heat with 35 points.
Gilgeous-Alexander had 27 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists in the losing effort. The Thunder have been led this season by Gilgeous-Alexander, who is averaging 30.9 points per game, fourth-highest in the league. Gilgeous-Alexander also has dished 5.6 assists per game. Meanwhile, Josh Giddey is grabbing 7.8 rebounds.
Bam Adebayo (21.4 ppg) and Herro (21.2) have powered the Heat’s offense. Adebayo also has collected 9.9 rebounds per game. Kyle Lowry has recorded 5.6 assists per game. The Heat are one of the toughest scoring defenses in the NBA, ranking second with 109.0 points per game allowed.
The teams have split their last 10 clashes at FTX Arena (5-5). Oklahoma City is seeking to end a five-game losing skid on the road this season. In the last 10 games, Oklahoma City is 6-4 with an average margin of +4.1 (120.0-115.9). Miami has split the last 10 (5-5), scoring 110.5 points per game on average while holding opponents to 108.9 (+1.6 margin).
THUNDER HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Isaiah Joe: 16.4 | 10.2 | +6.2
Rebounds per game:
Kenrich Williams: 7.2 | 4.7 | +2.5
HEAT HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Victor Oladipo: 25.2 | 17.2 | +8.0
Kyle Lowry: 14.0 | 23.1 | -9.1
Points per game:
Kyle Lowry: 7.2 | 13.1 | -5.9
Rebounds per game:
Jimmy Butler: 4.8 | 6.4 | -1.6
Assists per game:
Kyle Lowry: 3.8 | 5.6 | -1.8
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
OKC Thunder (+165)
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