The Oklahoma City Thunder (11-16, 6-5 Home), the league’s top scoring team, welcome the Miami Heat (13-15, 4-9 Away) on Wednesday. Miami topped the Indiana Pacers 87-82 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Monday. Bam Adebayo was a top performer with 22 points, 17 rebounds, and three assists. The Heat are 10th in the Eastern Conference.
Oklahoma City dropped their third in a row on Monday at American Airlines Center, falling to the Dallas Mavericks 121-114. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 42 points in the loss to lead the team. The Thunder are the 12th seed in the Western Conference.The teams are meeting for the first time this season.
Miami won both games between the teams last season, the last of which was a 120-108 triumph at FTX Arena on March 18, their sixth straight head-to-head victory. Tyler Herro led the Heat with 26 points, seven rebounds, and four assists. Gilgeous-Alexander had 26 points and seven rebounds in the losing effort.
The Heat have been led this season by Adebayo and Herro, who are averaging 20.8 and 19.5 points per game, respectively. Both are among the league’s top scorers, as Adebayo is No. 1 and Herro is first. Adebayo also has grabbed 9.5 rebounds per game, most in the league.
Meanwhile, Kyle Lowry is dishing 5.9 assists per game. Gilgeous-Alexander has powered the Thunder’s offense, averaging 31.2 points per game. He has the No. 1 scoring average in the NBA. Gilgeous-Alexander also has tallied 5.8 assists per game, most in the NBA. Josh Giddey has averaged 7.8 rebounds per game.
The Thunder are averaging 115.8 points per game, ranking as the most explosive offense in the league.The Heat have had the advantage in the last 10 games at Paycom Center, winning six.
Miami is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -1.2 (107.2-108.4). Oklahoma City has a 4-6 record over the last 10, allowing 118.0 points per game on average while scoring only 114.8 (-3.2 margin).
HEAT HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Gabe Vincent: 1.0 | 13.8 | -12.8
Points per game:
Max Strus: 7.4 | 13.7 | -6.3
Rebounds per game:
Jimmy Butler: 5.0 | 6.7 | -1.7
THUNDER HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Kenrich Williams: 20.0 | 11.8 | +8.2
Tre Mann: 7.8 | 13.0 | -5.2
Rebounds per game:
Aleksej Pokusevski: 7.0 | 5.4 | +1.6
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Miami Heat (-140)
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