Miami Heat at Oklahoma City Thunder
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
OKC leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Thunder: 75.7%
Heat: 24.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jalen Williams, F | Day-To-Day | Jan 21 |
| Chet Holmgren, PF | Out | Jan 17 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein, C | Out | Jan 15 |
| Nikola Topic, G | Out | Jan 12 |
| Ajay Mitchell, G | Out | Jan 10 |
Miami Heat Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Keshad Johnson, F | Day-To-Day | Jan 22 |
| Tyler Herro, PG | Day-To-Day | Jan 22 |
| Josh Richardson, SG | Out | Jan 18 |
| Dru Smith, G | Out | Dec 27 |
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2024-25 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
22 | 20 | .524 | - | L1 |
 Orlando |
23 | 22 | .511 | 0.5 | L4 |
 Miami |
21 | 21 | .500 | 1 | L1 |
 Charlotte |
11 | 28 | .282 | 9.5 | W3 |
 Washington |
6 | 36 | .143 | 16 | L11 |
2024-25 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
- | 7 | W1 | 0.8333333 | 35 |
 Denver |
8.5 | 16 | W3 | 0.627907 | 27 |
 Minnesota |
13.5 | 21 | L2 | 0.5116279 | 22 |
 Portland |
20.5 | 28 | W2 | 0.3488372 | 15 |
 Utah |
24.5 | 31 | L3 | 0.24390244 | 10 |
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