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The high-flying OKC Thunder travel to South Beach on Wednesday to take on the defending Eastern Conference Champion Miami Heat. The Thunder have been one of the surprise teams of the NBA this season with a record of 24-11 and are in the thick of the race for the top spot in the Western Conference. Miami has had an uneven season at 21-15 but seemingly turns into a different team come playoff time each season. The 0pening tap is scheduled for 7:30 PM EST.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder continued their Eastern Conference swing on Monday night with a 136-128 win over the Washington Wizards in DC. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Thunder and was the first on this current road trip. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with 32 points while rookie-sensation Chet Holmgren added 31 points as the Thunder improved to 24-11 on the season and 1-2 on this four-game road trip.
“I thought our intensity and how hard we played tonight was much, much better,” said Thunder coach Mark Daigneault. “And there were times in those other two games where we gave up a lot of unearned stuff. I didn’t think much tonight was unearned.”
The Thunder have taken the NBA by storm this season and it begins with one of the top offenses in the league. The Thunder come into this matchup with the fourth-ranked scoring off ense in the NBA. They are second in field goal percentage and first in 3-point shooting. The Thunder are ranked 10th in 3-point field goals per game. On the defensive end, the Thunder are 16th in scoring defense. They are second in field goal defense and 11th in 3-point defense. The Thunder can be had on the glass, however, ranking just 29th in the league in total rebounds per game. The young team protects the basketball, ranked fifth in turnovers per game.
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