Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points, Chet Holmgren included 23 and the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder made use of two significant next-50 % runs to beat the Miami Heat 128-120 on Wednesday night time.
Jalen Williams completed with 19 points, 12 helps and 9 rebounds, and Lu Dort scored 14 factors and Isaiah Joe included 11. Oklahoma City conquer Miami for the 2nd time in the previous 10 conferences.
Bam Adebayo led Miami with 25 factors, 11 rebounds and six assists. Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 21 factors and Haywood Highsmith had a occupation-most effective 19.
Tyler Herro scored 17 details, Nikola Jovic added 15 and Kevin Really like had 12 for the Warmth. Miami utilised a late 10- run to get inside of six with 1:08 remaining, but wouldn’t rating once again.
The Thunder rode the power of two large operates — a 13- spurt to open up the 3rd quarter, then a 17- operate that started off late in the 3rd and extended 5 minutes into the fourth. Miami skipped its 1st five shots of the next 50 %, then skipped 10 straight in the course of the second Oklahoma Town burst.
Miami utilised its 20th distinct beginning lineup of the period, in only 37 game titles. Jimmy Butler (toe, foot) and Caleb Martin (ankle) remained out, and Kyle Lowry was out with the sprained still left hand that he experienced Monday night time against Houston.
Miami led 69-65 after a statistically odd to start with 50 %, a person where the Thunder shot 69.2% and didn’t lead. Record reported that should not have occurred.
Given that the NBA started logging perform-by-engage in knowledge digitally in 1996-97, there experienced been 130 occasions of a team shooting 69.2% or superior in a initial half — and this was only the third time that a staff shot that properly in the opening 24 minutes but trailed at the break anyway.
The Thunder cooled off in the second 50 %, but nonetheless finished the sport shooting 59%.
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Thunder: Host Portland on Thursday night.
Warmth: Host Orlando on Friday evening.
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