Updated Jan. 17, 2026, 8:12 p.m. CT
The Oklahoma City Thunder will travel on the road to face the Miami Heat on Saturday. This will be the second matchup of the season between the two squads. Last time, OKC collected a win on Jan. 11.
The Thunder (35-7) have won five in a row. They went on a second-half run to collect a 111-91 win over the Houston Rockets on Thursday. Chet Holmgren had 18 points, nine rebounds and four blocks to add to his NBA All-Star case.
Meanwhile, the Heat (21-20) couldn’t close things out in a 119-114 loss to the Boston Celtics on Thursday. Norman Powell scored an efficient 26 points. Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo each had 22 points.
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Thunder enter the break ahead, but all minds are focused on Williams. Looks like he suffered some sorta hamstring injury in the middle of the second quarter. Hobbled his way to the locker room after asking for an immediate substitution. Obviously, a bad site to see. Just have to wait for the official word on what happened.
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Williams gives the ball to a trailing Joe. Gets some lucky bounces on the transition 3-pointer. Heat call a timeout. Good bench lineup minutes for OKC so far.
The Thunder offense is rolling early. Gilgeous-Alexander has 10 points. He didn’t repeat the last game’s mistake of a scoreless opening frame. Good start on the road as Adebayo already has 12 points to keep the Heat close.
1Q, 6:13 left: Thunder 22, Heat 19
A lot of scoring early in this one. Larsson gets the second-chance bucket. Thunder call a timeout. Adebayo is already up to 12 points
The Thunder will start Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cason Wallace, Lu Dort, Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren. The Heat will start Kasparas Jakucionis, Norman Powell, Pelle Larsson, Andrew Wiggins and Bam Adebayo.
What channel is Thunder vs. Heat game on today? Time, TV schedule
TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network Oklahoma
Start time: 7 p.m. CT
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Thunder: Isaiah Hartenstein (soleus strain) is out. Nikola Topic (testicular surgery) is out. Thomas Sorber (torn ACL) is out.
Heat: Tyler Herro (toe, rib contusion) is questionable. Davion Mitchell (shoulder contusion) is out. Jaime Jaquez Jr. (knee sprain) is out. Terry Rozier (not with team) is out. Nikola Jovic (head illness) is questionable. Pelle Larsson (mallet finger) is available. Jahmir Young (G League two-way) is out. Myron Gardner (G League two-way) is out. Vladislav Goldin (G League two-way) is out.
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