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<\/p>\nUpdated Jan. 11, 2026, 7:52 p.m. CT<\/p>\n
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The\u00a0Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a>\u00a0will host the\u00a0Miami Heat<\/a>\u00a0on Sunday. This will be the first matchup of the season between the two squads.<\/p>\n The Thunder (32-7) mounted a 21-point comeback in their\u00a0117-116 win<\/a>\u00a0over the\u00a0Memphis Grizzlies<\/a>\u00a0on Friday. Jalen Williams had his best game of the season with an efficient 26 points and 10 assists.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Heat (20-18) dropped a bad 123-99 loss to the\u00a0Indiana Pacers<\/a>\u00a0on Saturday. Tyler Herro had 21 points. Getting blown out by arguably the worst team in the league is never a good sign<\/p>\n For live updates of the Thunder’s game against the Heat, please regularly check back to this post:<\/p>\n End 3Q: Thunder 93, Heat 85<\/p>\n A vintage 18-2 run by OKC to build up a little bit of a lead. Fueled by stops and outside shots. Gilgeous-Alexander has an efficient 27 points and six assists. Let’s see if OKC can close this out.<\/p>\n Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a> 3Q, 5:22 left: Thunder 76, Heat 74<\/p>\n Gilgeous-Alexander with the difficult spin move on Jaquez Jr. Hits the layup through contact. Heat call a timeout. A lot of back and forth in this quarter.<\/p>\n Half: Heat 59, Thunder 55<\/p>\n Another poor end to the quarter for the Thunder. The defense remains a problem. The Heat have sold out on stopping Gilgeous-Alexander. So far, the OKC role players haven’t stepped up to force an adjustment.<\/p>\n 2Q, 6:35 left: Thunder 42, Heat 41<\/p>\n Great rebound and second-chance layup by Mitchell. That forces the Heat to call a timeout. The Thunder have their first lead in a while.<\/p>\n End 1Q: Heat 34, Thunder 32<\/p>\n Andrew Wiggins steals OKC’s inbound pass and makes the corner 3-pointer. Because of course. The Thunder’s defense hasn’t been playing at the same level for a little bit now. Gilgeous-Alexander has just three points on 1-of-6 shooting.<\/p>\n 1Q, 5:08 left: Heat 21, Thunder 16<\/p>\n A couple of strong defensive possessions by the Thunder. A Holmgren block and a Wallace steal. Thunder call a timeout. There have also been some nice finishes from Williams.<\/p>\n