Thunder 115-101 Heat (12 February 2025) Game ReCAPT

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 32 points and nine assists, and Oklahoma City Thunder stood from a 21-point deficit to defeat Miami Heat 115-101 Wednesday night.

Jalen Williams scored 18 points and Lu Dort added 17 for Thunder, who won their seventh equal and improved to a league-best 44-9.

Oklahoma City never led before a 24-0 race to start the fourth quarter that put the team ahead for good. Thunder Outscored Heat 32-8 in the last period led by Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 14 points in the fourth.

BAM Adebayo had 27 points and 15 rebounds and Tyler Herro added 14 points for the heat. Andrew Wiggins added 13 points in his second game with the heat since he was traded from the Golden State Warriors.

Miami dominated the first half and intentionally scored against the league leader in defensive assessment. The heat led 58-37 in the second quarter, but Gilgeous-Alexander hit a 3-pointer at the break during the break to cut Oklahoma City’s deficit to 63-52. Miami shot 58.5% in the first half.

Miami led 93-83 at the end of the third quarter, but Thunder held Miami Scoreless for almost six minutes to start the last period.

Takeaways

Heat: Miami played well in everyone except six minutes. Against a team of Oklahoma City’s caliber, lapsed enough to lose the game.

Thunder: Oklahoma City has consistently deleted deficits on the second half half by carrying opponents down with their depth. Thunder also continued to play with high defensive intensity.

Keying moment

Gilgeous-Alexander’s 3-Pointer put Thunder in front of 96-93 with 9:31 to play. It was Oklahoma City’s first lead of the game.

Key State

Oklahoma City made 13 of 23 field targets in the fourth quarter, while Miami made only 3 of 18.

Up next

The heat visits Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night. Thunder visits Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night.

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