Oklahoma City Thunder (18-22, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (21-20, eighth in the Eastern Conference)
Miami; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City hits the road against Miami looking to end its five-game road slide.
The Heat have gone 11-9 at home. Miami has a 5-5 record in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Thunder are 5-13 on the road. Oklahoma City is third in the NBA scoring 55.4 points per game in the paint led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averaging 15.3.
The two teams play for the second time this season. The Heat defeated the Thunder 110-108 in their last meeting on Dec. 15. Tyler Herro led the Heat with 35 points, and Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 27 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Herro is shooting 39.2% from beyond the arc with 3.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Heat, while averaging 21.2 points, six rebounds and 4.4 assists. Bam Adebayo is averaging 20.2 points and 9.4 rebounds over the last 10 games for Miami.
Luguentz Dort averages 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Thunder, scoring 14.3 points while shooting 34.6% from beyond the arc. Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 26.2 points and 4.3 assists over the past 10 games for Oklahoma City.
LAST 10 GAMES: Heat: 5-5, averaging 110.5 points, 39.2 rebounds, 23.6 assists, 9.6 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.9 points per game.
Thunder: 6-4, averaging 120.0 points, 42.4 rebounds, 23.3 assists, 8.8 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.9 points.
INJURIES: Heat: Caleb Martin: out (quad), Nikola Jovic: out (back), Omer Yurtseven: out (ankle), Duncan Robinson: out (finger).
Thunder: Chet Holmgren: out for season (foot), Ousmane Dieng: out (wrist), Aleksej Pokusevski: out (leg), Jeremiah Robinson-Earl: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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