Thunder in Miami tonight to play the Heat. OKC comes off a tough road loss in Atlanta on Monday night where the same problems surfaced again with this Thunder team — namely not being able to get stops when needed and the offense basically too heavy with Russell Westbrook in the fourth period. Plus, a bad night from the bench.
OKC enters at 11-7 on the season and 2-3 on the road as the current No. 3 seed in the West. Golden State has left the rest of the West in its wake with the possible exception of San Antonio. From a realistic view–OKC is at best playing for the No. 2 seed and just discovery itself as a team.
Miami is 10-6 on the season and 8-3 at home this season against a rather soft schedule so far. Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade, Hassan Whiteside, Goran Dragic, and Gerald Green make for an interesting starting five. Luol Deng, Tyler Johnson, Justise Winslow, Josh McRoberts, and Udanis Haslem comprise the bench unit.
Same story as Monday night in Atlanta. OKC on the road for the second straight game against a pretty good team from the Eastern Conference.