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OKC Thunder host East threat Miami Heat: game preview

By Shontelle Matano

OKC Thunder Dennis Schroder (Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Projected Line-ups:

OKC Thunder Starters:

Point Guard: Chris Paul
Shooting Guard: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Small Forward: Terrance Ferguson
Power Forward: Danilo Gallinari
Center: Mike Muscala

OKC Thunder Bench:

Point Guard: Dennis Schroder.
Shooting Guard: Deonte Burton, Hamidou Diallo
Small Forward: Darius Bazley
Power Forward: –
Center: Justin Patton

Injury notes:

Miami Heat Starters:

Point Guard: Kendrick Nunn
Shooting Guard: Duncan Robinson
Small Forward: Jimmy Butler
Power Forward: Meyers Leonard
Center: Bam Adebayo

Miami Heat Bench:

Point Guard: Goran Dragic
Shooting Guard: Dion Waiters
Small Forward: Derrick Jones
Power Forward: James Johnson, Udonis Haslem, Chris Silva
Center: Kelly Olynyk

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Injury notes:

  • Justise Winslow was out Wednesday against the Spurs with a back injury and is also out for this game.
  • Tyler Herro was out against the Spurs with a left knee bruise and is questionable to play.
  • Kyle Alexander is out with a knee injury.

Game Specifics

The Venue: Chesapeake Energy Arena

Tipoff:  8:00 PM ET  | 7:00 PM CT

TV: FS Oklahoma

Radio: WWLS 98.1 FM OKC

History:

The teams have played each other 22 times in the regular season with the OKC Thunder holding a 13-9 advantage. The Heat and Thunder both won a single game over each other last season and battle it out to clinch the tie-breaker.

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Enjoy the game and check back after for player grades and takeaways.

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