Seeding games power ranking: OKC Thunder defense bolsters their position

AUGUST 09: Terrance Ferguson #23, Darius Bazley #7, Chris Paul #3, Devon Hall #14, and Luguentz Dort #5 of the OKC Thunder celebrate after defeating the Washington Wizards (Photo by Kim Klement - Pool/Getty Images)
AUGUST 09: Terrance Ferguson #23, Darius Bazley #7, Chris Paul #3, Devon Hall #14, and Luguentz Dort #5 of the OKC Thunder celebrate after defeating the Washington Wizards (Photo by Kim Klement - Pool/Getty Images)
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OKC Thunder, Power rankings week 12
OKC Thunder, Power rankings week 12: Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat gives a kiss to the crowd after receiving a technical foul for an argument with T.J. Warren #1 of the Indiana Pacers. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Miami Heat:

Although the Miami Heat registered only three wins, in truth they really only cared about three matches. They wanted to beat the Celtics, Raptors, and first game against the Pacers. Toronto got the win but the other two contests Miami took with relative ease.

Nor did the highly anticipated bout with T.J. Warren live up to the hype. Ironically, both Warren and Butler are dealing with foot injuries that kept them out of the Friday match.

Miami had the second hardest strength of schedule for the seeding games with matches against a cumulative opponent win total of 329.

Seeding Game Results:

Heat 125 – Nuggets 105
Raptors 107 –  Heat 103
Heat -112 – Celtics 106
Bucks – 130 – Heat 116
Suns 119 –  Heat 112
Heat 114 – Pacers 92
OKC Thunder 116 – Heat 115
Pacers 109 – Heat 92