The Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder are playing on the NBA schedule on Sunday night and the game from Chesapeake Energy Arena starts at 7 pm ET. Kevin Durant will take on Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in a matchup of top teams in the east and west.
Miami has been a solid road team this season and they will try and go even on this six game trip with a win against OKC, who has been one of the best offensive teams in the league. The Thunder are ranked in the top five in home court records this season and the Heat come in looking to stay in the mix at the top of their division with the Atlanta Hawks. Miami is 23-17 on the season and after playing one home game after this, the team will hit the road again for five games.
Miami has been dealing with some injuries over the last week, as Goran dragic has been out with a strained calf, while Dwyane Wade sat down with a shoulder issue. The Heat won against the Suns and lost to the Warriors, Clippers and Jazz before winning against the Nuggets. Wade sat out that game and he said that he should be ready to play against the Thunder on Sunday night.
Hassan Whiteside has been playing well this season despite dealing with a knee issue and he had a triple double with 19 points, 17 rebounds and 11 blocks in the game on Friday. OKC comes in at 29-12 this season and they have been getting some fantastic play from Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook that has the team ranked in the top five in offense in the league. The two teams played in Miami in December and that matchup saw the Heat win by two.
The Thunder have only lost five games at home this season and they have played tight defense at their home arena. Wade is looking to play on Sunday night and the starting lineup will likely have Beno Udrih again with Dragic out with the calf strain. The last game between the two teams saw Westbrook and Durant score 25 points each, while Wade had 28 points in the game to lead the scoring.
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