Thunder face the Heat on 6-game win streak

Miami Heat (25-26, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (43-9, first in the Western Conference)

Oklahoma City; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City will try to prolong its six-game win streak with a victory over Miami.

The Thunder are 25-3 on their home court. Oklahoma City is third in the Western Conference scoring 118.2 points while shooting 47.6% from the field.

The Heat are 13-15 on the road. Miami ranks third in the Eastern Conference allowing just 110.5 points while holding opponents to 46.0% shooting.

The Thunder are shooting 47.6% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points higher than the 46.0% the Heat allow to opponents. The Heat average 14.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 more made shots on average than the 12.6 per game the Thunder allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, six assists and 1.9 steals for the Thunder. Jalen Williams is averaging 18.9 points over the last 10 games.

Terry Rozier is shooting 40.7% and averaging 12.4 points for the Heat. Nikola Jovic is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Thunder: 8-2, averaging 125.7 points, 48.0 rebounds, 26.4 assists, 9.8 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.6 points per game.

Heat: 4-6, averaging 104.8 points, 46.4 rebounds, 26.3 assists, 5.2 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.5 points.

INJURIES: Thunder: Isaiah Joe: out (knee), Ousmane Dieng: out (calf), Cason Wallace: out (shoulder), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Ajay Mitchell: out (toe).

Heat: Dru Smith: out for season (achilles), Jaime Jaquez Jr.: out (illness), Tyler Herro: out (illness).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.