Miami, FL
Thunder Gameday: OKC Thunder Hope for Bounce Back in Vegas Against Miami Heat
The Oklahoma City Thunder were boat raced in their Vegas opener against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday, dropping their Summer League record to 2-2 after a 2-1 stint in the Salt Lake City Classic. Already down Ousmane Dieng, the Thunder have not announced if any other players will be shut down for Monday’s contest against the Miami Heat.
On Saturday, the Toronto Raptors enjoyed a wire-to-wire win over the Thunder – Oklahoma City did make a second-half comeback to trim a 25-point deficit down to single digits before ultimately falling in that contest.
On the flip side, the Miami Heat earned a NBA 2k25 Summer League opening win against the Boston Celtics on Saturday, pulling out a 119-114 victory, led by Jamie Jaquez Jr. who dropped 29 points in what should be his final ever Summer League game.
KEYS TO THE GAME:
Finding any sort of creator besides Ajay Mitchell and Dillon Jones. This team is an offensive eye sore with Ousmane Dieng on the sidelines as they struggled to get open looks and create for themselves and others. On Saturday, it was Mitchell and Jones headling the band with the other members playing out of tune.
Finding a way to limit Ke’el Ware will be a tough task for the Thunder who only bring two big men with them to Summer League in Kylor Kelley and KJ Williams, the Heat’s top rookie has a chance for a big game.
Another chance for Keyontae Johnson to showcase his skillset as he remains an NBA Free Agent after an impressive G League season a year ago for the OKC Blue.
RECORDS:
Oklahoma City Thunder (2-2) vs. Miami Heat (1-0)
WHEN:
Monday, July 15, 2024 at 5:00 PM CT
LOCATION:
Cox Pavillion – Las Vegas, NV
TV/RADIO:
ESPNU, 98.1 FM The Sports Animal
Live Stream: fuboTV (Start Your Free Trial)
FINAL WORD:
Stay tuned for updates on who will and will not be available in this contest, if the rookies do play they will be the show stoppers for the Thunder.
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Watch CBS News
An investigation is underway at a northwest Miami-Dade apartment complex after the sheriff’s office said a man was shot by his girlfriend after a “heated dispute” early Wednesday morning.
Few details have been released, but the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said the incident took place at an apartment complex located off Northwest 7th Avenue.
The sheriff’s office said that a man became involved in a “heated dispute” with his girlfriend, and she shot him in the right arm.
He was rushed to a hospital by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue in critical condition.
The woman is in custody.
The identities of those who were involved have not yet been released.
No other information was available.
Game date, time and location: Tuesday, Mar. 3, 7:30 p.m. EST, Kaseya Center, Miami, Florida
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun, YES Network (Brooklyn)
Radio: 104.3 FM (Miami/Ft. Lauderdale), ESPN 106.3 FM, (West Palm Beach), FOX Sports Radio 105.9 FM (Ft. Myers/Naples), 1450 AM (Suart), 97.7 FM (Florida Keys), WAQI 710 AM (Spanish-language broadcast, South Florida), WFAN 101.9 FM/660 AM (Brooklyn)
VITALS: The Miami Heat (32-29) and Brooklyn Nets (15-45) meet for the second of three regular season matchups. Earlier this season, Miami recorded a, 106-95, win in Brooklyn on December 18 and has now won four of the last five overall against the Nets.
It also marks the first of consecutive games against Brooklyn with the teams facing each other again on Thursday. The Heat are 83-61 all-time versus the Nets during the regular season, including 44-26 in home games and 39-35 in road games.
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Davion Mitchell
G Tyler Herro
C Bam Adebayo
F Pelle Larsson
F Andrew Wiggins
NETS
G Nolan Traore
G Terance Mann
C Nic Claxton
F Michael Porter Jr.
F Noah Clowney
INJURY REPORT
HEAT
Davion Mitchell: Questionable – Shoulder
Norman Powell: Out – Groin
Nikola Jovic: Out – Back
Trevor Keels: Available – G League
Jahmir Young: Available – G League
Vlad Goldin: Available – G League
Terry Rozier: Out – Not with team
NETS
Nic Claxton: Probable – Thumb
Egor Demin: Out – Foot
QUOTABLE
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra: “Regardless of the scheme is, I always go back to that, it’s just about committing to doing hard things. We were really moving in the zone, taking away airspace and scrambling to challenge shots at the rim. In a lot of these losses in the last month we’ve just been giving up shots at the rim and threes.”
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Alexander Toledo is a contributor to Miami Heat On SI and producer/co-host of the Five on the Floor podcast, covering the Heat and NBA. He can be reached at Twitter: @tropicalblanket
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