Heat coach Erik Spoelstra sat before Saturday’s game against the Thunder as a voice of hope, as if seeing something out of focus for outsiders.

The defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder (35-7) own the league’s best record and a five-game winning streak as they visit the Miami Heat (21-20), who have dropped four of their last five, on Saturday night.

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The Miami Heat continue to find themselves in the news regarding star players who may be looking to end up elsewhere. Amid the week of Ja Morant rumors, the Hea

Thunder star Jalen Williams exited the team’s game against the Heat on Saturday with an apparent hamstring injury.

While Anfernee Simons has long had a justified reputation as being a bucket in the NBA dating back to his time with the Portland Trail Blazers, nobody expected the Florida native to go off for 39 points, 4 rebounds and as many assists to help drive the Boston Celtics to a 119-115 win vs. the Miami Heat on their on home court.

After two straight losses earlier this month, the Oklahoma City Thunder seem to be back on track. The Thunder, the defending NBA champions and league leaders at 35-7, take their deep and talented roster to Miami to face the Heat on Saturday night.

MIAMI – Though the Miami Heat lost to the Boston Celtics on Thursday night, there were still some standout performances, such as from rookie Kasparas Jakucionis. While the Heat rookie has been labeled unique before in the past, head coach Erik Spoelstra would speak more on how he can change the team.