National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma City 94, Miami 86
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials: #49 Tom Washington, #60 James Williams, #61 Courtney Kirkland
Attendance: 19735

Thunder 94, Heat 86: Russell Westbrook tallied 19 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and four steals as visiting Oklahoma City beat Miami to move above .500 for the first time all season.

Kevin Durant also scored 19 points to go with eight rebounds, eight assists and four steals for the Thunder, who have won three straight and eight of 12 to complete their recovery from a 3-12 start. Reggie Jackson added 16 points and fellow reserve Anthony Morrow contributed 12.

Dwyane Wade returned from a two-game absence to score 18 points and dish out six assists for the Heat, who were unable to overcome 21 turnovers. Chris Bosh had 16 points and seven rebounds and Hassan Whiteside added 10 points.

Morrow and Jackson knocked down jumpers to open the fourth quarter and give Oklahoma City a 76-67 lead, but Miami cut the deficit to two and kept it there until the final three minutes. Jackson's 3-pointer and back-to-back buckets from Westbrook, the latter a steal and breakaway layup, restored the nine-point margin as the Thunder closed it out.

Miami jumped out to an early 18-10 lead behind 10 points from Whiteside — all on dunks — and led by as many as nine, but the Thunder reeled off an 11-2 run to pull even before Shabazz Napier's 3-pointer at the buzzer put the Heat ahead 27-24. The Heat led 50-49 at the break and pushed the margin to six early in the third before being outscored 21-10 over the final 9:38 of the quarter as Oklahoma City took a 72-67 advantage into the fourth.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Whiteside was 5-of-5 in 11 minutes before suffering a sprained right ankle in the second quarter. … Thunder G Dion Waiters, who had scored 15 or more points in four straight games, was limited to three on 1-of-9 shooting. … Miami dropped to 1-21 when tied or trailing after three quarters.

Top Game Performances
 
Oklahoma City   Miami
Kevin Durant 19 Scoring Dwyane Wade 18
Kevin Durant 8 Assists Dwyane Wade 6
Russell Westbrook 10 Rebounds Chris Bosh 7
Russell Westbrook 3 Free Throws Made Chris Bosh 5
Kevin Durant 4 Steals Chris Bosh 1
Steven Adams 1 Blocks Chris Andersen 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oklahoma City 94 44.6 6-26 6-10 15 42 3 11 11
Miami 86 47.1 8-22 14-19 20 36 2 4 21
Upcoming Games
  • Miami will play their next game on the road against Charlotte. The Heat have a W/L % of .316 after a win and .545 after a loss.
  • Oklahoma City will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Thunder have a W/L % of .550 after a win and .476 after a loss.