Miami Heat vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 12/14/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma

The Oklahoma City Thunder are welcoming the Miami Heat at Paycom Center on Wednesday.

The Heat faced the Pacers and earned the victory with a final of 87-82 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Heat ended up finishing with 17 and the Pacers accounted for 18 personal fouls. They also converted 11 of 39 tries from beyond the perimeter. Indiana finished 75.0% from the free throw line by making 15 of 20 attempts. In addition, Indiana grabbed 45 boards (8 offensive, 37 defensive) and had 2 rejections. Indiana recorded 16 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. In the matter of defense, Miami let their opponent shoot 35.4% from the field on 28 out of 79 shooting. They also distributed 23 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 7 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they compiled 48 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Heat converted 14 of 18 shots for a percentage of 77.8%. Miami wrapped up the contest with a 38.6% field goal percentage (32 out of 83) and knocked down 9 of 34 3-pointers.

Bam Adebayo is one player who was a major contributor in this game. He accounted for 22 points on 8 of 18 shooting. He played 35 minutes and snagged 17 rebounds. Adebayo finished the game shooting 44.4% from the floor and distributed 3 assists.

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Miami comes into this one with a mark of 13-15 this season. They average 107.9 pts per contest (30th in basketball) on 45.0% from the field. The Heat are connecting on 33.7% on three-point shots (332 of 985) and 83.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Miami is grabbing 41.3 boards per contest and has accumulated 666 dimes this season, which ranks 14th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 14.0 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 19.1 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Heat are forcing 16.1 turnovers per game and they draw 20.5 fouls. They are 27th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 715 surrendered this year. The Heat defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.1% (1,128 of 2,394) and they relinquish 43.5 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They relinquish 35.7% on 3-point shots and they are 5th in the NBA in points per game allowed (109.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Thunder took a loss by a score of 121-114 against the Mavericks. The Thunder corralled 32 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for the game. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 4 steals for this contest. The Mavericks were called for 19 fouls in the game which took the Thunder to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They were able to make 20 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 95.2%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Oklahoma City knocked down 10 out of 31 tries (32.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Thunder walked away from this one shooting 42 for 88 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.7%. The Thunder allowed the Mavericks to make 39 of 93 attempts from the floor which had them at 41.9% in this game. They finished 40.7% from three-point range by going 22 out of 54 and ended up shooting 21 of 25 at the free throw line (84.0%). When talking about rebounding, Oklahoma City permitted Dallas to collect 50 in total (16 offensive).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pitched in for the Thunder in the matchup. He converted 14 out of 23 in the matchup giving him a rate of 60.9%, and totaled 2 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander accumulated 42 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 3 dimes for the game.

Oklahoma City has a win-loss record of 11-16 on the season. As an offensive team, the Thunder are hitting on 46.1% from the floor, which ranks 22nd in the league. Oklahoma City has accounted for 3,126 pts on the campaign (115.8 per contest) and they average 44.6 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 24.1 times per contest (18th in the league) and they turn it over 14.2 times per contest. The Thunder commit 21.7 fouls per game and they hit 80.1% from the charity stripe.

The Thunder on defense are ranked 29th in basketball in points allowed per game with 117.7. They have forced 17.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (12th in the NBA). The Oklahoma City defense surrenders 36.0% on shots from beyond the arc (345 of 958) and their opponents are making 78.8% of their free throw attempts. They allow 24.9 dimes and 48.9 boards every game, which has them ranked 12th and 30th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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