The Heat are considered to be contenders in the Eastern Conference after adding point guard Goran Dragic in the offseason, Hassan Whiteside emerging as a force down low, and Dwayne Wade back healthy for the first time in a long time.
The Thunder are in need of a big road and need to keep improving in a Western Conference that is extremely close from seeds 3-8.
One loss could drop you from 3rd to 8th and a losing streak could be too much to come back from.
One loss could drop you from 3rd to 8th and a losing streak could be too much to come back from.
The improvement needs for the Thunder are obvious.
Offensive consistentcy is one key for the Thunder to get where they want to go. At time the ball will be moving from side to side and they look unstoppable.
Other times they look very stagnant and struggle to get good looks. It is all about the players completely buying in to Coach Billy Donovan's system and if they do no one can stop them.
Other times they look very stagnant and struggle to get good looks. It is all about the players completely buying in to Coach Billy Donovan's system and if they do no one can stop them.
Defensively it is all about effort. The Thunder give up too many easy lay ups and it just looks as if they don't really care about defense. That has to change and it has to start with the two stars Durant and Westbrook.
The good thing right now is that the Thunder are sitting third in the West at 11-7 and have won 4 of 5.
But they have not been able to win close games on the road and that needs to start happening as we are over a month into the season.
But they have not been able to win close games on the road and that needs to start happening as we are over a month into the season.
Oklahoma City and Miami tip off inside American Airlines arena Thursday night at 6 pm ct on FSOK.
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