Thunder Slip By Heat

     The Oklahoma City Thunder got by the Miami Heat 116-115 on Wednesday night at VISA Athletic Center outside of Orlando. It was the Heat's first one-point loss of the season. They will face the Indiana Pacers in their final game of the 2019-20 regular season on Friday and the opening round of the postseason. 

     Miami(44-28) moved out to a 42-29 lead after one quarter and stayed in front 66-62 by halftime. Oklahoma City(44-27) could not keep up and were down 100-82 at the end of three quarters. 

     The Thunder outscored the Heat 34-15 in the final quarter. Solomon Hill made a left-handed layup to give Miami a 115-113 lead with 11.6 seconds remaining. Mike Muscala nailed a three-point shot and the Thunder led 116-113 with 5.2 seconds left. 

     The Heat was led by Tyler Herro with his game-high 30 points. Goran Dragic and Duncan Robinson both had 16 points each. Darius Bazley came off the bench to give the Thunder a team-high 21 points.