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Jalen Williams scores 33 points, Thunder remain red-hot by topping Heat 104-97
MIAMI (AP) Jalen Williams scored a season-high 33 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 25 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Miami Heat 104-97 on Friday night for their seventh straight victory.
Lu Dort scored 14 points and Isaiah Hartenstein had 13 points and 18 rebounds for the Thunder, who improved to 22-5 - the second-best record in the NBA and tops in the Western Conference.
Oklahoma City's winning streak is alive because the NBA Cup final - a loss Tuesday night to Milwaukee in Las Vegas - doesn't count as a regular-season game.
Tyler Herro had 28 points and 12 rebounds for Miami, which got 17 points and 10 rebounds from Bam Adebayo.
The Heat lost Jimmy Butler to illness in the first quarter and briefly lost Adebayo in the third quarter when he got elbowed over an eye by teammate Jaime Jaquez Jr. Adebayo needed seven stitches but returned.
Thunder: Williams' previous season high was 31. And the big difference for the Thunder was turnovers - they turned 19 Miami giveaways into 27 points.
Heat: Managing general partner Micky Arison and senior director of team development Ruth Riley Hunter - an NCAA, Olympic and WNBA champion - are Basketball Hall of Fame candidates for the Class of 2025. “It's about time” for Arison, said Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, who added that those like Hunter - with college, pro and Olympic titles - should be a Hall lock.
Oklahoma City trailed by three midway through the third quarter, then went on a 10-0 run to kickstart a finishing push. The Thunder were up by 11 entering the fourth.
Gilgeous-Alexander has scored at least 25 points in 17 consecutive games, the longest such streak in the NBA this season.
The Thunder host Washington on Monday. The Heat are at Orlando on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Isaiah Hartenstein vs. Bam Adebayo (Cason Wallace gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 | | Bam Adebayo kicked ball violation | ||
| 11:33 |  | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point dunk | 0-2 |
| 10:58 | | Jalen Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:55 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists) | 0-4 |
| 10:26 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point floating jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:09 | | +3 | Tyler Herro makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 2-7 |
| 9:58 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point reverse layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 4-7 |
| 9:45 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:43 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:37 | | +3 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point pullup jump shot | 7-7 |
| 9:22 | | Tyler Herro misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 9:09 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Herro steals) | ||
| 8:52 | | Tyler Herro misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 8:51 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point cutting layup (Duncan Robinson assists) | 7-9 |
| 8:46 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:37 | | Bam Adebayo kicked ball violation | ||
| 8:36 | | Cason Wallace turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:21 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:17 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | +3 | Jalen Williams makes three point jump shot (Cason Wallace assists) | 10-9 |
| 7:46 | | Tyler Herro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:43 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving finger roll layup (Cason Wallace assists) | 12-9 |
| 7:08 | | Isaiah Hartenstein shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 7:08 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-10 |
| 7:08 | | Bam Adebayo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:06 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Herro steals) | ||
| 6:56 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point running dunk | 12-12 |
| 6:46 | | Jalen Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:43 | | Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | Luguentz Dort shooting foul (Duncan Robinson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:38 | | +1 | Duncan Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-13 |
| 6:38 | | +1 | Duncan Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-14 |
| 6:32 | | Jalen Williams turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:18 | | Haywood Highsmith turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 6:04 | | Kenrich Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:59 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | Kevin Love turnover (bad pass) (Kenrich Williams steals) | ||
| 5:45 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:41 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point layup | 14-14 |
| 5:31 | | +2 | Duncan Robinson makes two point driving layup (Jimmy Butler assists) | 14-16 |
| 5:23 | | Kevin Love kicked ball violation | ||
| 5:10 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Kenrich Williams assists) | 17-16 |
| 4:44 | | Dru Smith turnover (bad pass) (Luguentz Dort steals) | ||
| 4:42 | | +2 | Luguentz Dort makes two point running dunk | 19-16 |
| 4:41 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:19 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point driving layup (Duncan Robinson assists) | 19-18 |
| 3:58 | | Kenrich Williams turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 3:44 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:41 | | Kenrich Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point stepback jump shot (Kenrich Williams assists) | 21-18 |
| 3:21 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:18 | | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 3:14 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point jump shot | 23-18 |
| 3:14 | | Dru Smith shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 3:14 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 24-18 |
| 2:58 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 2:54 | | Tyler Herro offensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point layup (Tyler Herro assists) | 24-20 |
| 2:42 | | +3 | Isaiah Joe makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Hartenstein assists) | 27-20 |
| 2:29 | | Tyler Herro misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:26 | | Isaiah Joe defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:14 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point running layup | 27-22 |
| 1:55 | | +3 | Aaron Wiggins makes three point jump shot | 30-22 |
| 1:28 | | Terry Rozier misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:25 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 1:14 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:11 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | +3 | Dru Smith makes three point jump shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 30-25 |
| 0:44 | | Isaiah Joe misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:41 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:30 | | Dru Smith misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Thunder defensive rebound | ||
| 0:11 | | Alex Caruso misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:07 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Tyler Herro misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:37 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (bad pass) (Alex Caruso steals) | ||
| 11:34 | | +2 | Alex Caruso makes two point running finger roll layup | 32-25 |
| 11:20 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:17 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | Alex Caruso turnover (bad pass) (Dru Smith steals) | ||
| 10:59 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point running jump shot (Dru Smith assists) | 32-28 |
| 10:41 | | +2 | Ajay Mitchell makes two point driving layup | 34-28 |
| 10:24 | | Dru Smith turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:06 | | Jalen Williams misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:03 | | Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | Aaron Wiggins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:57 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Tyler Herro misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:44 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | Jalen Williams turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals) | ||
| 9:23 | | Terry Rozier misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:21 | | Ajay Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving layup (Ajay Mitchell assists) | 36-28 |
| 9:08 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 9:08 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 37-28 |
| 8:48 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point hook shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | Aaron Wiggins misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:29 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving layup | 37-30 |
| 8:04 | | Isaiah Hartenstein misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 8:01 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point turnaround hook shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 37-32 |
| 7:40 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:21 | | Jalen Williams misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:08 | | Kenrich Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | Terry Rozier blocks Cason Wallace's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:55 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 37-34 |
| 6:33 | | Kenrich Williams misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:30 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 6:20 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 37-36 |
| 6:19 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:58 | | +2 | Kenrich Williams makes two point layup | 39-36 |
| 5:46 | | Kenrich Williams personal foul (Nikola Jovic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:31 | | Tyler Herro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:28 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | +3 | Jalen Williams makes three point jump shot (Kenrich Williams assists) | 42-36 |
| 4:58 | | Nikola Jovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:56 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander personal foul (Loose ball) (Jaime Jaquez Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:45 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:42 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:32 | | Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 4:11 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Haywood Highsmith steals) | ||
| 4:08 | | Isaiah Joe shooting foul (Nikola Jovic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:08 | | +1 | Nikola Jovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-37 |
| 4:08 | | Nikola Jovic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:07 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:48 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | +2 | Nikola Jovic makes two point driving layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 42-39 |
| 3:41 | | Isaiah Hartenstein shooting foul (Nikola Jovic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:41 | | +1 | Nikola Jovic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 42-40 |
| 3:28 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point floating jump shot (Alex Caruso assists) | 44-40 |
| 3:02 | | +3 | Nikola Jovic makes three point jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists) | 44-43 |
| 2:46 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:43 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:34 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:14 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 47-43 |
| 1:56 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point pullup jump shot | 47-46 |
| 1:41 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:38 | | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:28 | | Haywood Highsmith offensive foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 1:28 | | Haywood Highsmith turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:08 | | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:05 | | Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | +3 | Jalen Williams makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Hartenstein assists) | 50-46 |
| 0:47 | | Isaiah Hartenstein personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 0:47 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-47 |
| 0:47 | |