The Oklahoma City Thunder play host to the Miami Heat at Paycom Center on Friday evening.

The Thunder (43-19) have won two of their last three games and look to stay strong as they kick off a four-game home stand with the chance to add to their, 24-6, home record. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continues to lead the way, averaging 30.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.4 blocks over the last five games. Chet Holmgren averages 17.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.5 blocks, while Jalen Williams is averaging 19.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Josh Giddey continues to provide a modest, but well-rounded contribution, averaging 11.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game.

Meanwhile, this marks the second game of a back-to-back for the Heat (35-27), after a hard-fought loss in Dallas on Wednesday. They were out to a great start in the game and led, 36-28, after one quarter, but they lost control in the second and third, and trailed by eight points entering the final frame. They kept up the fight and grabbed a brief lead in the fourth but could not hang on and fell short for the road loss. Terry Rozier led the Heat with 27 points, six rebounds, 11 assists and a steal, in the loss. Duncan Robinson followed up with 19 points, four rebounds and two assists, while Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo had 14 points each. Tyler Herro (knee) and Kevin Love (heel) missed the last game and will remain out through Friday's action. The Heat will look to get back on track and add to their, 18-14, road record as they face the second and final game of a road trip.