Miami Heat – Oklahoma City Thunder · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 14 December 2022

MIA110–108OKC

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Highly recommended

It was more exciting than 80% of NBA games since 2017

· The win probability swung between the two teams 25 times

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↑ OKC winsMIA wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when OKC leads and falls when MIA does.

This is how the game was decided.

Tyler Herro decided it, the Miami Heat player with the most points (35, with 3 rebounds and 2 assists; 0 with him on the floor); the winner's best plus-minus was Victor Oladipo's (+18). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Oklahoma City Thunder 108-110 Miami Heat (December 14, 2022) was hit by Tyler Herro: a jump shot with 5.1 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the Miami Heat up 110-108. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Oklahoma City Thunder 108-110 Miami Heat (December 14, 2022) was a 14-0 run by the Oklahoma City Thunder between the second quarter and the third quarter, from 48-64 to 62-64. The Miami Heat' best was a 14-0 run between the first quarter and the second quarter, from 28-31 to 42-31.

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Play: Tyler Herro makes 19-foot pullup jump shot.

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Tyler Herro decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 5.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 4 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Herro decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

14 December 2022 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401468574:624; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · MIA

Herro · Martin · Lowry · Oladipo · Dedmon

Closing lineup · OKC

Gilgeous-Alexander · Giddey · Dort · Joe · Muscala

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MIA

Tyler Herro

40′ · 0

Caleb Martin

34′ · -12

Bam Adebayo

33′ · -14

Kyle Lowry

29′ · -10

Max Strus

18′ · -14

Victor Oladipo

31′ · +18

Haywood Highsmith

18′ · +14

Dewayne Dedmon

15′ · +14

Duncan Robinson

23′ · +14

OKC

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

36′ · +10

Josh Giddey

36′ · +15

Luguentz Dort

34′ · +11

Jalen Williams

31′ · -1

Darius Bazley

31′ · +13

Aleksej Pokusevski

8′ · -13

Isaiah Joe

17′ · +5

Mike Muscala

10′ · -1

Aaron Wiggins

25′ · -17

Eugene Omoruyi

8′ · -14

Tre Mann

5′ · -18

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. MIA and OKC.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Miami Heat

Robinson, Highsmith, Herro, Dedmon, and Oladipo played 13.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 11 points.
Adebayo, Martin, Strus, Herro, and Lowry played 13.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 16 points.
Adebayo, Martin, Herro, Lowry, and Oladipo played 7.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.

Oklahoma City Thunder

Gilgeous-Alexander, Bazley, Dort, Giddey, and Williams played 18.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 12 points.
Gilgeous-Alexander, Bazley, Dort, Giddey, and Wiggins played 5.6 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Bazley, Joe, Giddey, Wiggins, and Williams played 3.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.

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Miami Heat

Adebayo, Martin, Robinson, Herro, and Oladipo played 5.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Adebayo, Martin, Robinson, Highsmith, and Lowry played 3.7 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Adebayo, Martin, Strus, Lowry, and Oladipo played 3.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Highsmith, Strus, Lowry, Dedmon, and Oladipo played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.

Oklahoma City Thunder

Joe, Giddey, Wiggins, Omoruyi, and Williams played 3.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Gilgeous-Alexander, Dort, Joe, Wiggins, and Muscala played 3.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Pokusevski, Mann, Wiggins, Omoruyi, and Williams played 3.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 9 points.
Gilgeous-Alexander, Dort, Joe, Giddey, and Muscala played 2.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 6 points.
Gilgeous-Alexander, Pokusevski, Joe, Wiggins, and Muscala played 2.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Mann, Giddey, Wiggins, Omoruyi, and Williams played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.
Gilgeous-Alexander, Bazley, Dort, Pokusevski, and Giddey played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Tyler Herro covered 4.91 km, more than anyone in the game.

Josh Giddey touched the ball 88 times, a game high.
Josh Giddey made 67 passes, a game high.
Caleb Martin defended 7 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 5.

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Miami Heat

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Tyler Herro	4.91	6.9	84	54
Caleb Martin	4.47	7.4	38	30
Bam Adebayo	3.89	6.6	69	49
Victor Oladipo	3.68	6.5	54	39
Kyle Lowry	3.07	5.9	72	57
Duncan Robinson	2.90	7.0	37	26
Max Strus	2.37	7.8	39	28
Haywood Highsmith	2.32	7.0	18	15
Dewayne Dedmon	1.58	6.0	26	19

Oklahoma City Thunder

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Josh Giddey	4.51	7.0	88	67
Luguentz Dort	4.09	6.8	39	25
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	3.99	6.1	75	44
Jalen Williams	3.91	7.3	47	34
Darius Bazley	3.81	7.0	42

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2022-23 regular season, not this game.

Miami Heat

Kyle Lowry drew 0.24 charges per game over his 54 games.
He ranks 16 of 382 in the league.
Caleb Martin drew 0.23 charges per game over his 71 games.
He ranks 17 of 382 in the league.
Victor Oladipo drew 0.21 charges per game over his 42 games.
He ranks 18 of 382 in the league.

Oklahoma City Thunder

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recovered 1.0 loose balls per game over his 68 games.
He ranks 1 of 382 in the league.
Eugene Omoruyi drew 0.33 charges per game over his 39 games.
He ranks 6 of 382 in the league.
Isaiah Joe drew 0.29 charges per game over his 69 games.
He ranks 12 of 382 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have won 20 of their 41 games against the Miami Heat.

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Game context

Attendance

14.783

81.2% of capacity

Paycom Center · Oklahoma City

Scoring

218

combined points

11.4 below the season average (229.4)

⚖️ The last two minutes

Official NBA L2M report: every call in the endgame, reviewed by the league.

15 calls reviewed4 errors admitted by the NBA

Foul: Shooting · 00:01.5

Dewayne Dedmon → Josh Giddey

Dedmon (MIA) extends a hand into Giddey's (OKC) back, which affects his shot attempt near the rim.

Turnover: Traveling · 00:27.2

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander → Heat

Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) gathers the ball on his right foot and hops consecutively on it.

Foul: Personal · 01:11.5

Kyle Lowry → Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Lowry (MIA) initiates contact with Gilgeous-Alexander's (OKC) arm that affects his ability to make the pass.

Foul: Defense 3 Second · 01:12.0

Bam Adebayo → Thunder

Adebayo (MIA) fails to fully clear the lane and is in the paint for longer than three seconds without imminently actively guarding an opponent.