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BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Heat take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in non-conference action. The Thunder are 18-3 on their home court. Oklahoma City is second in the Western Conference scoring 121.3 points while shooting 48.8% from the field. The Heat are 7-12 on the road. Miami is 4-2 in one-possession games.

Oklahoma City's going through a portion of the season where it hasn't looked like its usual self, and the whole league is watching. We're not even close to panic mode as this team still sits with the best record in the entire NBA,

The most surprising result of the 2025-26 NBA season happened Monday night when the perpetually rebuilding Charlotte Hornets waltzed into the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City and demolished the reigning champion Thunder, 124-97.

The Thunder are still the league's most dominant team, but recent losses have revealed the narrow formula opponents need to pull an upset.

Prior to this 6-6 stretch, Oklahoma City held a 24-1 record, having lost just one game in its first 25 contests. This is a feat shared by only one team in the history of the NBA: the 73-win Golden State Warriors.

The Thunder still doesn’t look like the Thunder. And that’s the most jarring part, because the Thunder always looks like the Thunder.

The Thunder began this season more closely resembling machine than man. But the team is now looking for resolution after recent struggles.

Brandon Miller's two-way dominance, LaMelo Ball's answered prayer, and a raised ceiling for the Charlotte Hornets.

Granted the Grizzlies were missing star point guard Ja Morant — who is currently sidelined due to a right calf contusion and is reportedly on the trading block — but they still were in the driver's seat at home against a Thunder team that's looked more vulnerable over the past month.