Thunder 120-122 Heat: Box Score, Stats & Recap (Jan 17)

Updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:05 AM ET

Regular Season

Oklahoma City ThunderThunder

35-8 · Away

120–122

Final

Saturday, January 17, 2026

Miami HeatHeat

22-20 · Home

Thunder vs Heat final: the Miami Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-120 on January 17, 2026 at Kaseya Center, Miami.

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Thunder	37	28	30	25	120
Heat	30	30	35	27	122

Top Performers

Thunder

Heat

Thunder vs Heat Box Score

Oklahoma City Thunder

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jalen Williams GF	13	8	3	3	0	0	1	3-5	2-2	0-0	+4
Cason Wallace G	22	9	6	3	0	0	1	3-5	1-2	2-2	-8
Chet Holmgren FC	30	14	11	2	0	5	2	6-12	0-2	2-3	-8
Luguentz Dort G	21	2	4	0	0	1	1	1-5	0-2	0-0	-11
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander GF	36	39	4	3	1	0	2	12-19	2-3	13-13	-1
Bench
Ajay Mitchell G	27	15	4	2	1	0	5	6-13	1-6	2-2	-4
Alex Caruso G	21	5	4	2	1	0	1	1-3	1-2	2-4	+7
Isaiah Joe G	19	8	3	2	0	0	1	2-3	2-3	2-4	0
Aaron Wiggins G	27	18	6	1	0	0	0	7-10	4-7	0-0	+6
Jaylin Williams F	17	2	1	4	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	+6
Kenrich Williams GF	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-1

Miami Heat

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Norman Powell G	35	19	4	4	2	1	1	5-15	5-12	4-7	+7
Andrew Wiggins F	32	15	5	5	1	0	0	6-15	2-5	1-2	+4
Pelle Larsson G	29	16	3	2	1	0	1	7-15	0-3	2-4	+4
Kasparas Jakucionis G	26	3	5	7	0	0	0	1-7	1-4	0-0	+4
Bam Adebayo CF	32	30	12	4	1	0	1	9-22	6-10	6-6	+11
Bench
Simone Fontecchio F	17	13	5	3	0	0	1	4-7	2-4	3-3	-5
Kel'el Ware C	16	7	9	0	1	1	0	3-11	1-3	0-0	-9
Dru Smith G	20	5	2	2	0	1	0	1-8	0-2	3-4	-5
Nikola Jović F	15	3	1	2	1	0	0	1-7	0-4	1-2	-7
Myron Gardner F	14	11	5	1	0	1	0	4-4	3-3	0-0	+6

Thunder vs Heat Recap

The Miami Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder because they committed 4 turnovers to the Thunder's 14. The win moved Miami to 22-20, while Oklahoma City fell to 35-8.

The Heat won each of the final three quarters, 30-28, 35-30 and 27-25. Oklahoma City led 65-60 at halftime and the teams were tied 95-95 after three. Miami also grabbed 51 rebounds to the Thunder's 46 and made 20 of 50 three-pointers.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 points for the Thunder, and Chet Holmgren added 11 rebounds. Bam Adebayo answered with 30 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat. Miami's 30 assists backed up that work, and the Heat took 111 shots to the Thunder's 77, making 41 of them.

The number to know: 14 Thunder turnovers against 4 for Miami gave the Heat extra shots, and they won by 2.

Team Stats

Thunder	Stat	Heat
42-77	Field Goals	41-111
54.5%	FG %	36.9%
13-29	3-Pointers	20-50
44.8%	3P %	40.0%
23-28	Free Throws	20-28
82.1%	FT %	71.4%
46	Rebounds	51
5	Off. Rebounds	21
23	Assists	30
3	Steals	7
6	Blocks	4
14	Turnovers	4
19	Fouls	21
12	Biggest Lead	6

Four Factors

Team	Effective FG%	Turnover %	Off. rebound %	FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Thunder	63.0%	13.6%	14.3%	0.299
Heat	45.9%	3.1%	33.9%	0.180

Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.

Thunder vs Heat Game Info

Date & time: Saturday, January 17, 20268:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT

TV: Local TV onlyLocal: Thunder Thunder Gameday Network (Griffin Media) · Heat WPLG Local 10

Arena: Kaseya CenterMiami

Season: 2025-26 NBA SeasonRegular season

Thunder vs Heat Season Stats 2025-26

Thunder 82 GPHeat 81 GP

119.0#5

Points per game

121.2#2

107.9#2

Opponent points

118.7#22

48.4%#4

Field goal %

46.9%#14

36.5%#9

Three-point %

36.2%#11

81.7%#3

Free throw %

79.2%#10

44.1#12

Rebounds

46.3#4

25.8#18

Assists

29.1#4

9.7#2

Steals

8.6#13

5.5#5

Blocks

4.2#24

12.0#2

Turnovers

13.1#8

Regular-season averages; rank of 30 teams.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head

2025-26 season seriesThunder 1-0

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That covers Thunder vs Heat: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Thunder host the Suns Oct 26; Heat host the Mavericks Oct 26.

Thunder vs Heat FAQs

Who won Thunder vs Heat on Jan 17, 2026?

The Miami Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-120 on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Kaseya Center in Miami. Bam Adebayo led the Heat with 30 points.

What are the Thunder and Heat records?

After this game the Thunder were 35-8 and the Heat were 22-20 this season.

Who was the top scorer in Thunder vs Heat?

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 for the Thunder. Bam Adebayo scored 30 for the Heat.

Who leads the Thunder vs Heat season series?

The Thunder lead the regular-season series 1-0 this season.

Who won the last Thunder vs Heat game?

The Thunder beat the Heat 124-112 on Jan 11, 2026 at home.

Where was Thunder vs Heat played?

At Kaseya Center in Miami, the home arena of the Miami Heat.

What was the score by quarter in Thunder vs Heat?

Thunder-Heat: Q1 37-30, Q2 28-30, Q3 30-35, Q4 25-27.

What is next for the Thunder and Heat?

Thunder host the Suns on Monday, October 26 at 8:00 PM ET; Heat host the Mavericks on Monday, October 26 at 7:30 PM ET.