MIAMI -- — Andrew Wiggins' 3-pointer with 31 seconds left put Miami up for good, Bam Adebayo scored 30 points with a career-best six 3s and the Heat defeated the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder 122-120 on Saturday night.

Norman Powell scored 19 for Miami, while Pelle Larsson finished with 16. Simone Fontecchio and Myron Gardner combined for 24 points off the Miami bench.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 for Oklahoma City, which fell to 35-8 on the season. Aaron Wiggins scored 18 for the Thunder, which got 15 from Ajay Mitchell and 14 from Chet Holmgren.

The Thunder lost Jalen Williams midway through the second quarter with what the team said was right thigh soreness, even though the starting guard was grabbing at his right hamstring as he limped off the floor. He will be evaluated Sunday, Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said.

Oklahoma City had a chance to tie on the possession following Andrew Wiggins' go-ahead 3, but Holmgren missed off a lobbed inbounds pass from Alex Caruso and Miami controlled the rebound. The Thunder got a stop on the ensuing Heat possession, calling time with 3.0 seconds remaining.

Caruso inbounded to Gilgeous-Alexander, who quickly sent the ball back to Caruso — whose 3-point try bounced off the backboard and rim as time expired. It was Oklahoma City's first loss this season when scoring at least 120 points; they were 24-0 in such games entering Saturday.

Miami — which took 111 shots to Oklahoma City's 77 — was without Tyler Herro (sore big toe, bruised rib), Davion Mitchell (bruised left shoulder) and Jaime Jaquez Jr. (sprained left knee).

Gilgeous-Alexander scored at least 20 points in his 113th consecutive regular-season game, moving within 13 games of tying Wilt Chamberlain's record.

It was the 77th time during that run that Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 or more points. He has scored exactly 20 points during the streak only once, that being in Thursday's win over Houston.

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Heat: Visit Golden State on Monday.

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Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Chet Holmgren vs. Bam Adebayo (Norman Powell gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Bam Adebayo makes 4-foot two point shot	2	0
11:23	Chet Holmgren out of bounds bad pass turnover	2	0
11:13	Pelle Larsson misses driving layup	2	0
11:10	Cason Wallace defensive rebound	2	0
11:06	Cason Wallace makes running layup	2	2
10:50	Bam Adebayo misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:48	Heat offensive team rebound	2	2
10:48	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander loose ball foul	2	2
10:42	Norman Powell misses 14-foot fade away jump shot	2	2
10:39	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	2	2
10:38	Pelle Larsson shooting foul	2	2
10:38	Cason Wallace makes free throw 1 of 2	2	3
10:38	Cason Wallace makes free throw 2 of 2	2	4
10:28	Bam Adebayo makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Pelle Larsson assists)	4	4
10:16	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 13-foot step back jumpshot	4	6
10:16	Bam Adebayo shooting foul	4	6
10:16	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 1	4	7
10:00	Pelle Larsson lost ball turnover (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals)	4	7
9:52	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	7
9:46	Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound	4	7
9:43	Pelle Larsson misses 25-foot running jump shot	4	7
9:40	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	4	7
9:27	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot	4	9
9:09	Norman Powell misses 30-foot three point jumper	4	9
9:06	Cason Wallace defensive rebound	4	9
8:50	Chet Holmgren makes 11-foot two point shot	4	11
8:39	Bam Adebayo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Andrew Wiggins assists)	7	11
8:28	Chet Holmgren misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	11
8:25	Pelle Larsson defensive rebound	7	11
8:21	Luguentz Dort shooting foul	7	11
8:21	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 1 of 2	8	11
8:21	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 2 of 2	9	11
8:08	Chet Holmgren misses alley oop layup	9	11
8:07	Chet Holmgren offensive rebound	9	11
8:00	Jalen Williams makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	9	14
7:45	Andrew Wiggins makes 5-foot two point shot	11	14
7:28	Jalen Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	11	17
7:07	Bam Adebayo makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andrew Wiggins assists)	14	17
6:55	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	14	20
6:44	Norman Powell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)	17	20
6:31	Chet Holmgren makes 1-foot driving dunk (Jalen Williams assists)	17	22
6:15	Pelle Larsson misses layup	17	22
6:13	Pelle Larsson offensive rebound	17	22
6:13	Pelle Larsson makes tip shot	19	22
6:13	Thunder Full timeout	19	22
6:13	Simone Fontecchio enters the game for Norman Powell	19	22
5:50	Luguentz Dort makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Jalen Williams assists)	19	24
5:40	Pelle Larsson misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	24
5:37	Jalen Williams defensive rebound	19	24
5:29	Jalen Williams makes driving layup	19	26
5:13	Simone Fontecchio misses layup	19	26
5:09	Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound	19	26
5:08	Andrew Wiggins makes dunk	21	26
4:44	shot clock turnover	21	26
4:44	Ajay Mitchell enters the game for Luguentz Dort	21	26
4:44	Alex Caruso enters the game for Jalen Williams	21	26
4:44	Jaylin Williams enters the game for Chet Holmgren	21	26
4:29	Kasparas Jakucionis misses 24-foot three point jumper	21	26
4:29	Heat offensive team rebound	21	26
4:29	Nikola Jovic enters the game for Pelle Larsson	21	26
4:29	Dru Smith enters the game for Kasparas Jakucionis	21	26
4:25	Bam Adebayo misses 17-foot jumper	21	26
4:21	Simone Fontecchio offensive rebound	21	26
4:18	Simone Fontecchio makes two point shot	23	26
4:00	Cason Wallace bad pass turnover (Nikola Jovic steals)	23	26
3:44	Bam Adebayo misses 8-foot two point shot	23	26
3:39	Alex Caruso defensive rebound	23	26
3:30	Cason Wallace makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylin Williams assists)	23	29
3:16	Bam Adebayo misses 23-foot three point jumper	23	29
3:12	Cason Wallace defensive rebound	23	29
3:07	Ajay Mitchell misses 23-foot three point jumper	23	29
3:04	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	23	29
2:53	Nikola Jovic misses 24-foot three point jumper	23	29
2:50	Cason Wallace defensive rebound	23	29
2:41	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup	23	31
2:40	Heat Full timeout	23	31
2:40	Kel'el Ware enters the game for Bam Adebayo	23	31
2:40	Norman Powell enters the game for Andrew Wiggins	23	31
2:40	Kenrich Williams enters the game for Cason Wallace	23	31
2:28	Dru Smith makes driving layup	25	31
2:08	Ajay Mitchell makes 7-foot two point shot	25	33
2:08	Kel'el Ware defensive goaltending violation	25	33
1:54	Dru Smith misses 9-foot two point shot	25	33
1:54	Thunder defensive team rebound	25	33
1:54	Dru Smith loose ball foul	25	33
1:43	Ajay Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper	25	33
1:41	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	25	33
1:31	Simone Fontecchio makes 22-foot three point jumper (Norman Powell assists)	28	33
1:12	Ajay Mitchell makes 13-foot jumper (Jaylin Williams assists)	28	35
53.3	Norman Powell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	28	35
47.4	Jaylin Williams defensive rebound	28	35
36.1	Ajay Mitchell misses two point shot	28	35
34.0	Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound	28	35
29.6	Simone Fontecchio bad pass turnover (Alex Caruso steals)	28	35
25.9	Jaylin Williams makes running layup (Kenrich Williams assists)	28	37
7.6	Nikola Jovic makes 1-foot driving floating jump shot (Dru Smith assists)	30	37
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	37

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Venue

Kaseya Center

Miami, FL

Date & Time

1:00 AM, January 18, 2026

Coverage

FanDuel SN OK, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,704

Referees

Brent Barnaky, Che Flores, Mousa Dagher

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	49	15	.766	W4
Minnesota	40	24	.625	L1
Denver	39	25	.609	L1
Portland	30	34	.469	L1
Utah	19	44	.302	W1

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	34	28	.548	W3
Miami	35	29	.547	W4
Atlanta	32	31	.508	W5
Charlotte	32	32	.500	L1
Washington	16	46	.258	L7

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