National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 118, Miami 102
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, February 1, 2019
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials: #75 Ashley Moyer-Gleich, #41 Ken Mauer, #50 Gediminas Petraitis
Attendance: 19600

Paul George scored a game-high 43 points, Russell Westbrook posted his 18th triple-double, and the Oklahoma City Thunder continued their offensive surge in a 118-102 rout of the host Miami Heat on Friday.

George (26 points) and reserve guard Dennis Schroder (24) combined for 50 in the first two quarters as the Heat allowed their second-most points in a half, narrowly outscoring the sharp-shooting duo by just three.

George connected on a career-high 10 3-pointers, and Schroder scored 28 in 29 minutes off the bench for the Thunder, who won their seventh consecutive overall and sixth straight against Miami.

Westbrook notched 14 points, 14 assists and 12 rebounds in his fifth triple-double in a row, and Steven Adams had 13 points.

Miami's Kelly Olynyk tallied 21 points and Josh Richardson had 18. Hassan Whiteside had 12 points and 16 rebounds for the Heat, who lost their second straight overall and have dropped four of the last six.

Oklahoma City averaged a franchise-record 120.6 points per game in January and the offensive juggernaut was on full display from the opening tip in the first meeting between the two teams.

In a fast-paced first quarter, the Thunder raced out on a 12-2 run less than five minutes into the game behind the versatile scoring of George and Adams as the club led 18-11.

The Thunder led 31-24 behind 16 points from George as the six-time All-Star made 6 of 8 field goals, including 3-for-3 from beyond the arc.

Schroder came off the bench to replace Westbrook in the second quarter and immediately became as big of a nuisance to the Heat as George. The backup scored seven points as the Thunder built a 17-point lead by scoring 12 unanswered points early in the quarter.

Schroder followed up George's 16-point first quarter with 24 of his own in the second -- his career high for any single period -- as Oklahoma City shot 58.3 percent from the floor, led by as many as 23 and held a 72-53 halftime edge.

Miami cut the deficit to 15 early in the second half after a layup by Whiteside, but Patrick Patterson's 3-pointer gave the Thunder a 94-74 lead after three, and they cruised in the final quarter with reserves on the floor.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Oklahoma City   Miami
Paul George 43 Scoring Kelly Olynyk 21
Russell Westbrook 14 Assists Dwyane Wade 6
Russell Westbrook 12 Rebounds Hassan Whiteside 16
Paul George 5 Free Throws Made Dwyane Wade 3
Steven Adams 3 Steals Dwyane Wade 3
Nerlens Noel 3 Blocks Kelly Olynyk 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oklahoma City 118 48.4 16-30 14-19 23 50 4 10 15
Miami 102 44.6 11-36 9-14 28 47 2 7 18
Upcoming Games
  • Miami will play their next game at home against Indiana. The Heat have a W/L % of .440 after a win and .520 after a loss.
  • Oklahoma City will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Thunder have a W/L % of .697 after a win and .556 after a loss.