NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 2 of the season
What does Heat vs Thunder change in the NBA playoff race?
What's at stake
Current standings (146 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for all 30 teams in both conferences. Arithmetic, not odds. Interconference game: each result moves one team in each conference.
Heat win
- HeatEast #9→#8Magic 72→71
- ThunderWest #3→#4Top-6 magic 72→-
- WizardsEast #8→#9
- TimberwolvesWest #4→#3
Magic number = wins left to lock a top-10 (play-in) finish (top-6 magic: a direct berth); tragic number = losses left until elimination. Ties count against the team. How we calculate →
Season series
Meeting 2 of 2 this season
Before this game
- Nov 22 Thunder @ Heat (Scheduled)
- Dec 31 Heat @ Thunder (Scheduled)
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Thu, Dec 31 game · Oklahoma City
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Team records
Injury report
Heat
- Giannis AntetokounmpoProbable
Thunder
- Cason WallaceOut
- Jalen WilliamsOut
- Chet HolmgrenOut
- Thomas SorberOut
- Jaylin WilliamsOut
BALLDONTLIE injury report (status only). It can change before tip-off.
Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic and tragic numbers are computed by this site.