It’s Thursday, December 19, and the Oklahoma City Thunder (20-5) and Orlando Magic (17-11) are all set to square off from Kia Center in Orlando. The Thunder are currently 9-3 on the road with a point differential of 12, while the Magic have a 9-1 record in their last ten games at home.

We've got another exciting matchup on Friday's NBA schedule of two teams who figured to be in the championship conversation entering the 2024-25 NBA season as the Miami Heat will host the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Thunder (21-5) had a stressful win over the depleted Orlando Magic on Thursday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored an efficient 35 points. Orlando ran out of scorers with Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs out for most of the second half.

The Thunder (20-5) look to bounce back from an NBA Cup finals loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was limited to 21 points on 24 shots while Jalen Williams had 18 points on 20 shots.

The Oklahoma City Thunder will play its fourth game in three nights against the Miami Heat on Friday, in the second night of a back to back. The Thunder fell on