OKLAHOMA CITY — The Thunder were foundering without their star point guard, and the Miami Heat — like Oklahoma City trying to improve their playoff position — took advantage. Paul George scored 31 points with nine rebounds and Jerami Grant had 27 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma City. Dragic and Wade both came off the bench for the Heat, and reserve James Johnson had 14 points. “The reality is, we’re bringing some firepower off the bench,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. The Heat led 41-29 with 8:12 left in the second quarter, but Oklahoma City pulled within 58-55 by halftime.

Source: National Post March 19, 2019 02:48 UTC