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The Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the Miami Heat for the first time during the 2012 NBA regular season Sunday night in a nationally televised game on ESPN. The game will serve as a potential NBA Finals preview and is also important as both teams are chasing home-court advantage in the playoffs.
The Thunder had a much needed day off on Saturday to recover from Friday's 149-140 double overtime win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Russell Westbrook poured in a career-high 45 points and Kevin Durant added 40 in the win. This game marks the beginning of a tough stretch where the Thunder will face off against the league's best.
Miami is riding a four game winning and defeated the Detroit Pistons 88-73 last time out. During its win streak, the Heat are allowing just 81.8 points per game.
Game Date/Time: Sunday, March 25, 8:00 p.m. ET
Location: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
TV: ESPN, Fox Sports Oklahoma
Radio: Thunder Radio Network
Online Streaming: NBA League Pass Broadband
For more on this game Thunder fans should check out Welcome To Loud City and Heat fans should visit Peninsula Is Mightier. For more news and notes from around the NBA head over to SB Nation's NBA Basketball Page.