Sun Sentinel Palm Beach Edition

Heat at Thunder

- — Ira Winderman

When/Where: 8 p.m., Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City

Fox Sports Sun. 790-AM, 106.3-FM, 710-AM (Spanish), 1140-AM (Spanish)

This is the first game of a the two-game season series that concludes the final week of the regular season April 9 at AmericanAi­rlines Arena . ... The Thunder swept last season’s series and have won five of the past six meetings . ... The Heat have lost their last three visits to Oklahoma City, their last win at Chesapeake Energy Arena coming on Feb. 20, 2014 . ... The game opens a two-game trip for the Heat that concludes Sunday in Indiana . ... The Heat have lost nine of their last 10 on the road, entering 7-7 on the road against the Western Conference . ... The Heat are 16-23 against teams with winning records, with this opening a three-game run against such competitio­n . ... The Heat are coming off Wednesday’s 119-98 victory over the Knicks and are riding a three-game winning streak . ... The game opens a two-game homestand for the Thunder, who enter on a four-game home winning streak . ... The Thunder are coming off Tuesday’s late collapse in a 100-99 loss in Boston, which snapped a six-game winning streak . ... Hassan Whiteside (hip), Dwyane Wade (hamstring) and Dion Waiters (ankle) are out for the Heat, with Derrick Jones Jr. and Derrick Walton Jr. on G League assignment . ... For the Thunder, Andre Roberson (knee) is out, with P.J. Dozier and Daniel Hamilton on G League assignment.

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