How Miami Heat's Twitter Reacted To Wednesday's Oklahoma City Thunder Loss

The Miami Heat couldn't reciprocate the Thunder's offensive firepower in the second half.

The Miami Heat couldn't keep up with the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second half of their Wednesday night matchup.

Even for their six players in double figures, they just couldn't keep up offensively against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams. Instead of talking about Haywood Highsmith and Nikola Jovic combining for 34 points, we are instead discussing the 17-0 and 13-0 runs by Oklahoma City.

"It's not that you guys lose games, it's the way you lose it," one fan said. "You come out like Hulk in the first half, and then in the second half, you get deflated like a balloon. Every team knows you are going to play like in the second half. They are not worried."

Here is the thing: it is not that you guys lose games. it is the way you lose it comes out like Hulk in the first half, and then in the second half, you get deflated like a balloon. Every team knows you are going to play like 💩 in the second half. They are not worried.

— TATIANA (@MiamiQueen2) January 11, 2024

You know what that means: more calls for trades. Heat fans wasted no time spamming the comment section with pictures of Donovan Mitchell in Heat jerseys.

A Spida away pic.twitter.com/MESukJajim

— Kevin Marin (@TheKevinMarin) January 11, 2024

And of course, the fair weather feelings about Tyler Herro showed once again. Some fans called out his lackluster shooting game, referencing some poor shots down the stretch.

tyler has to make better decisions. i understand he's in a slump, it happens, but some of those shots were really stupid. also missed 2 free throws and like 3 easy floaters. reminded me a lot of maxey against us on christmas

— 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝⚡️ (@TwoWayDav) January 11, 2024

Others defended Herro, highlighting his team impact while shooting down Mitchell trade rumors.

"Omfg," one fan said. "He's still the leading scorer. Leads in steals. Leads in 3 pt percentage. Leads in free throw percentage. 3rd in field goal percentage and CLEVELAND ISN'T TRADING MITCHELL TO MIAMI!!!"

Omfg. He's still the leading scorer. Leads in steals. Leads in 3 pt percentage. Leads in free throw percentage. 3rd in field goal percentage and CLEVELAND ISN'T TRADING MITCHELL TO MIAMI!!!

— Jay (@jay4774) January 11, 2024

Some fans requested for Jimmy Butler to return to the starting lineup, games after suggesting the team was playing solid in the midst of his absence.

this team desperately needs jimmy and caleb back holy shit

— 🧪. (@CantHoldBam) January 11, 2024

The Heat play the Orlando Magic (21-16) Friday night.

Jayden Armant is a contributor to Inside the Heat. He is a student at Howard University. He can be reached at or follow him on Twitter @jaydenarmant.

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