Oklahoma City has the NBA's best record heading into its Jan. 11 matchup with the Miami Heat, but could still improve in a few areas.

The most surprising result of the 2025-26 NBA season happened Monday night when the perpetually rebuilding Charlotte Hornets waltzed into the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City and demolished the reigning champion Thunder, 124-97.

Up until that Wolves game, Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 10.3 free-throw attempts per 36 minutes, and the Thunder were at 24.7 attempts per game. Since, SGA is down to 8.9 attempts per 36, while Oklahoma City's team average fell to 22.7.

Could this comeback, the Thunder's third of at least 19 points in Memphis since April, wake up the NBA champions from their recent slide?

The Thunder still doesn’t look like the Thunder. And that’s the most jarring part, because the Thunder always looks like the Thunder.

However, after that record-tying start, the Thunder dropped four of their next six games – including three to the San Antonio Spurs, who handed OKC its first consecutive losses since April. Since those back-to-back defeats, the Thunder have won four straight following Friday’s rout.

Fresh off one of its best wins of the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder will face off against the Miami Heat at home tonight. The Thunder needed a 21-point comeback to down the Memphis Grizzlies days ago,