Oklahoma City has maintained one of the NBA's best defenses this season while missing of the team's best players for most of the year.

Although he still hasn't been fully reintegrated into the OKC Thunder offense, Chet Holmgren's impact on winning has been tremendous since returning to the court.

Thunder will face the Heat without their starting power forward. Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault reacted to Chet Holmgren's return after their win against the Pelicans. Daigneault pointed to Holmgren's competitive nature as a means to his success.