A NEW YEAR, A BETTER TEAM IN OKLAHOMA

The The Oklahoma City Thunder added to their suprising

start by beating the Miami Heat 100-87 on Tuesday night. An early 20-1 run put the Thunder in control, and a 14-2 burst in the third quarter helped seal it for Oklahoma City. Jeff Green added 13 for the Thunder, who've won three straight on the road. Dwyane Wade finished with 22 points on 6 of 19 shooting and Daequan Cook scored 14 of his 17 in the fourth quarter for Miami. Jermaine O'Neal had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat, who visit Atlanta Wednesday for the first time since the Hawks beat Miami in Game 7 of last season's Eastern Conference opening-round series. The Thunder got off to a 6-32 start last year. This season, they're 6-5. Westbrook's 3-pointer with 6:40 left might have been the biggest blow, considering it came after he lost the dribble, while being closely guarded by Mario Chalmers and with the shot clock running down. He swished it anyway, putting Oklahoma City up 87-72. evin Durant scored 32 points, Russell Westbrook had 24 and. The Thunder are building a threat behind head coach Scott Brooks, above, and people are starting to pay attention.