The Heat (11-9), off to their best start since 2004-05, enter following a 105-99 victory over Oklahoma City on Saturday that gave them their first three-game winning streak since April 3-6, 2007. Miami won nine straight from Feb. 28-March 16, 2007.

"We don't want to stop, either," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "We have to maintain our focus and keep on moving forward. Particularly with this group, I don't want us to relax at all."

Not with Dwyane Wade playing like this, they won't. Wade - the NBA's leading scorer at 28.9 points per game - had 38 points, seven assists and five boards against the Thunder. Wade, who had 19 points in a 100-87 loss to Charlotte on Nov. 1, is averaging 33.4 points, 8.4 assists and 4.8 rebounds during Miami's current 4-1 stretch.

Udonis Haslem, who scored 16 in the Nov. 1 loss to the Bobcats, posted his third straight double-double with 15 points and a season-high 14 boards against Oklahoma City. Since averaging 6.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and shooting 31.4 percent during a 1-3 slide from Nov. 19-26, Haslem is averaging 16.2 points, 11.4 rebounds and hitting 52.3 percent of his shots in his last five games.

Shawn Marion and rookie Mario Chalmers scored 15 points apiece against the Thunder. Chalmers' 3-pointer with 5:13 left followed a 20-5 Oklahoma City run to open the fourth.

"We should have never let them back in the ballgame," Wade said.

Following Saturday's lackluster performance, just being in the ballgame on Monday night would be an improvement for Charlotte.

The Bobcats (7-13) lost their second straight on Saturday, 94-74 to Cleveland. After averaging 99.6 points in its previous five games, Charlotte - the NBA's lowest-scoring team with 89.6 points per game - shot just 36.2 percent in its worst effort since hitting 33.8 percent on opening night against the Cavaliers.

"Tonight I don't even think we competed a lick," said Charlotte coach Larry Brown, whose team had won four of six prior to losses to Milwaukee and Cleveland. "That's difficult for me. ... I thought almost every shot we took was just something they were hoping would go in the basket."

Gerald Wallace, who scored a season-high 34 in the Bobcats' victory over Miami on Nov. 1, scored one point on Saturday, missing all six shots. Wallace has seven points in his last two games after averaging 19.6 in his previous five.

Jason Richardson, who averaged 21.2 in his last five games following a seven-game absence due to knee surgery, had nine points against the Cavaliers.

"Every time you drive to the basket, all five guys are there," said Richardson, who hit 10-of-17 and scored 23 in the Nov. 1 victory against Miami. "We've got to play like that. Every time we came down the lane, there were no easy baskets. It was either a block or they put us to the line with a foul that was hard."

Emeka Okafor, who had 18 points and 13 rebounds in the teams' first meeting this season, is averaging just 12.3 points and 8.7 boards in seven career games in Miami.

The Heat's 110-90 victory over the Bobcats on Nov. 27, 2007, snapped a two-game home losing streak to Charlotte.