When faced with a thin front court, Erik Spoelstra has alternated between calling up Omer Yurtseven and KZ Okpala. Nov. 10 at the Los Angeles Lakers, the Miami Heat played their first game without Markieff Morris. Jimmy Butler suffered an injury in the first half. Yurtseven played spot minutes in that game.
Five days later, in Oklahoma City, Bam Adebayo, Butler and Morris all sat out. Yurtseven was the first reserve off the bench, but he missed a lob pass from Kyle Lowry and committed a moving screen violation. Spoelstra gave him a quick hook, and Okpala played well as a small-ball five.