Miami Heat at Sacramento Kings
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Adebayo, Powell lead hot-shooting Heat past the Kings for a 130-117 victory
The Heat have won three of their last five and led by double digits the entire fourth quarter. Andrew Wiggins added 19 points, while Pelle Larsson had 16 points and a team-high nine assists.
Simone Fontecchio scored 15 points off the bench on five 3-pointers. Miami shot 50% from 3-point range, hitting 21 of 42.
Miami guard Tyler Herro (ribs) and center Kel’el Ware (hamstring) missed the game, leaving the Heat without two key rotation players. Ware — who is averaging a team-high 9.8 rebounds — missed his first game of the season.
Sacramento has dropped two straight games after winning a season-high four in a row. DeMar DeRozan led the Kings with 23 points, while Russell Westbrook added 22 on 9-of 14 shooting.
Malik Monk scored 18 points, while Dylan Cardwell added 12 rebounds.
The Heat took a 77-64 lead at halftime on the strength of a 45-point second quarter that included nine 3-pointers. Miami made 15 of 24 shots (62.5%) from behind the arc before the break.
Miami snapped a streak of four straight road losses that all came by at least 12 points.
Kings: Host Toronto on Wednesday.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 130 - 117 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 130 - 117 |
| 4th 21.1 |  |
Zach LaVine makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 130 - 117 |
| 4th 29.0 |  |
Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes 18-foot pullup jump shot | 130 - 114 |
| 4th 39.8 | |
Heat offensive team rebound | 128 - 114 |
Statistics
 MIA |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 47-98 | FG | 44-87 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 21-42 | 3PT | 11-30 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 15-24 | FT | 18-21 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 41 |
| 33 | Assists | 27 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 13 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 62 |
| 13 | Fouls | 20 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 2 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 96 | Percent Led | 2 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Keegan Murray, F | Out | Jan 6 |
Miami Heat Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kel'el Ware, C | Out | Jan 22 |
| Davion Mitchell, G | Out | Jan 22 |
| Tyler Herro, G | Out | Jan 19 |
| Terry Rozier, G | Out | Oct 23 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 15,295 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Orlando |
23 | 20 | .535 | - | L2 |
 Miami |
23 | 22 | .511 | 1 | L1 |
 Atlanta |
21 | 25 | .457 | 3.5 | W1 |
 Charlotte |
17 | 28 | .378 | 7 | W1 |
 Washington |
10 | 33 | .233 | 13 | L8 |
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Phoenix |
- | 17 | W3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 LA Lakers |
0.5 | 17 | L1 | 0.60465115 | 26 |
 Golden State |
3 | 21 | L2 | 0.54347825 | 25 |
 LA Clippers |
7 | 24 | W1 | 0.45454547 | 20 |
 Sacramento |
15.5 | 33 | L3 | 0.26666668 | 12 |
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