Sacramento Kings at Miami Heat
· National Basketball AssociationSabonis' putback with less than a second left lifts Kings past Heat, 111-110
DeAaron Fox scored 28 for Sacramento, while DeMar DeRozan finished with 26. Sabonis — who grabbed Fox's miss in the final moments and made the game's final basket — finished with 16 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists.
Jimmy Butler scored 15 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and Tyler Herro added 27 for the Heat. Bam Adebayo — on the night his Olympic gold medal banner was unfurled — scored 16 for Miami, which got 13 from rookie Pelle Larsson.
Terry Rozier's 30-footer at the buzzer missed for the Heat, who were 7 for 12 from the foul line in the fourth. Sacramento improved to 6-31 all-time at Miami.
Heat: Kevin Love was back on the bench after being away for the first five games while dealing with a personal matter. He did not play, and Miami was also without Jaime Jaquez Jr. (gastroenteritis).
Regular Season Series
SAC leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 111 - 110 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 111 - 110 | |
4th 0.0 | Heat offensive team rebound | 111 - 110 | |
4th 0.1 | Terry Rozier misses 29-foot three point jumper | 111 - 110 | |
4th 0.1 | Keon Ellis enters the game for DeMar DeRozan | 111 - 110 |
Statistics
SAC | MIA | |
---|---|---|
44-86 | FG | 37-85 |
51.2 | Field Goal % | 43.5 |
10-27 | 3PT | 15-36 |
37.0 | Three Point % | 41.7 |
13-15 | FT | 21-30 |
86.7 | Free Throw % | 70.0 |
39 | Rebounds | 36 |
11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
28 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
23 | Assists | 24 |
5 | Steals | 9 |
4 | Blocks | 6 |
12 | Turnovers | 10 |
2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
14 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
5 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
54 | Points in Paint | 38 |
28 | Fouls | 15 |
9 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,604 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Clippers | 17 | 13 | .567 | - | W1 |
LA Lakers | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0.5 | L1 |
Golden State | 15 | 13 | .536 | 1 | L1 |
Phoenix | 14 | 14 | .500 | 2 | L3 |
Sacramento | 13 | 17 | .433 | 4 | L4 |
2024-25 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orlando | 19 | 12 | .613 | - | W2 |
Miami | 14 | 13 | .519 | 3 | W1 |
Atlanta | 15 | 15 | .500 | 3.5 | W1 |
Charlotte | 7 | 22 | .241 | 11 | L5 |
Washington | 4 | 23 | .148 | 13 | L2 |
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