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Sacramento Kings at Miami Heat

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4-3, 3-2 Away
Final
111 - 110

3-3, 1-3 Home

Sabonis' putback with less than a second left lifts Kings past Heat, 111-110

DeMar DeRozan highlights vs. Miami Heat

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.

Takeaways Kings: Sacramento was without Kevin Huerter (illness). He took part in the team's morning shootaround but remained at the team hotel for the game. Keon Ellis started in his place.

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).

Key moment Miami was up by five with 1:11 left when DeRozan got a four-point play that started a game-ending 8-2 Kings run.

Key stat The Heat led by 15 early in the third but were outscored 37-17 in that quarter. They've been outscored 137-71 in four third quarters at home this season. They've been outscored by 20 or more points in third quarters eight times in 1,119 games at their current home arena — twice this season.

Up next Sacramento hosts Toronto on Wednesday. Miami opens a six-game road trip in Phoenix on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

SAC leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Heat: 55.2%
Kings: 44.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

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

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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

Kaseya Center

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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