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The Miami Heat blew a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter as they lost to the Sacramento Kings and fall to 9th in the Eastern Conference.
With Heat star Jimmy Butler serving the second game of his seven-game suspension, the Heat’s defense was suffocating through three quarters. The Heat entered the fourth quarter with a 10-point advantage, limiting the Kings to just 68 points on 38 percent shooting from the field and 6-of-23 (26.1 percent) shooting from three-point range.
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The Heat (17-16) and Milwaukee Bucks are tied for fifth in the Eastern Conference. Miami is coming off back-to-back home losses to the Indiana Pacers and Utah Jazz as the team sets out on a six-game, 11-day road trip.
The Heat and Kings meet for the second and final regular season matchup. Earlier this season, Sacramento recorded a 111-110 win on a basket with just 0.7 seconds remaining. Last season, Miami swept the series,
The Sacramento Kings have responded well to the firing of head coach Mike Brown, as they’ve won four games in a row, including a 30-point win over the Golden St
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The Jazz don’t offer much resistance on defense, allowing 118.5 points per game, a Bottom-5 mark in the NBA. It’s been even worse during this home slide, if you can believe it, as Utah is giving up 120.6 points per game, with teams shooting 48.5% from the field and 36.7% from 3-point range.
Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat (17-16) will visit the Sacramento Kings (17-19) at Golden 1 Center on Monday, January 6. The game starts at 10:00 PM ET.The Kings won their last outing 129-99