Overview
- Tipoff is 8 p.m. EST in Miami, with the Heat 14-9 and the Kings 5-17 on a four-game losing streak, their worst start since 2010-11.
- Miami has gone 7-3 over its past 10 games and is 3-0 this season in the second night of back-to-backs.
- Domantas Sabonis (torn meniscus) and Dennis Schroder (hip) are out for Sacramento, and Tyler Herro is day-to-day with a toe injury that could allow a return.
- Bam Adebayo moved past Glen Rice into third on the Heat’s all-time scoring list with 9,259 career points after a 24-point night in Orlando.
- Kings coach Doug Christie said he would sit Zach LaVine if energy and performance slip and said starting rookie Maxime Raynaud is under active consideration after his 25-point game.