10:05 pm
February 18

Heat @ Kings

Who will WIN this matchup?

Miami Heat (11-16)

@ Sacramento Kings (12-15)

 

Current odds:

Miami Heat: (-110)

Sacramento Kings: (-110)

 

• The spread for the game is even.

• The Miami Heat will look to bounce back from a wrenching setback when they visit the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night. Miami never trailed in regulation and let a 19-point lead get away Wednesday before falling 120-112 in overtime to the Golden State Warriors.

• The disappointing outcome leaves the Heat with three consecutive losses and a 1-3 record on their seven-game road trip. Miami is just 4-10 on the road this season as it visits a Sacramento squad that has dropped four straight games. Bam Adebayo scored 24 points for the Heat at Golden State, and Jimmy Butler recorded 13 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists to become the first player in Heat history with back-to-back triple-doubles.

• The Heat edged the Kings 105-104 in Miami on Jan. 30 after losing five of the six previous meetings. Butler scored the decisive layup with 42.1 seconds left to cap a 30-point outing for the Heat. De’Aaron Fox scored 30 for Sacramento. The Kings are struggling entering the rematch and crave a triumph to end a five-game homestand. Their defense has been missing in action, allowing an average of 125.5 points during the four-game skid.

• The defensive performance was especially bad Monday during a 136-125 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, who set a franchise record by making 27 3-pointers despite the fact that Kevin Durant sat out the game with a hamstring injury. Backup big man Hassan Whiteside had a superb outing with season highs of 26 points, 16 rebounds and five blocked shots in just 24 minutes. He became the first Sacramento player to log at least 25 points, 15 boards and five rejections in a game since Chris Webber in January 2001.

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