The short-handed Heat beat the Kings 121-110 for their 4th straight win
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Bam Adebayo scored 28 points, Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 26 and the short-handed Miami Heat beat the Sacramento Kings 121-110 on Monday night for their fourth straight win.
Kevin Love provided a big spark with 19 points off the bench and Caleb Martin scored 16 for the Heat, who were missing three starters because of injuries or suspensions - including star Jimmy Butler.
“When you’re missing a guy like that, everybody has to step up,” Jaquez said. “He’s such a big part of our team and missing him is something that we obviously feel. But no matter, we've still got to play a game. Guys have to step up and we want to do it for those guys.”
Sacramento's Domantas Sabonis had 14 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for his NBA-high 21st triple-double of the season. Sabonis also became the 10th player in league history with 40 straight double-doubles in a season.
Keegan Murray scored 28 points and De'Aaron Fox added 27 for Sacramento, but the Kings were unable to build on a big road win against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday and had their three-game winning streak snapped.
“They came here and they played well both offensively and defensively,” Fox said. “We have to be better. I can't turn the ball over like I did. But it's not like they didn't come in here and make tough shots.”
The key absences led to Miami's 30th different starting lineup in the 57th game of the season. Butler, Nikola Jovic and Thomas Bryant served suspensions for their role in a fight Friday night at New Orleans. Tyler Herro (left knee), Terry Rozier (right knee), Josh Richardson (right shoulder) and Orlando Robinson (back) were out with injuries.
But that didn't derail the Heat, who got plenty of contributions from unheralded players like Delon Wright, who scored 13 points in his Miami debut, and reserve Haywood Highsmith, who scored all 15 of his points in the first half.
The Heat withstood a 20-4 run by Sacramento spanning the first-quarter break to take a 65-62 halftime lead and just built from there.
Love scored 10 points during a 17-2 run to end the third quarter with Miami ahead 101-81.
“He just allowed us to kind of go retro Kevin Love, where we were just running our offense through him,” coach Erik Spoelstra said. “He’s so clever, physical, smart. For short stretches he’s every bit as good as he was and you saw that tonight.”
The Kings tried to mount a comeback, getting one 3-pointer from Kevin Huerter and two from Murray in less than a minute to spark a 14-1 run that cut the deficit to six midway through the fourth on a floater by Fox.
Sacramento got as close as two points on a layup by Fox with 3:41 left, but back-to-back baskets from Jaquez helped hold off the Kings.
“That’s what this group is about,” Spoelstra said. “It really became so much less about anything in the huddle or coaching. Just use your competitive spirit and figure out how to win this game.”
UP NEXT
Heat: Visit Portland on Tuesday.
Kings: Visit Denver on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Bam Adebayo vs. Domantas Sabonis (Duncan Robinson gains possession) | ||
| 11:34 |  | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:31 | | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:23 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 11:16 | | Duncan Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Harrison Barnes steals) | ||
| 11:16 | | Duncan Robinson personal foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 11:09 | | Domantas Sabonis offensive foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 11:09 | | Domantas Sabonis turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:53 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point alley-oop layup (Duncan Robinson assists) | 2-0 |
| 10:41 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. shooting foul (Keegan Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 10:41 | | +1 | Keegan Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-1 |
| 10:41 | | +1 | Keegan Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-2 |
| 10:31 | | +3 | Caleb Martin makes three point jump shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:12 | | +3 | Harrison Barnes makes three point pullup jump shot | 5-5 |
| 9:57 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 7-5 |
| 9:42 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 7-7 |
| 9:05 | | +3 | Caleb Martin makes three point jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists) | 10-7 |
| 8:54 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 10-10 |
| 8:43 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point alley-oop dunk (Caleb Martin assists) | 12-10 |
| 8:31 | | Kevin Huerter turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:18 | | Domantas Sabonis shooting foul (Duncan Robinson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:18 | | +1 | Duncan Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-10 |
| 8:18 | | Duncan Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:15 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (bad pass) (Jaime Jaquez Jr. steals) | ||
| 7:57 | | Caleb Martin misses two point running jump shot | ||
| 7:56 | | Duncan Robinson offensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:45 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point putback dunk | 15-10 |
| 7:26 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:24 | | Keegan Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | +3 | Domantas Sabonis makes three point pullup jump shot | 15-13 |
| 7:06 | | Caleb Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:54 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Bam Adebayo offensive foul (Kevin Huerter draws the foul) | ||
| 6:51 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:51 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:34 | | Domantas Sabonis turnover (traveling) | ||
| 6:18 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 6:15 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | Domantas Sabonis turnover (lost ball) (Duncan Robinson steals) | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists) | 17-13 |
| 5:37 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving finger roll layup | 17-15 |
| 5:29 | | Keegan Murray personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 5:19 | | +3 | Haywood Highsmith makes three point jump shot (Delon Wright assists) | 20-15 |
| 5:09 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists) | 20-17 |
| 4:56 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:53 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:48 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point cutting layup (Malik Monk assists) | 20-19 |
| 4:29 | | +3 | Haywood Highsmith makes three point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 23-19 |
| 4:20 | | Malik Monk turnover (bad pass) (Delon Wright steals) | ||
| 4:17 | | +2 | Delon Wright makes two point running layup | 25-19 |
| 4:02 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 25-21 |
| 3:49 | | Caleb Martin turnover (bad pass) (Malik Monk steals) | ||
| 3:45 | | Malik Monk misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 3:42 | | Cole Swider defensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | Cole Swider misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:32 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | +2 | Malik Monk makes two point driving floating jump shot | 25-23 |
| 3:26 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:13 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point driving hook shot (Delon Wright assists) | 27-23 |
| 3:13 | | Trey Lyles shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 3:13 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 28-23 |
| 2:52 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (lost ball) (Jaime Jaquez Jr. steals) | ||
| 2:43 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 30-23 |
| 2:20 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 30-26 |
| 2:01 | | Cole Swider misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:59 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | +3 | Trey Lyles makes three point jump shot (Keegan Murray assists) | 30-29 |
| 1:27 | | Delon Wright misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:23 | | Trey Lyles defensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | Chris Duarte misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:17 | | Trey Lyles offensive rebound | ||
| 1:07 | | +2 | Trey Lyles makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 30-31 |
| 0:52 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (lost ball) (Malik Monk steals) | ||
| 0:48 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point running layup | ||
| 0:45 | | De'Aaron Fox offensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point tip layup | 30-33 |
| 0:40 | | Keegan Murray personal foul (Loose ball) (Jaime Jaquez Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 0:26 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 32-33 |
| 0:03 | | Malik Monk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Kevin Love turnover (bad pass) (Chris Duarte steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:54 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving floating jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 32-35 |
| 11:33 | | +2 | Haywood Highsmith makes two point cutting layup (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 34-35 |
| 11:24 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (lost ball) (Haywood Highsmith steals) | ||
| 11:11 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. turnover (bad pass) (De'Aaron Fox steals) | ||
| 11:07 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point running layup | 34-37 |
| 10:45 | | Duncan Robinson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:45 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | +2 | Malik Monk makes two point running alley-oop dunk (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 34-39 |
| 10:25 | | Trey Lyles blocks Alondes Williams's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:25 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Haywood Highsmith personal foul (Chris Duarte draws the foul) | ||
| 10:13 | | +2 | Kevin Huerter makes two point layup (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 34-41 |
| 9:49 | | Alondes Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:46 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | Haywood Highsmith shooting foul (Kevin Huerter draws the foul) | ||
| 9:41 | | +1 | Kevin Huerter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-42 |
| 9:41 | | +1 | Kevin Huerter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-43 |
| 9:35 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:22 | | Kevin Love misses two point hook shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | +2 | Haywood Highsmith makes two point hook shot | 36-43 |
| 9:08 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 36-45 |
| 8:54 | | Chris Duarte blocks Caleb Martin's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:54 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | +2 | Kevin Love makes two point putback layup | 38-45 |
| 8:54 | | Trey Lyles shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul) | ||
| 8:54 | | +1 | Kevin Love makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 39-45 |
| 8:35 | | Malik Monk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | Duncan Robinson misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:24 | | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | +2 | Davion Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot (Kevin Huerter assists) | 39-47 |
| 7:58 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point turnaround bank jump shot | ||
| 7:53 | | Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | Haywood Highsmith misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:53 | | Davion Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | +3 | Kevin Love makes three point running jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists) | 42-47 |
| 7:37 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:17 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving layup (Davion Mitchell assists) | 42-49 |
| 6:49 | | +3 | Kevin Love makes three point pullup jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists) | 45-49 |
| 6:31 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 45-52 |
| 6:17 | | Kevin Love misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:14 | | Caleb Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | Davion Mitchell blocks Kevin Love's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:11 | | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | +3 | Kevin Huerter makes three point jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists) | 45-55 |
| 5:39 | | +2 | Haywood Highsmith makes two point turnaround hook shot | 47-55 |
| 5:16 | | Caleb Martin shooting foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:16 | | Domantas Sabonis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:16 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 5:16 | | Domantas Sabonis misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:12 | | Delon Wright defensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | +2 | Caleb Martin makes two point driving reverse layup (Duncan Robinson assists) | 49-55 |
| 4:56 | | Keegan Murray shooting foul (Caleb Martin draws the foul) | ||
| 4:56 | | +1 | Caleb Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 50-55 |
| 4:47 | | Duncan Robinson shooting foul (Harrison Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 4:47 | | +1 | Harrison Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-56 |
| 4:47 | | +1 | Harrison Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 50-57 |
| 4:38 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point dunk (Duncan Robinson assists) | 52-57 |
| 4:26 | | Kevin Huerter misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:24 | | Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | Domantas Sabonis misses two point putback layup | ||
| 4:22 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:12 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | |