How to watch Miami Heat vs. Sacramento Kings: NBA live stream info, TV channel, start time, game odds

3rd Quarter Report

Fortunes may be turning around for the Heat after losing seven in a row. They have jumped out to a 90-84 lead against the Kings.

If the Heat keep playing like this, they'll bump their record up to 25-23 in no time. On the other hand, the Kings will have to make due with a 27-19 record unless they turn things around (and fast).

Who's Playing

Sacramento Kings @ Miami Heat

Current Records: Sacramento 27-18, Miami 24-23

How To Watch

When: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: Kaseya Center -- Miami, Florida
TV: NBC Sports California
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $22.65

What to Know

The Heat and the Kings are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Miami Heat will be playing at home against the Sacramento Kings at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Kaseya Center. The Heat are staggering into the contest hobbled by seven consecutive losses, while the Kings will skip in buoyed by four consecutive wins.

The point spread may have favored the Heat last Monday, but the final result did not. They took a 118-105 hit to the loss column at the hands of Phoenix. The Heat were down 100-74 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Jimmy Butler put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 26 points along with eight rebounds.

The Heat struggled to work together and finished the game with only 20 assists. They were destroyed by their opponents in that department as the Suns posted 30 assists.

Meanwhile, Sacramento was able to grind out a solid victory over the Grizzlies on Monday, taking the game 103-94. The win came about thanks to a strong surge starting at the 0:20 mark of the first quarter, when the Kings were facing a 33-18 deficit.

Domantas Sabonis was the offensive standout of the game as he dropped a double-double on 20 points and 26 rebounds. He didn't help the Kings' cause all that much against the Mavericks on Saturday but the same can't be said for this matchup.

Miami's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 24-23. Those losses could be blamed on the team's lackluster offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 104.8 points per game. As for Sacramento, their victory bumped their record up to 27-18.

This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: The Heat haven't given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 12.4 turnovers per game. However, it's not like the Kings struggle in that department as they've been averaging only 12.8 turnovers per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

Looking forward, the Heat are the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 1.5 points. Bettors picking them against the spread have some confidence (to put it mildly), as the team is sitting on a three-game streak of failing to cover when expected to win.