Game ID: 22400501
Miami Heat @ Sacramento Kings
Monday, January 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 OT2 Final
SAC 23 27 18 34 10 11 123MIA 28 19 31 24 10 6 118
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
SAC availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 5 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Lyles back 12/21 after 10, 21 min since (109% of 20)
SAC availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 6 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Lyles back 12/21 after 10, 21 min since (109% of 20)
SAC availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 7 since 12/19, out tonight
SAC availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 2 since 1/01, returns tonight: 26 min (77% of 34)
OUT Crowder missed 8 since 12/19, out tonight
NEW Lyles 20 to 25 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/06 · back-to-backOUT Crowder missed 9 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Murray back 1/05 after 2, 26 min since (77% of 34)
SAC availability going into 1/10 · 3 days' restOUT Fox missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Crowder missed 10 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Murray back 1/05 after 2, 35 min since (102% of 34)
NEW Ellis 24 to 33 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Fox missed 3 since 1/05, returns tonight: 33 min (89% of 37)
OUT Crowder missed 11 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Murray back 1/05 after 2, 36 min since (104% of 34)
NEW Ellis 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Lyles 20 to 26 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/14 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 12 since 12/19, returns tonight: 3 min (23% of 11)
BACK Fox back 1/12 after 3, 33 min since (89% of 37)
BACK Murray back 1/05 after 2, 36 min since (104% of 34)
NEW Monk 32 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Ellis 24 to 30 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/16 · 1 day's restBACK Fox back 1/12 after 3, 35 min since (95% of 37)
BACK Murray back 1/05 after 2, 36 min since (105% of 34)
BACK Crowder back 1/14 after 12, 3 min since (23% of 11)
NEW Monk 32 to 38 min over the last 4
MIA availability going into 12/29 · back-to-backOUT Butler III missed 4 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 16 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 4 since 12/21, returns tonight: 14 min (128% of 11)
BACK Ware back 12/21 after 9, 14 min since (62% of 22)
BACK Burks back 12/23 after 7, 25 min since (142% of 18)
BACK Larsson back 12/21 after 5, 15 min since (107% of 14)
MIA availability going into 1/01 · 2 days' restOUT Butler III missed 5 since 12/21, returns tonight: 25 min (81% of 31)
OUT Richardson missed 17 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Ware back 12/21 after 9, 14 min since (62% of 22)
BACK Burks back 12/23 after 7, 23 min since (132% of 18)
BACK Larsson back 12/21 after 5, 15 min since (107% of 14)
BACK Love back 12/29 after 4, 14 min since (128% of 11)
MIA availability going into 1/02 · back-to-backOUT Richardson missed 18 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Larsson missed 2 since 12/29, returns tonight: 2 min (14% of 14)
BACK Butler III back 1/01 after 5, 25 min since (81% of 31)
BACK Burks back 12/23 after 7, 22 min since (127% of 18)
BACK Love back 12/29 after 4, 14 min since (128% of 11)
NEW Highsmith 24 to 29 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/04 · 1 day's restOUT Richardson missed 19 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 2 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 1/01 after 5, 26 min since (84% of 31)
BACK Larsson back 1/02 after 2, 2 min since (14% of 14)
MIA availability going into 1/06 · 1 day's restOUT Richardson missed 20 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 3 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 1/01 after 5, 26 min since (84% of 31)
BACK Larsson back 1/02 after 2, 6 min since (42% of 14)
MIA availability going into 1/07 · back-to-backOUT Butler III missed 2 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 21 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 4 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Larsson back 1/02 after 2, 6 min since (40% of 14)
NEW Rozier 26 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 27 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Butler III missed 3 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 22 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 5 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Larsson back 1/02 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 14)
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 29 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restOUT Butler III missed 4 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 23 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 6 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Larsson back 1/02 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 14)
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 32 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/13 · 1 day's restOUT Butler III missed 5 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 24 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 7 since 1/01, returns tonight: 15 min (141% of 11)
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 34 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Fox at 30 and Monk at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Herro at 24 and Adebayo at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Richardson (20 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-7 a night and Miami minus-5. Call it Sacramento 117, Miami 112.
12/30 vs DAL 110-100 — SAC notes
SAC won 110-100. SAC shot 42% (42 of 100) to DAL's 42%, 10 of 32 from three, and got to the line 19 times to DAL's 29. The glass went 58-36 for them. Fox led with 33 (13 of 23, 3 of 7 from three); Sabonis added 17, Monk 14. The hinge was Q2, 33-23: the deficit went from 14 to 4. SAC trailed 56-60 at the half and won the second half 54-40. Lyles was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
1/01 vs PHI 113-107 — SAC notes
SAC won 113-107. SAC shot 49% (41 of 84) to PHI's 48%, 9 of 31 from three, and went to the line 24 times to PHI's 14 — 22 points from the stripe to their 12. The glass went 45-34 for them. Fox led with 35 (13 of 16, 2 of 4 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Monk added 20, DeRozan 18. The hinge was Q4, 33-18: SAC came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 6. Ellis was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
1/03 vs MEM 138-133 — SAC notes
SAC won 138-133. SAC shot 49% (49 of 99) to MEM's 48%, 21 of 47 from three, and got to the line 23 times to MEM's 36. SAC turned it over 9 times to MEM's 17. The glass went 37-51 against them. Monk led with 31 (11 of 20, 6 of 12 from three); DeRozan added 29, Fox 23. The hinge was Q1, 46-32: from level to 14 ahead.
1/05 @ GSW 129-99 — SAC notes
SAC won 129-99. SAC shot 52% (45 of 87) to GSW's 46%, 19 of 43 from three. SAC turned it over 15 times to GSW's 22. Monk led with 26 (9 of 14, 5 of 8 from three); Sabonis added 22, Huerter 16. The hinge was Q1, 36-21: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 39. Monk was the night's best plus/minus at +41.
1/06 vs MIA 123-118 — SAC notes
SAC won 123-118 in 2 overtimes. SAC shot 42% (45 of 108) to MIA's 42%, 13 of 38 from three. DeRozan led with 30 (12 of 26, 1 of 4 from three); Monk added 23, Sabonis 21. The hinge was Q4, 34-24: SAC came in trailing by 10 and left it level. DeRozan was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
1/10 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 97, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and White at 19 a game. 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Fox at 30 and Monk at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Fox (2 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 97 a night to Sacramento's 111 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-7 a night and Boston plus-1. Call it Boston 115, Sacramento 110.
1/12 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 16 free throws a game; LaVine at 33 and White at 21 a game. Without Dosunmu (8 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Monk at 24 and DeRozan at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Fox (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-5 a night and Chicago minus-1 and the defense, Sacramento allowing 111 a night to Chicago's 119. Call it Sacramento 119, Chicago 117, Chicago keeping it close.
1/14 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 26 and Lillard at 24 a game. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Monk at 24 and DeRozan at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-4 a night and Milwaukee minus-0. Call it Sacramento 115, Milwaukee 114, Milwaukee keeping it close.
1/16 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 23 and Monk at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Green at 33 and Sengun at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Smith Jr. (6 straight), Eason (13 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the line, where Houston takes 26 free throws a game to Sacramento's 19. Call it Sacramento 117, Houston 114, Houston keeping it close.
12/29 @ HOU 104-100 — MIA notes
MIA won 104-100. MIA shot 44% (37 of 84) to HOU's 39%, 10 of 33 from three, and went to the line 28 times to HOU's 13 — 20 points from the stripe to their 11. Herro led with 27 (10 of 17, 3 of 7 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); Jović added 18, Highsmith 15. The hinge was Q4, 23-18: MIA came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 4. Jović was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/01 vs NOP 119-108 — MIA notes
MIA won 119-108. MIA shot 53% (44 of 83) to NOP's 50%, 14 of 34 from three. Herro led with 32 (11 of 22, 5 of 12 from three); Adebayo added 23, Robinson 17. The hinge was Q1, 36-24: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Herro was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
1/02 vs IND 115-128 — MIA notes
MIA lost 115-128. MIA shot 57% (43 of 75) to IND's 53%, 11 of 26 from three. MIA turned it over 14 times to IND's 6, and IND turned those into 9 steals. Ware led with 25 (9 of 11, 3 of 4 from three); Adebayo added 20, Herro 17. Q4 was theirs, 32-21, the deficit cut from 24 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 107-83 against them. Butler III's -27 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/04 vs UTA 100-136 — MIA notes
MIA lost 100-136. MIA shot 44% (35 of 80) to UTA's 52%, 9 of 35 from three, and went to the line 30 times to UTA's 16 — 21 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 32-57 against them. Jović led with 17 (7 of 14, 3 of 5 from three); Robinson added 16, Herro 15. Q1 was theirs, 22-22, but the other 3 periods went 114-78 against them. Herro's -28 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/06 @ SAC 118-123 — MIA notes
MIA lost 118-123 in 2 overtimes. MIA shot 42% (43 of 102) to SAC's 42%, 11 of 42 from three. Herro led with 26 (11 of 25, 4 of 10 from three); Adebayo added 18, Rozier 18. Q3 was theirs, 31-18, turning a 3-point deficit into a 10-point lead, but the other 5 periods went 105-87 against them. They led by as many as 17.
1/07 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Curry at 22 and Kuminga at 21 a game. Without Podziemski (4 straight), Post (3 straight), Payton II (6 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Herro at 23 and Adebayo at 15 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Butler III (2 straight), Richardson (21 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 39 percent from three to Miami's 32 and the line, where Miami takes 25 free throws a game to Golden State's 19. Call it Golden State 116, Miami 109.
1/09 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Sexton at 22 and Markkanen at 21 a game. Without George (2 straight), Collins (2 straight), Clarkson (2 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Herro at 21 and Adebayo at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Butler III (3 straight), Richardson (22 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-4 a night and Miami minus-6 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 17 times a game to Miami's 12. Call it Utah 116, Miami 112, Miami keeping it close.
1/11 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 14 free throws a game; Simons at 25 and Sharpe at 20 a game. Without Grant (6 straight), Thybulle (37 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Herro at 19 and Adebayo at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Butler III (4 straight), Richardson (23 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Portland at 40 percent from three to Miami's 32 and the glass, where Portland has been minus-1 a night and Miami minus-7. Call it Portland 112, Miami 111, Miami keeping it close.
1/13 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 19 and Harden at 16 a game. 4 days' rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Herro at 22 and Jović at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Butler III (5 straight), Richardson (24 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been minus-3 a night and Miami minus-9 and the defense, Miami allowing 109 a night to the Clippers' 115. Call it Miami 110, the Clippers 109, the Clippers keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MIABA B. Adebayo
DR D. Robinson
HH H. Highsmith
JJ J. Jaquez Jr.
KW K. Ware
NJ N. Jović
PL P. Larsson
TH T. Herro
TR T. Rozier
SACAL A. Len
DC D. Carter
DD D. DeRozan
DS D. Sabonis
KE K. Ellis
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
MIA/SAC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
DeRozan shines as Kings hold off Heat 123-118 in double overtime
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — DeMar DeRozan scored nine of Sacramento’s 11 points in the second overtime, and the Kings beat the Miami Heat 123-118 on Monday night to extend their winning streak to a season-high five games under interim coach Doug Christie.
DeRozan finished with 30 points on 12-of-26 shooting. Domantas Sabonis had 21 points, 18 rebounds and 11 assists as the Kings (18-19) won their second straight without injured point guard De’Aaron Fox.
Malik Monk scored 23 points, Keon Ellis had 17 and Keegan Murray added 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Jaime Jaquez Jr . had a triple-double with 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for Miami. Tyler Herro scored 26 but was called for a costly 8-second violation toward the end of the fourth quarter.
Terry Rozier added 18 points, and Haywood Highsmith had 14.
The game was tied at 102 at the end of regulation and at 112 after the first overtime.
DeRozan took over after that with a 3-pointer and a trio of step-back jumpers that stunned Miami and left the Heat winless in three overtime games on the road this season.
Takeaways Heat: Coach Erik Spoelstra’s team played solid for the first four quarters but got sloppy in overtime.
Kings: Sacramento is playing with a lot more heart and effort under Christie than it did the final two weeks under former coach Mike Brown.
Key moment With his team clinging to a one-point lead in the first overtime, Jaquez missed a pair of free throws with 3 seconds left. That opened the door for the Kings to score and force the second OT.
Key stat The Heat are 4-7 without Jimmy Butler this season.
Up next Heat: Face the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday.
Kings: Begin a four-game trip against the Boston Celtics on Friday.