What we learned as Kings win fifth straight in double OT vs. Heat

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What we learned as Kings win fifth straight in double OT vs. Heat originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

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SACRAMENTO – The Miami Heat made their once-a-year trip to Sacramento on Monday night and made it worthwhile, as the Kings narrowly escaped with a 123-118 double-overtime victory inside a deafening Golden 1 Center.

Tyler Herro and the Heat did everything they could to pull the plug on the Kings’ victory beam with a game that went down to the wire on the second night of a back-to-back for Sacramento, but instead, purple lasers will light the Sacramento skyline for the fifth consecutive game as the team’s win streak reached a new season high.

The Kings were down by as many as 17 points following a second-half collapse, but they showed life again late in the fourth quarter to spark a comeback and force overtime.

No one was ready to go home yet, though, and double overtime ensued.

Both teams played without their stars, with De’Aaron Fox out with an injury and disgruntled veteran Jimmy Butler serving the second game of his suspension.

Tyler Herro went off for Miami, wasting no time getting to work. He had 12 points in the first quarter and finished with a team-high 26 points.

For the Kings, all starters finished in double digits for the second game in a row, with DeMar DeRozan leading all scorers with 30 points on 12-of-26 shooting.

It appears a page has turned for Sacramento, as Doug Christie’s record improved to 5-1 as interim coach since the firing of Mike Brown.

Here are the takeaways from the Kings’ win:

Extra, Extra Basketball

As the Kings were down by one point with 0.2 seconds remaining, Heat center Bam Adebayo fouled Keon Ellis to send him to the free-throw line for two freebies with a chance to win it for Sacramento.

Instead, Ellis missed the first and made the second to force a double overtime.

And who else other than DeRozan, one of the most clutch players in the league, to take over and help win it for the Kings. He had nine points in the extra five minutes and finished with 30 total points.

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Publish date : 2025-01-07 06:28:00

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