Heat Ease By Kings

     The Miami Heat passed by the Sacramento Kings 121-110 at Golden 1 Center on Monday night. The Heat, who have won eight of their last 10 games, continued their road trip against Western Conference foes. Miami has been victorious in five consecutive road games. 

     Sacramento(33-24) had a slight lead 33-32 at the end of one quarter. Miami(32-25) moved by their opponent in the second quarter and had a 65-62 lead at halftime. 

     The Heat outscored the Kings 36-19 in the third quarter and were ahead 101-81. The Kings went on a major run in the middle stage of the fourth quarter and trailed 110-108 with 3:42 remaining. Miami had a 11-2 spurt in the final three minutes of the contest. 

     Bam Adebayo compiled a double-double with 28 points and 10 rebounds for Miami. Jaime Jacquez Jr. dropped in 26 points while Kevin Love added 19 points. Caleb Martin was able to score 16 points in the victory.

     Domantas Sabonis led Sacramento with 14 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for a triple-double. It was his 41st consecutive game with at least a double-double, which is the fourth longest in the league since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976.