The Miami Heat blew a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter as they lost to the Sacramento Kings and fall to 9th in the Eastern Conference.

After losing his debut as interim head coach, Doug Christie has led the Sacramento Kings to five consecutive wins. The Kings are now tied for tenth place in the Western Conference with an 18-19 record, sitting just two-and-a-half games behind the Los Angeles Lakers for sixth place.

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With Heat star Jimmy Butler serving the second game of his seven-game suspension, the Heat’s defense was suffocating through three quarters. The Heat entered the fourth quarter with a 10-point advantage, limiting the Kings to just 68 points on 38 percent shooting from the field and 6-of-23 (26.1 percent) shooting from three-point range.

The Heat (17-16) and Milwaukee Bucks are tied for fifth in the Eastern Conference. Miami is coming off back-to-back home losses to the Indiana Pacers and Utah Jazz as the team sets out on a six-game, 11-day road trip.

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Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat (17-16) will visit the Sacramento Kings (17-19) at Golden 1 Center on Monday, January 6. The game starts at 10:00 PM ET.The Kings won their last outing 129-99

The Heat and Kings meet for the second and final regular season matchup. Earlier this season, Sacramento recorded a 111-110 win on a basket with just 0.7 seconds remaining. Last season, Miami swept the series,

The Kings have announced that their home game against the Calgary Flames scheduled for Wednesday night would be postponed due to the wildfires in Los Angeles. Dick Vitale has gone through numerous cancer battles in recent years. This will be the NHL's first outdoor game in Florida and first involving the Panthers.