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Jimmy Butler recorded 13 points, 13 assists and
10 rebounds to become the first player in Heat history with
three consecutive triple-doubles. He had become the first Miami
player with two straight one night earlier against the Golden
State Warriors.
Bam Adebayo also had a triple-double with 16 points, 12 rebounds
and 10 assists as the Heat halted a three-game losing streak.
Kendrick Nunn added 16 points for Miami.
Nemanja Bjelica scored a season-high 25 points and also
collected eight rebounds for the Kings, who lost their
season-worst fifth straight game to conclude a winless homestand
of the same length. Marvin Bagley III added 19 points and 10
rebounds, and DaQuan Jeffries went 5-for-5 from 3-point range
while scoring a career-best 17 points.
De'Aaron Fox contributed 11 points and 10 assists for
Sacramento, and Cory Joseph scored 10 points.
It was the second straight game in which the Heat never trailed
in regulation. One night earlier, Miami led by 14 with 6:40 left
in the fourth quarter before collapsing and eventually losing
120-112 in overtime to the Warriors.
Miami, which led by as many as 23 points on Thursday, shot 51.6
percent from the field and was 12 of 34 (35.3 percent) from
3-point range.
The Kings shot 46.2 percent from the floor and hit 15 of 41
(36.6 percent) from behind the arc.
The Heat led 57-43 at halftime and increased the lead over the
first four-plus minutes of the third quarter. The advantage
topped out at 74-51 after Nunn knocked down a 3-pointer with
7:54 remaining in the stanza.
The Kings made a strong run and Bagley scored the final five
points of the period to cut the Heat's advantage to 89-79.
However, Miami exploded on an 11-2 run to open the fourth
quarter with Robinson's 3-pointer making it 100-81 with 9:43
left.
Sacramento crept within 14 points before the Heat scored six
straight. The burst was capped by Andre Iguodala's dunk, which
gave Miami a 111-91 lead with 4:50 left.
The Kings later narrowed the gap by scoring the game's final
eight points.
Miami scored the first eight points of the game en route to
holding a 14-point lead at the break. Herro had 14 first-half
points for the Heat while Bjelica had 13 for the Kings.
--Field Level Media
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