Miami Heat vs. Sacramento Kings
December 6, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Kings beat the Heat 127-111 on 2025-12-06 on the road against the Heat. The Heat started Andrew Wiggins, Norman Powell, Bam Adebayo, Dru Smith, and Kel'el Ware. The Kings started Russell Westbrook, DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine, Keegan Murray, and Maxime Raynaud. Russell Westbrook (Kings) scored 4 points (1/4) in his matchups, with Jaime Jaquez Jr. as his primary defender. Norman Powell (Heat) scored 11 points (4/8) in his matchups, with Keegan Murray as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MIA
Miami Heat
111
Did not play: Tyler Herro (DND - Injury/Illness), Pelle Larsson (DND - Injury/Illness), Davion Mitchell (DND - Injury/Illness)
SAC
Sacramento Kings
127
Did not play: Devin Carter (DNP - Coach's Decision), Doug McDermott (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dario Šarić (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
MIA
Miami Heat
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Andrew Wiggins · Norman Powell · Bam Adebayo · Dru Smith · Kel'el Ware Starter 6.2 min
- Nikola Jović · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Simone Fontecchio · Kel'el Ware · Keshad Johnson 13.1 min
- Bam Adebayo · Nikola Jović · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Simone Fontecchio · Jahmir Young 6.4 min
- Andrew Wiggins · Norman Powell · Bam Adebayo · Dru Smith · Jaime Jaquez Jr. 5.7 min
- Andrew Wiggins · Norman Powell · Nikola Jović · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Kel'el Ware 3.4 min
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Starting lineup
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Russell Westbrook
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Zach LaVine
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DeMar DeRozan
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Keegan Murray
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Maxime Raynaud
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Zach LaVine · Keegan Murray · Maxime Raynaud Starter 22.6 min
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Zach LaVine · Precious Achiuwa · Keegan Murray 5.8 min
- DeMar DeRozan · Malik Monk · Drew Eubanks · Keon Ellis · Nique Clifford 5.0 min
- Zach LaVine · Malik Monk · Drew Eubanks · Precious Achiuwa · Nique Clifford 4.2 min
- DeMar DeRozan · Malik Monk · Precious Achiuwa · Keon Ellis · Nique Clifford 3.6 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Heat defense
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Russell Westbrook 4 pts (1/4) in 60 possessions
Guarded by: Jaime Jaquez Jr. (20 %, 2 pts) · Nikola Jović (17 %, 0 pts) · Norman Powell (16 %, 0 pts)
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Malik Monk 18 pts (5/9) in 36 possessions
Guarded by: Nikola Jović (36 %, 9 pts) · Simone Fontecchio (29 %, 5 pts) · Jaime Jaquez Jr. (16 %, 1 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | Nique Clifford: 15 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · DeMar DeRozan: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Kel'el Ware | Maxime Raynaud: 20 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · Drew Eubanks: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Nikola Jović | Malik Monk: 13 poss., 9 pts (3/4) · Russell Westbrook: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Norman Powell | Keegan Murray: 29 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Russell Westbrook: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Andrew Wiggins | DeMar DeRozan: 21 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Zach LaVine: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Simone Fontecchio | Malik Monk: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Nique Clifford: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Bam Adebayo | Maxime Raynaud: 18 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Precious Achiuwa: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Dru Smith | Zach LaVine: 19 poss., 4 pts (0/3) · Russell Westbrook: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Keshad Johnson | DeMar DeRozan: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Zach LaVine: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jahmir Young | Nique Clifford: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Keon Ellis: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Kings defense
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Norman Powell 11 pts (4/8) in 54 possessions
Guarded by: Keegan Murray (37 %, 1 pts) · DeMar DeRozan (19 %, 0 pts) · Russell Westbrook (18 %, 5 pts)
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Bam Adebayo 7 pts (3/7) in 47 possessions
Guarded by: Maxime Raynaud (21 %, 4 pts) · Precious Achiuwa (19 %, 0 pts) · DeMar DeRozan (18 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| DeMar DeRozan | Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Norman Powell: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Zach LaVine | Andrew Wiggins: 16 poss., 8 pts (3/4) · Dru Smith: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Keegan Murray | Norman Powell: 20 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · Andrew Wiggins: 8 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Russell Westbrook | Andrew Wiggins: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Nikola Jović: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Maxime Raynaud | Kel'el Ware: 22 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Bam Adebayo: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/4) |
| Nique Clifford | Simone Fontecchio: 14 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Malik Monk | Nikola Jović: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 9 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Precious Achiuwa | Bam Adebayo: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nikola Jović: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Drew Eubanks | Kel'el Ware: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bam Adebayo: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Keon Ellis | Simone Fontecchio: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Nikola Jović: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |