Sacramento Kings vs. Miami Heat
November 8, 2026 · 2026-27 season
The Heat beat the Kings 114-108 on 2026-11-08 on the road against the Kings. The Kings started Zach LaVine, De'Andre Hunter, Precious Achiuwa, Dylan Cardwell, and Darius Acuff Jr. The Heat started Klay Thompson, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bam Adebayo, Davion Mitchell, and Pelle Larsson. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Heat) scored 11 points (4/7) in his matchups, with Precious Achiuwa as his primary defender. Darius Acuff Jr. (Kings) scored 14 points (4/11) in his matchups, with Davion Mitchell as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
SAC
Sacramento Kings
108
Did not play: Alex Karaban (DNP - Coach's Decision)
MIA
Miami Heat
114
Did not play: Simone Fontecchio (DNP - Coach's Decision), Myron Gardner (DNP - Coach's Decision), Nikola Jović (DNP - Coach's Decision), Nick Richards (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dru Smith (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Zach LaVine · De'Andre Hunter · Precious Achiuwa · Dylan Cardwell · Darius Acuff Jr. Starter 8.5 min
- Malik Monk · De'Andre Hunter · Precious Achiuwa · Keegan Murray · Darius Acuff Jr. 7.0 min
- Malik Monk · Precious Achiuwa · Leaky Black · Darius Acuff Jr. · Emanuel Sharp 4.7 min
- Zach LaVine · De'Andre Hunter · Keegan Murray · Dylan Cardwell · Darius Acuff Jr. 4.1 min
- De'Andre Hunter · Precious Achiuwa · Keegan Murray · Darius Acuff Jr. · Emanuel Sharp 2.8 min
MIA
Miami Heat
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Klay Thompson · Giannis Antetokounmpo · Bam Adebayo · Davion Mitchell · Pelle Larsson Starter 10.7 min
- Andrew Wiggins · Bobby Portis Jr. · Bam Adebayo · Davion Mitchell · Ryan Conwell 7.3 min
- Klay Thompson · Giannis Antetokounmpo · Andrew Wiggins · Bobby Portis Jr. · Ryan Conwell 6.9 min
- Klay Thompson · Giannis Antetokounmpo · Andrew Wiggins · Bam Adebayo · Davion Mitchell 6.1 min
- Tim Hardaway Jr. · Andrew Wiggins · Bam Adebayo · Davion Mitchell · Pelle Larsson 5.2 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Kings defense
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Giannis Antetokounmpo 11 pts (4/7) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: Precious Achiuwa (44 %, 2 pts) · De'Andre Hunter (19 %, 0 pts) · Keegan Murray (11 %, 4 pts)
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Bam Adebayo 17 pts (7/11) in 67 possessions
Guarded by: Dylan Cardwell (27 %, 2 pts) · Precious Achiuwa (21 %, 0 pts) · De'Andre Hunter (11 %, 5 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Darius Acuff Jr. | Davion Mitchell: 30 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Ryan Conwell: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/5) |
| Precious Achiuwa | Giannis Antetokounmpo: 29 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Bam Adebayo: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| De'Andre Hunter | Klay Thompson: 24 poss., 5 pts (2/6) · Giannis Antetokounmpo: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Zach LaVine | Andrew Wiggins: 11 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Davion Mitchell: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Keegan Murray | Klay Thompson: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Giannis Antetokounmpo: 8 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Malik Monk | Ryan Conwell: 10 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · Davion Mitchell: 10 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Leaky Black | Andrew Wiggins: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bam Adebayo: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Dylan Cardwell | Bam Adebayo: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Bobby Portis Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Emanuel Sharp | Andrew Wiggins: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ryan Conwell: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jonathan Mogbo | Giannis Antetokounmpo: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bobby Portis Jr.: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Heat defense
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Darius Acuff Jr. 14 pts (4/11) in 73 possessions
Guarded by: Davion Mitchell (41 %, 11 pts) · Ryan Conwell (23 %, 3 pts) · Klay Thompson (8 %, 0 pts)
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Malik Monk 5 pts (2/5) in 40 possessions
Guarded by: Ryan Conwell (21 %, 0 pts) · Davion Mitchell (20 %, 0 pts) · Klay Thompson (17 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | Precious Achiuwa: 27 poss., 19 pts (9/13) · De'Andre Hunter: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Davion Mitchell | Darius Acuff Jr.: 30 poss., 11 pts (3/7) · Malik Monk: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bam Adebayo | Precious Achiuwa: 18 poss., 8 pts (3/8) · Dylan Cardwell: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/5) |
| Klay Thompson | De'Andre Hunter: 15 poss., 11 pts (4/5) · Zach LaVine: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Andrew Wiggins | Keegan Murray: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Leaky Black: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Pelle Larsson | Zach LaVine: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · De'Andre Hunter: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Ryan Conwell | Darius Acuff Jr.: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Malik Monk: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Bobby Portis Jr. | Leaky Black: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Keegan Murray: 6 poss., 1 pts (0/1) |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Darius Acuff Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Zach LaVine: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |