Miami Heat vs Sacramento Kings 1/2/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Miami Heat (23-13) travels to meet the Sacramento Kings (15-22) at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Sunday, January 2, 2022, at 6:00 PM ET. Miami will try to improve their record to 24-13 this season after winning nine of their last 11 contests played.

The Heat comes to this match-up versus the Kings on Sunday riding on a five-game winning streak including their recent 10-point win over the Houston Rockets. Miami is in 4th place at 16-7 in the Eastern Conference and took the lead in the Southeast Division with a 23-13 overall standing and a .639 team percentage this season.

In their recent win over Houston, the Heat offense managed to gain a 74-60 halftime lead cruising to their 120-110 victory over the Rockets on Friday. PF Jimmy Butler nailed a season-high 37 points with a perfect 11/11 from the free-throw line while PG Tyler Herro chipped in 16 points, six rebounds, and nine assists for Miami in the victory.

PF Jimmy Butler scored an average of 23.3 PPG with 5.5 assists per match in leading the Heat while PG Tyler Herro added an average of 20.4 PPG and 5.5 RPG this season.

The Miami Heat recorded an average of 107.7 PPG on 46.0% FG while their defense gave up an average of 103.6 PPG on 44.1% shooting. The Heat converted 37.1% from the long-range and 79.3% from the charity stripe with an average of 44.3 RPG.

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Miami Heat vs Sacramento Kings Predictions 1/2/2022

The Sacramento Kings will be hosting Miami on Sunday and will try to win this inter-conference duel after losing eight of their last twelve matches played. The Kings will try to bounce back after losing their recent outing to the Dallas Mavericks that snapped a two-game winning streak.

Dallas is in 10th place at 11-16 in the Western Conference and dropped to 5th place in the Pacific Division with an overall standing at 15-22 and a team percentage at .405 on the year.

The Kings fell behind the Mavericks by 12 points in the 3rd quarter of the match while their defense allowed 52.0% overall shooting by Dallas in their 96-112 defeat at home on Friday. Tyrese Haliburton led the scoring for Sacramento with 17 points and led in assists at 10 while Marvin Bagley III pitched in 15 points for the Kings in the loss.

Sacramento posted an average of 109.4 PPG on 45.1% FG while giving away 113.7 PPG on 46.8% shooting from the field. The Kings marked 34.1% from the rainbow territory and 75.9% from the foul line while grabbing an average of 44.3 RPG.

PG De’Aaron Fox nailed an average of 20.2 PPG with 3.5 RPG while PF Harrison Barnes averages 17.0 PPG and 6.2 RPG. PG Tyrese Haliburton contributed an average of 4.0 rebounds per contest for Sacramento.

Miami Heat vs. Sacramento Kings. The NBA Pick for this contest is Miami -3. Despite having some line-up issues, the Heat managed to win 5 games in a row by an average of 11.8-points margin per match while the Kings averages a 10-point deficit in their last five losses. Sacramento also has losing contests by an average of four-point deficits at home. The prediction: The Miami Heat will win at 114-111.

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