Sacramento Kings
2026-12-20
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Miami Heat
Biggest mismatches
MIA's offense ranks 10th in shooting, and SAC ranks 29th defending it.
Team vs team
Season before this game (SAC 8 games, MIA 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
SACMIA
Scoring
109.224th · Below avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
118.07th · Above avg
123.228th · Bottom 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
122.927th · Bottom 5
-14.029th · Bottom 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
-4.921st · Below avg
Efficiency
105.125th · Below avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
111.115th · Average
119.228th · Bottom 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
116.026th · Bottom 5
-14.129th · Bottom 5
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
-5.021st · Below avg
103.78th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
106.13rd
Shooting
51.8%21st · Below avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
54.3%10th · Above avg
55.3%23rd · Below avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
57.7%11th · Average
11.624th · Below avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
13.015th · Average
32.6%23rd · Below avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
33.5%20th · Average
0.2623rd · Below avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2915th · Average
Defense
57.8%29th · Bottom 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
58.0%30th · Bottom 5
7.821st · Below avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
8.417th · Average
2.930th · Bottom 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
5.113th · Average
Possessions
15.6%23rd · Below avg
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
13.9%8th · Above avg
24.9%21st · Below avg
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
23.8%26th · Bottom 5
40.927th · Bottom 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
43.219th · Average
24.427th · Bottom 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
29.52nd · Top 5
Recent form
Sacramento KingsLLLWL
Last 5: average margin -13.6 (season -14.0). Streak L1.
Miami HeatLWWLW
Last 5: average margin +1.6 (season -4.9). Streak W1.
Key players
Sacramento Kings| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Acuff Jr.G | 25.6 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 49.9 |
| Zach LaVineG | 23.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 64.2 |
| Domantas SabonisF | 15.1 | 14.9 | 6.1 | 72.9 |
| De'Andre HunterF | 13.0 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 55.3 |
Miami Heat| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giannis AntetokounmpoF | 28.2 | 12.5 | 5.8 | 60.6 |
| Bam AdebayoC-F | 18.6 | 8.2 | 3.5 | 60.3 |
| Davion MitchellG | 15.4 | 1.5 | 8.2 | 59.9 |
| Klay ThompsonG | 14.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 63.6 |
Injury report
Sacramento KingsBen Simmons G-F · back ~2027-10-01
Out
Keegan Murray F · back ~2026-11-10
Out
Maxime Raynaud C · back ~2026-11-10
Out
Daeqwon Plowden G-F · back ~2026-11-06
Day-To-Day
Miami HeatNobody listed.
Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.