Report: Heat Aim to Tame Kings, Jaquez’s Status Revealed
Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez will not play tonight against the Sacramento Kings.
He is dealing with a stomach illness.
Here’s the game preview:
Game time: 8:15 pm., ET
Where: Kaseya Center, Miami
TV: FanDuel Sports Network
Betting line: Heat -2
VITALS: : The Heat and Kings meet for the first of two matchups this regular season. Last season, Miami swept the series, 2-0, has now won three straight against Sacramento, including six of the last eight overall. The Heat are 47-24 all-time versus the Kings during the regular season,
including 31-5 in home games and 16-19 in road games. The Heat are coming off a victory against the Washington Wizards.
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Terry Rozier
G Tyler Herro
C Bam Adebayo
F Jimmy Butler
F Nikola Jovic
KINGS
F Keegan Murray
F DeMar DeRozan
C Domantas Sabonis
G De’Aaron Fox
G Doug McDermott
INJUY REPORT
HEAT
Josh Christopher: Out – G League
Keshad Johnson: Out – G League
KINGS
Devin Carter: Out – Shoulder
Isaiah Crawford: Out – G League
Orlando Robinson: Out – Knee
Kevin Huerter: Questionable – Illness
QUOTABLE
Heat center Bam Adebayo on his big game Saturday against the Washington Wizards in Mexico City: “My teammates got me going from the jump,” Adebayo said. “We’re pros, man. Once we see the ball go in a couple of times, it becomes like an ocean.
“And then you just get in a flow and you just get locked in, it just feels like the ball’s going to go in every time for you.”
