Jimmy Butler III scored 31 points, and the Miami Heat went on a 15-5 run in the third quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 115-106 to end a 7-game losing streak.
The Kings led 70-67 with 7:49 left in the third quarter. Butler’s 3-pointer put the Heat ahead for good with 7:09 left in the quarter. He scored 10 points during the run, and they led 82-75 with 4:25 left in the quarter and by as many as 15 in the fourth quarter.
Josh Richardson scored a season-high 24 points (11 during a 13-0 run in the second quarter) on 9 for 15 shooting off the bench. Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro set each other up for 7 baskets and 15 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Kings, Keegan Murray scored 33 points (21 on 7 3-pointers) on 12 for 18 shooting, and De'Aaron Fox went 1 for 8 from 3. Domantas Sabonis had 19 points, 17 rebounds and 13 assists, his 45th career triple-double.
The Heat shot 50.0% from the field and 46.4% from 3 to the Kings’ 44.1% and 30.0%. They outscored the Kings 47-18 off the bench. The Heat outscored the Kings 26-13 in 10 minutes with Richardson, Adebayo, Martin, Herro and Jaquez on the floor together.