Domantas Sabonis had 21 points, 18 rebounds and 11 assists, his 63rd career triple-double, and the Sacramento Kings rallied from 17 points down in the fourth quarter to beat the Miami Heat 123-118 in double overtime for their fifth straight win.
The Kings trailed 85-68 with 10:40 left in the fourth quarter. Their chance to win fell to 4.2% with 10:26 left in the fourth quarter, and they outscored the Heat 55-33 the rest of the way.
DeMar DeRozan’s 23-foot step-back jumper with 1:11 left in the second overtime made it 121-118, and his 18-foot step-back jumper with 12.8 seconds left in the second overtime put it away at 123-118.
During clutch time, the Kings outscored the Heat 28-20. DeRozan (No. 3 in clutch wins added, 2024-25) scored 9 of the Kings’ 28 on 4 for 8 shooting. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 3 of his 5 steals, one of them leading to Bam Adebayo’s layup that tied the game at 117, and the Heat scored 6 points off them.
DeRozan scored 30 points, and Malik Monk added 23 points (12 in the second quarter) and 6 assists but shot 8 for 25. The Kings had 3 20-point scorers. Monk and Sabonis set each other up for 6 baskets and 12 points.
For the Heat, Tyler Herro scored 26 points (12 in the first quarter). Jaquez had 16 points, a career-high 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 steals, his first career triple-double.
The Kings grabbed 18 offensive rebounds to the Heat’s 12. The Kings’ starters outscored the Heat 76-53 in 32 minutes together.