Ira Winderman’s perspectives and other items of note from the Miami Heat’s Monday night game against the Sacramento Kings.

Erik Spoelstra offered it up in a manner that made it seem like he viewed it as a modest request. All the Miami Heat coach wanted from Jaime Jaquez Jr. was everything.

Playing on the second night of a back-to-back, the Kings pulled off an improbable victory to extend their winning streak to five games.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. had a triple-double with 16 points ... Heat: Coach Erik Spoelstra's team played solid for the first four quarters but got sloppy in overtime. Kings: Sacramento is playing with a lot more heart and effort under Christie than it did the ...

Second-year Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. looks like a new man since joining ... career triple-double in Monday’s loss to the Kings. What’s the cause for Jaquez’s improved play?

DeMar DeRozan scored nine of Sacramento Kings’ 11 points in the second overtime, as they defeated the Miami Heat 123-118 in NBA 2024-25 on Tuesday (January 7) to extend their winning streak to a season-high five games under interim coach Doug Christie.

DeMar DeRozan scored nine of Sacramento’s 11 points in the second overtime, powering the Kings to a 123-118 victory over the Miami Heat on Monday night and extending their winning streak to a season-high five games under interim coach Doug Christie.

Takeaways from the Heat’s 97-92 win against the Utah Jazz on Thursday night at Delta Center: ▪ The Heat shook off a poor start, seized on dismal Utah shooting, got clutch work late from Bam Adebayo and Jaime Jaquez and Tyler Herro and avoided the ignominious feat of losing to one of the league’s worst teams for the second team in six days.

The Miami Heat suffered a heartbreaking loss down the stretch to Sacramento on Monday, blowing a 17-point fourth-quarter lead and critical opportunities to secure the win.

Christie spent countless hours with Sabonis over the past three years as his player development coach. Christie has watched Sabonis improve his 3-point shooting dramatically from 23.5% in his first season with the Kings to almost 48% this season while doubling his volume.

Former UCLA star Jaime Jaquez Jr. is starting to find his rhythm with the Miami Heat during the 2024-25 NBA season.

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