NBA: Long-distance shooting carries Heat past Kings

Bam Adebayo scored 25 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and dished out five assists to lead the Miami Heat to a 130-117 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.

Norman Powell added 22 points while Andrew Wiggins contributed 19 as Miami improved to 1-1 on its five-game road trip. Pelle Larsson finished with 16 points, nine assists, and six rebounds, and Simone Fontecchio matched his career high with five 3-pointers, finishing with 15 points and seven assists off the bench.

DeMar DeRozan led the Kings with 23 points, and Russell Westbrook added 22 in the loss. Sacramento dropped its second straight game and fell to 4-2 on a seven-game homestand.

Zach LaVine and reserve Malik Monk each scored 18 points, and Dylan Cardwell recorded a career-high 12 rebounds. Domantas Sabonis returned from a 27-game absence due to a knee injury and finished with six points and 10 rebounds in 17 minutes.

Miami was exceptional from beyond the arc, making 21 of 42 three-point attempts. Along with Fontecchio, Adebayo and Powell each hit four triples, while Wiggins added three.

The Heat shot 48% overall. Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 13 points and nine rebounds off the bench.

Sacramento made 50.6% of its shots but was 11 of 30 from long range.

Powell’s basket capped an 8-0 run that pushed Miami ahead 92-76 with 6:15 remaining in the third quarter. The Heat led 100-89 entering the fourth quarter and continued to extend the lead.

Fontecchio hit a 3-pointer to put Miami up 16 with 9:18 left. He added another trey to make it 113-96 with 7:13 remaining. Monk responded with five straight points to cut the deficit to 12, but Wiggins scored back-to-back baskets to make it 119-103 with 4:26 left, and Miami closed out the win.

The Heat made 15 of 24 three-point attempts in the first half and led 77-64 at halftime. Powell scored 15 first-half points, making 4 of 5 from deep. LaVine had 12 points for Sacramento in the first half.

Miami led 32-25 after the first quarter and connected on 9 of 13 three-point attempts in the second quarter. The Kings cut the lead to 64-57 after a basket by Maxime Raynaud with 2:37 left in the half, but Wiggins drilled a trey with 1.8 seconds remaining to give the Heat a 13-point advantage at halftime.

— Field Level Media/Reuters