Right from the start, the Heat jumped all over the Kings,
building up an 11-point lead by the end of the first quarter. Miami doubled
their lead to 22 points by the end of the second quarter, and by the third
quarter, the Heat led by more than 30 points.
The Kings never really got a chance to get into the game.
Mario Chalmers led Miami's offense on Saturday, finishing
with a game-high 34 points (tied with Isaiah Thomas). Chalmers was particularly effective from long
range, stroking down 10 of his 13 shots from behind the arc. LeBron James also
had a solid outing against Sacramento, walking away with 20 points, 7 rebounds,
5 assists, and 5 steals.
As a team, the entire Heat squad played solid basketball,
shooting 56 percent from the field and 46 percent from beyond on arc. They also
held it down on the defensive end, holding the Kings to 43 percent shooting
from the field.
"For the most part we played to our identity,
aggressive at both ends of the court," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra told reporters
after the game. "It was good to get a game like this anywhere, home or
away. It was good to see our team put its foot down on the pedal and keep it
down."
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