Our road trip continues out west with a few late night games on deck. First up this week: Sacramento ๐
The last match scheduled for this Monday night will be between the Sacramento Kings, coming from yesterday's win vs the Clippers also featured, hosting the Miami Heat. There are several players ruled out for this game. De'Aaron Fox and Bam Adebayo will be the main characters.
The Heat visit the Kings' arena plagued by injuries. The huge brawl that occurred in their game against New Orleans Pelicans caused that Jimmy Butler, for example, will not be able to participate in tonight's game due to suspension. In addition, the Florida franchise (7th in the Eastern Conference with a 31-25 record) has several players out with different injuries.
On the other hand, Sacramento "breathes" by not having to face Miami with all its players available for the second game of their back-to-back. The franchise Kings beat the Clippers to move with a 33-23 record into fifth place in the Western Conference, taking advantage of the Dallas Mavericks' setback against the Indiana Pacers to overtake them in the standings.
Expert predictions (Possible quintets and result).
The main predictions for tonight's game place Sacramento Kings as favorites to win the game, as it is obvious. Although it is a back-to-back for them, their home condition and the Miami Heat's losses unbalance, a priori, the duel in their favor.
In addition, the starting fives will be as follows:
Schedule and TV.
The game will be played early this morning at 04:00 am (Spanish time), being the last game of the day, and can be followed through the official NBA website and application with League Pass subscription.
Downs
Our road trip continues out west with a few late night games on deck. First up this week: Sacramento ๐