The Miami Heat return home after a 2-3 road trip and two days off to host the 14-33 Sacramento Kings. Miami, at 27-20 is sitting 4th in the East, but only a few games away from the bottom of the playoff race, so every game is important.

The Kings are a young team figuring out how to play in the NBA. They are coming off a win in Orlando on Tuesday. Although the Heat are heavy favorites, they have struggled with subpar teams and do not boast a great home record. Nothing can be taken for granted.

Game Info

When: Wednesday, January 25 at 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, FL
TV: Fox Sports Sun, NBALP
Win Probabilities: Miami has a 84% chance of winning, according to FiveThirtyEight.

Probable Starters

Sacramento: De’Aaron Fox, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Vince Carter, Skal Labissiere, Willie Cauley-Stein
Miami: Goran Dragic, Derrick Jones Jr., Josh Richardson, James Johnson, Hassan Whiteside

Injury Report

Kings: George Hill, Zach Randolph, Kosta Koufos
Heat: Rodney McGruder (Out, Leg Fracture), Okaro White (Out, Foot), Dion Waiters (Out, ankle surgery), Tyler Johnson (questionable, ankle)

What To Watch For

Can the Heat start fast?

This is a classic example of a game the Heat should win but could struggle. Returning from a longer road trip, the first game back home can be hard. And the kings are a young team who likes to run, especially De’Arron Fox. So if Miami doesn’t have it’s legs or energy, they could find themselves in a hole.

The Heat need to either get off to a good start or at least keep pace with the Kings until they can take over the game.

Those Jerseys!

The Heat will wear their Miami Vice city jerseys for the first time this season!

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