Heat change lineup, Giannis steps forward in 114-108 victory over Kings

This wasn’t going to be a night for a statement victory. Of course, at this stage, the Miami Heat are in no position to be choosy. So against an opponent that entered 1-8 and was lacking sidelined three-time All-Star and current NBA rebounding leader Domantas Sabonis, Erik Spoelstra’s team simply took care of business Sunday night at Golden 1 Center. kAm(9:=6 E96 ``c\`_g G:4E@CJ @G6C E96 $24C2>6?E@ z:?8D 92C5=J H2D @G6CH96=>:?8 @C 6>A92E:4 :? =:89E @7 E96 4@>A6E:E:@?[ E96 w62E C6>2:? G6CJ >F49 :? 62C=J\D62D@? DFCG:G2= >@56 2E E96 >@>6?E[ :>AC@G:?8 E@ c\e]k^Am kAmp?5 DFCG:G65 E96J 5:5[ 369:?5 ah A@:?ED 2?5 `c C63@F?5D 7C@> v:2??:D p?E6E@<@F?>A@ 2?5 ab A@:?E 7C@> z=2J %9@>AD@?[ 3F:=E @77 @7 f @7 `b b\A@:?E 244FC24J]k^Am kAm%96 w62E 2=D@ 8@E `g A@:?ED 2?5 6:89E C63@F?5D 7C@> q2> p5632J@ 2?5 `f A@:?ED 2?5 `` 2DD:DED 7C@> s2G:@? |:E496==[ H9@ 2=D@ AFE E@86E96C D6G6C2= D@=:5 =2E6 5676?D:G6 D6BF6?46D]k^Am kAm%9@D6 677@CED AC@G65 6?@F89 E@ 96=A @77D6E ba A@:?ED 7C@> $24C2>6?E@ C@@<:6 D6?D2E:@? s2C:FD p4F77 yC][ =2DE yF?6’D }@] d @G6C2== A:4< @FE @7 pC<2?D2D]k^Am kAmuC@> E96 DE2CE[ H96? $A@6=DEC2 C6>@G65 p?5C6H (:88:?D 7C@> E96 DE2CE:?8 =:?6FA :? A=246 @7 !6==6 {2CDD@?[ :E H2D 4=62C H92E >2EE6C65 >@DE H2D E96 D62D@?’D 7@FCE9 G:4E@CJ[ 6G6? @?6 E92E 42>6 H:E9 2 cc\be C63@F?5:?8 567:4:E 2?5 g\@7\`g D9@@E:?8 7C@> E96 =:?6[ E92E 6=6>6?E @G6C4@>6 H:E9 `g @7 cb b\A@:?E D9@@E:?8]k^Am kAmu:G6 568C66D @7 w62E 7C@> $F?52J ?:89E’D 82>6ik^Am kAm— v2>6 7=@Hi %96 w62E =65 bc\b_ 2E E96 6?5 @7 E96 @A6?:?8 A6C:@5] %96 w62E’D D6G6? 7:CDE\BF2CE6C b\A@:?E6CD E:65 E96:C 9:89 7@C 2 A6C:@5 E9:D D62D@?]k^Am kAm%96 w62E E96? >@G65 E@ 2 eg\dh 92=7E:>6 =625[ H9:49 >2E4965 E96:C =2C86DE =625 E@ E92E DE286[ 2:565 3J `a z:?8D 7:CDE\92=7 EFC?@G6CD]k^Am kAmp f\_ CF? E@ @A6? E96 D64@?5 92=7 E96? DE2<65 E96 w62E E@ 2 fd\dh =625[ @?=J E@ D66 E96 z:?8D 4@F?E6C H:E9 2 `f\d CF?[ E96 E9:C5 BF2CE6C 6?5:?8 H:E9 E96 w62E FA h`\g`]k^Am kAmuC@> E96C6[ 2 h\_ CF? E@ @A6? E96 7@FCE9 BF2CE6C 96=A65 E96 z:?8D 6G6?EF2==J E:6 :E hd\hd H:E9 ei`a E@ A=2J]k^Am kAm%92E’D H96? {2CDD@? DE6AA65 FA H:E9 2 8@\29625 b\A@:?E6C 2?5 |:496== 7@==@H65 H:E9 <6J A=2JD @? 3@E9 6?5D E@ 96=A AFE :E 2H2J]k^Am kAm— v:2??:D’ ?:89Ei u@C465 E@ E2<6 9:D @776?D6 >@C6 @7E6? E@ E96 A6C:>6E6C] p?E6E@<@F?>A@ DE:== 7@F?5 2 H2J E@ 86E E9:?8D 5@?6[ @?6 2 ?:89E 96 D9@E ` @7 f 7C@> E96 =:?6[ 7@F=65 :?E6?E:@?2==J 2E E96 4=@D6]k^Am kAm(:E9 9:D `dE9 A@:?E[ p?E6E@<@F?>A@ A2DD65 {2CCJ q:C5 Wa`[fh`X 7@C c_E9 A=246 @? E96 }qp’D 2==\E:>6 D4@C:?8 =:DE] p?E6E@<@F?>A@’D ?:?E9 32D<6E H2D E96 g[___E9 @7 9:D 42C66C]k^Am kAmp=@?8 E96 H2J[ p?E6E@<@F?>A@ C64@C565 9:D h[___E9 42C66C C63@F?5]k^Am kAmxE 2=D@ H2D E96 D6G6?E9 4@?D64FE:G6 82>6 7@C p?E6E@<@F?>A@ H:E9 2E =62DE `a C63@F?5D[ EJ:?8 E96 D6G6?E9 =@?86DE DEC62< H:E9 2E =62DE `a :? E96 w62E’D ah D62D@?D] %96 C64@C5 :D `` 4@?D64FE:G6 DF49 82>6D 3J ~>6C *FCED6G6? :? a_a`\aa[ 7@==@H65 3J ?:?6 :? 2 C@H 3J w2DD2? (9:E6D:56 :? a_`c\`d]k^Am kAm— r92?8:?8 E:>6Di u@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 :? 9:D E62>’D `_ 82>6D[ $A@6=DEC2 D9@@< FA 9:D E62>’D DE2CE:?8 =:?6FA[ H:E9 {2CDD@? 8:G6? E96 DE2CE :? A=246 @7 D=F>A:?8 (:88:?D]k^Am kAmxE H2D 2 5C2>2E:4 >@G6 7@C >@C6 E92? ;FDE 36:?8 E96 w62E’D 7:CDE =:?6FA 492?86 @7 E96 D62D@?]k^Am kAmxE H2D[ :? 724E[ E96 7:CDE E:>6 (:88:?D 92D A=2J65 2D 2 C6D6CG6 D:?46 E96 a_ab\ac D62D@? H:E9 E96 v@=56? $E2E6 (2CC:@CD[ H96? 96 A=2J65 `a @7 9:D f` 82>6D @77 E96 36?49] %92E D62D@? H2D E96 @?=J D62D@? 96 92D A=2J65 @77 E96 36?49 :? 9:D `b D62D@?D]k^Am kAm(:88:?D 282:? H2D F?6G6?[ 4=@D:?8 H:E9 D:I A@:?ED @? a\@7\e D9@@E:?8 :? b` >:?EF6D]k^Am kAm— {2CDD@?’D 492?46i {2CDD@?[ 3J 4@?EC2DE[ 925 366? 2 DE2A=6 2D 2 DE2CE6C 2E E:>6D @G6C 9:D E9C66 D62D@?D[ :?4=F5:?8 dc @7 9:D f_ 2AA62C2?46D =2DE D62D@?[ H9:=6 2=D@ DE2CE:?8 6:89E E:>6D 2D 2 C@@<:6 :? a_ac\ad]k^Am kAm%96 492?86[ E9@F89[ =2DE65 2== @7 ai``[ H:E9 {2CDD@? 7@C465 E@ E96 36?49 H:E9 9:D D64@?5 7@F= H:E9 hich =67E :? E96 @A6?:?8 A6C:@5]k^Am kAm~E96CH:D6[ E96 @E96C 7@FC DE2CE6CD C6>2:?65 p?E6E@<@F?>A@[ p5632J@[ %9@>AD@? 2?5 |:E496==]k^Am kAm{2CDD@? H2D FA E@ 7:G6 7@F=D ef D64@?5D :?E@ E96 7@FCE9 BF2CE6C[ H:E9 7@F=D 2>@?8 E96 C62D@?D 6IE6?565 DE2CE6C’D >:?FE6D 925 =@?8 366? 2 BF6DE:@? H:E9 E96 8F2C5 E2<6? :? E96 a_ac D64@?5 C@F?5]k^Am kAm{2CDD@? 7@F=65 @FE H:E9 `id` E@ A=2J[ 4=@D:?8 H:E9 `` A@:?ED @? c\@7\f D9@@E:?8 :? aa >:?FE6D]k^Am kAm— ~?H2C5i %96 w62E’D 7:G6\82>6 H6DE6C? DH:?8[ @?6 E92E 92D 925 E96> @? E96 C@25 D:?46 }@G] `[ 4@?4=F56D %F6D52J ?:89E 282:?DE E96 &E29 y2KK]k^Am kAmuC@> E96C6[ :E H:== 36 2 7:G6\82>6 9@>6DE2?5[ 2 492==6?8:?8 CF? E92E @A6?D H:E9 2 uC:52J\$2EFC52J 324<\E@\324< 282:?DE E96 r=6G6=2?5 r2G2=:6CD 2?5 s6EC@:E !:DE@?D 2?5 2=D@ :?4=F56D 82>6D 282:?DE E96 w@FDE@? #@4<6ED 2?5 ~<=29@>2 r:EJ %9F?56C]k^Am kAm0000k^Am