The Sacramento Kings will kick off the New Year with an afternoon matinee against the short-handed Miami Heat on Sunday.
Sacramento ended 2021 in a disappointing fashion, as a third-quarter collapse led to their demise in a 112-96 loss to the short-handed Dallas Mavericks. That game reemphasized that the Kings are liable to lose to any team on any night regardless of who they are missing.
In that Dallas game, Sacramento got off to a dominant start and seemingly lost all their mojo at some point in the second quarter and could never get it back.