Kings' road woes continue in loss to Heat
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01/23/2010 -
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dwyane Wade poured in 27 points and dished out
eight assists in Miami's 115-84 blowout win over the Sacramento Kings.
Michael Beasley contributed 21 points and 13 rebounds for the Heat, who picked
up their second straight win. Udonis Haslem added 14 points, Jermaine O'Neal
12 and Dorell Wright 10 for Miami, which beat the Kings for the 12th time in
the last 13 meetings.
"It's always good to get these kind of wins," Wade said. "We came out and we
took care of business."
Tyreke Evans had 15 points to pace Sacramento, which suffered its seventh
consecutive defeat. Spencer Hawes chipped in 14 points and Omri Casspi 13 for
the Kings, who went 0-6 on their road trip. They've dropped eight in a row
outside Sacramento, last winning an away game December 21 at Chicago.
"It was just one of those games; we couldn't make shots," Evans said. "We've
got to keep working hard. Hopefully we can put this behind us and get back on
track and start winning."
A dominating 22-6 run by the Heat in the first quarter moved them in front for
good. Rafer Alston and Quentin Richardson each hit three-balls during the
spurt, as Miami gained a 26-14 lead.
It was 33-25 after one quarter and Miami held a 65-45 cushion at the half. The
blowout continued in the third with the Heat taking a commanding 89-61 margin
into the fourth. Wade was able to sit for the last quarter.
Game Notes
Miami has won four straight games in the series, including a 115-102 triumph
in Sacramento earlier this season. The Heat have also taken eight straight
over the Kings in south Florida...The Heat converted 14 Sacramento turnovers
into 23 points.
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Marlins could start season without No. 2 starter Johnson
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Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.
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''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''
Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.
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''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''
Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.
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