Young star comes close to sealing victory, Kings extend streak to two; Goran returns with 23 points as Heat suffer narrow loss
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On January 26, Beijing time, the Kings narrowly defeated the Heat 89-88 at home. The King (15-33) has two consecutive wins. Youngster De’Aaron Fox hit the game-winning shot; he finished with 14 points and 4 assists. Bogdan Bogdanović scored 11 points, while Zach Randolph had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Buddy Hield, who came in as a substitute, scored 24 points. The Heat (27-21) suffer two consecutive losses. Goran Dragić made a comeback, scoring 23 points, but had only 1 assist. Hassan Whiteside played hard until he picked up his 6th foul; he finished with 8 points and 13 rebounds. Wayne Ellington hit 6 of his 13 three-point attempts, totaling 20 points. Justise Winslow scored 11 points, while Kelly Olynyk added 10 points.
The Kings defeated the Heat; it shows that there are no weak teams in the NBA.
Today, the focus is mainly on defense to slow down the pace