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The Miami Heat’s fatal flaw leads to loss in Sacramento, but help’s coming

The Miami Heat entered Friday night’s game already playing from behind. Not only would they be without Meyers Leonard (who didn’t even bother making the road trip due to injury) and Tyler Herro (who is nursing an injury of his own, but seemingly day to day at the moment), but they also would be without Jimmy Butler, who injured his shoulder in Wednesday night’s contest against the Clippers.

The game started out pretty even, although it was clear that the Kings were playing with a different level of swagger, probably considering that they knew that the Heat were shorthanded and had just beat them about two weeks or so ago in a Sunday showdown in Miami.