Kings at Heat

When/Where: 7:30 p.m., American-Airlines Arena. Tickets: Available at HEAT.com or 1-800-4NBA-TIX. TV: Fox Sports Sun. Radio: 790-AM, 106.3-FM, 710-AM (Spanish), 1140-AM (Spanish).

Scouting report: This is the first game of the two-game season series, with the Heat to play March 14 in Sacramento . . . The Heat have swept the two-game series the past three seasons, with victories in 16 of the teams' last 17 meetings . . . The Heat have not lost at home to the Kings since Nov. 10, 2001, on a 15-game home winning streak against Sacramento . . . This is the first home game for the Heat since Jan. 14 and one of only two home games over an 11-game span, with this starting a two-game homestand that ends Saturday against the Hornets . . . The Heat enter 4-5 at home against the Western Conference . . . The Heat are coming off Monday's 99-90 loss in Houston, but still with victories in 9 of their last 12 games, entering on a four-game home winning streak . . . The game is the fourth on a six-game trip for the Kings, with this their third game in four nights . . . The Kings are coming off Wednesday's 105-99 victory in Orlando, which snapped an eight-game losing streak . . . The Kings recently announced they are cutting back on the minutes of veterans such as Zach Randolph, George Hill, Vince Carter and Garrett Temple in order to feature more of their young players, such as 2017 first-round pick De’Aaron Fox . . . Dion Waiters (ankle), Rodney McGruder (leg) and Okaro White (foot) are out for the Heat, with Tyler Johnson (ankle) and Goran Dragic (knee) probable, and A.J. Hammons on G League assignment . . . For the Kings, Harry Giles (knee) and Frank Mason III (foot) are out.