Kings Suffer First Loss at Miami!

Kings 78, Heat 88
Kings Leading Scorer: Clark 19
Kings Leading Rebounder: Divac 10

NBA Updates Player of the Game Brian Grant 10 pts (5-8 FG), 14 reb, 28 min

Kings Assists Leader: Jones, Christie, Jackson, Clark 3
Struggling King: Stojakovic, 7 pts (2-13 FG, 1-3 3PT)
Summary: The Sacramento Kings lost their first game today at Miami. The Heat beat them by ten points, 88-78. The Kings shot horrible, shooting 35% and a dismal 2-14 from the outside. Peja Stojakovic, once again had a bad shooting night as he himself went 2-13, finishing with 7 points. Bobby Jackson, the teams spark plug shot 4-17 and finished with 12 points. All five Miami's starters were in double figures and coach Pat Riley avoided his first ever 0-3 start with the win over the Kings. The Kings are in the midst of a stretch where they'll play four games in five nights. Keon Clark scored 19 points and also had four blocks as the team was once again without three "regulars." Chris Webber, out for the third consecutive game with his abdominal strain, Scot Pollard with his lower back spasms, and Mike Bibby, out for at least another six weeks due to his recent foot surgery he's recovering from. Eddie Jones led Miami with 16 points, and Brian Grant had 10 points and 14 rebounds in 28 minutes.
Injuries: M. Bibby (foot), C. Webber (abdominal pain), M. Cleaves (foot), S. Pollard (lower back spasms) missed the game.
Other: Clark 19 pts, 9 reb, 4 blk, Divac 14 pts, 10 reb, Christie 6 pts, 8 reb, 3 stl, Wallace 6 pts, 4 reb, Jones 5 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast, Turkoglu 8 pts, 3 reb
Impressive Opponent: Eddie Jones 16 pts, 6 reb, 4 ast
Kings Record: 3-1
Next Game: Tuesday, November 5th, 2002 @ Orlando Magic, 7:00PM Eastern
Broadcast: Fox Sports Net / KHTK 1140

Game Preview
Date: Sunday, November 3rd, 2002 Time: 6:00PM Eastern Brodcast: KHTK 1140AM
3-0	@	0-2
Probable Starters	Advantage	Probable Starters
C - Vlade Divac	Kings	C - Brian Grant
PF - Chris Webber	Kings	PF - Malik Allen
SF - Peja Stojakovic	Kings	SF - Caron Butler
SG - Doug Christie	Heat	SG - Eddie Jones
PG - Bobby Jackson	Kings	PG - Travis Best
Doug Christie	Watch Out For...	Caron Butler
Notes: Chris Webber's availability for the game will be a gameday decision...Heat rookie forward Caron Butler followed up his impressive debut with a 3-11 FG performance against New Orleans...Former King Brian Grant pulled down 16 boards in the loss to the Hornets...The game will be the first of a Miami Heat five game homestand...Six Kings scored in double figures in their win Saturday in Memphis...