On Tuesday night, the Sacramento Kings played the Miami Heat (at home) in California.
The Kings lost by a score of 130-117.
Russell Westbrook finished with 22 points, two rebounds, seven assists, two steals and one block while shooting 9/14 from the field and 1/6 from three-point range in 31 minutes of playing time.
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Here’s what people were saying about Westbrook:
@RyaninSactown: “2 bad shots (threes) and 2 turnovers by Westbrook early. Get the ball to LaVine. Kings trail 14-6 I Q1 I 6:47”
@wcgoldberg: “The Heat should be attacking Westbrook every time down.”
@TheWestWolfPod: “The 3 ball is not falling tonight. Russ needs to drive to the basket. He’s gotten there at will tonight when he has.”
@YuriyATL: “I was begging on here for my Hawks to pick up Russ in free agency. I can’t believe he was unsigned for as long as he was.”
Sacramento Kings: “tonight’s starters ⤵️ 👑 Russell Westbrook 👑 Zach LaVine 👑 DeMar DeRozan 👑 Precious Achiuwa 👑 Maxime Raynaud”
tonight’s starters ⤵️
👑 Russell Westbrook
👑 Zach LaVine
👑 DeMar DeRozan
👑 Precious Achiuwa
👑 Maxime RaynaudStarting Lineups presented by @PhoongLawCorp pic.twitter.com/8h70uA0snb
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) January 21, 2026
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Westbrook came into the night with averages of 15.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 43.5% from the field and 36.1% from three-point range in 43 games.
He signed with Sacramento over the offseason (after spending last year with the Denver Nuggets).
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With their loss to the Heat, the Kings dropped to 12-32 in 44 games, which has them as the 14th seed in the Western Conference.
They are 4-6 over their last ten games (and 9-15 in 26 at home).
Following the Heat, the Kings will play their next game on Wednesday when they remain at home to host the Toronto Raptors in Sacramento.
This ball movement to find Brodie 🤌 pic.twitter.com/D7EmYtj3Is
— Kings on NBCS (@NBCSKings) January 21, 2026
On the other side, the Heat are now 23-21 in 44 games, which has them as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.
They are 8-14 in 22 games on the road away from Miami, Florida.
Following the Kings, the Heat will play their next game on Wednesday when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers in Oregon.
Westbrook was the fourth pick in the 2008 NBA Draft out of UCLA.
The 2017 MVP is most known for his legendary run with the Oklahoma City Thunder (11 seasons).
