Butler scores 31 points to help Heat beat Kings 115-106 and snap 7-game skid


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MIAMI — Jimmy Butler scored 31 points and the Miami Heat snapped a seven-game skid with a 115-106 victory over the Sacramento Kings. The Heat ended their longest losing streak since dropping 15 straight during the 2007-08 season. Josh Richardson finished with a season-high 24 points and Bam Adebayo added 16 points and 11 rebounds. The Heat finished with a season-high 38 assists in their 1,500th regular-season victory. Sacramento's Domantas Sabonis had 19 points, 17 rebounds and 13 assists for his 13th triple-double of the season. It was also Sabonis' 29th consecutive game with at least a double-double, two behind Oscar Robertson's franchise record in 1961. Keegan Murray finished with 33 points.

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