After losing his debut as interim head coach, Doug Christie has led the Sacramento Kings to five consecutive wins. The Kings are now tied for tenth place in the Western Conference with an 18-19 record, sitting just two-and-a-half games behind the Los Angeles Lakers for sixth place.

Kings interim coach Doug Christie speaks to the media after Sacramento's 123-118 double-overtime win against the Miami Heat on Monday at Golden 1 Center.Christie thrilled with Kings' ‘fight' after gru

The Kings will hit the road looking to continue their winning streak. They play the Boston Celtics Friday and Chicago Bulls Sunday.

The Sacramento Kings have won four consecutive games for the first time this season, breaking their six-game losing streak in style. Their four-game win streak has propelled them up to 11th place in the West,

Ira Winderman’s perspectives and other items of note from the Miami Heat’s Monday night game against the Sacramento Kings.

The Heat (17-16) and Milwaukee Bucks are tied for fifth in the Eastern Conference. Miami is coming off back-to-back home losses to the Indiana Pacers and Utah Jazz as the team sets out on a six-game, 11-day road trip.

The HEAT and Kings often play close games, but they’re typically more aesthetically pleasing than this one which began with two challenges in the first two minutes – Sacramento coach Doug Christie used ... else was missing, Miami getting by with ...

The Miami Heat will try to avenge an earlier defeat to the Sacramento Kings on Monday night but will have to do so without the suspended Jimmy Butler when they tip off a six-game road trip.

DeMar DeRozan scored nine of Sacramento’s 11 points in the second overtime, and the Kings beat the Miami Heat 123-118 on Monday night to extend their winning streak to a season-high five games under interim coach Doug Christie.

The Kings turned in an impressive performance Sunday, blowing out the Golden State Warriors to win their fourth in a row under interim coach Doug Christie ... play the Miami Heat on Monday ...

The surging Sacramento Kings will attempt to extend their winning streak to six games Friday when they begin a three-game road trip with a matchup against the Boston Celtics.