NBA schedule: Kings top Heat in OT

In limited minutes, Bynum is averaging 8.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game. His impact has been nominal, and the Cavaliers took a gamble by offering him an incentive-laden $24 million contract over the next two years. Only $6 million of that is guaranteed though, as the Cavaliers can waive Bynum before Jan. 7 and relieve themselves of the remainder.

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Beal missed nine games earlier in the season with a stress injury to his right fibula.

Beal added a much-needed offensive spark for the Wizards, shooting 46.4 percent from three-point range and acting as a catalyst in transition.

James strained his groin in the second quarter against the Kings but managed to finish the game, playing the entirety of the second half.

The Heat star isn’t known for sitting out games due to injury -- in fact, he’s played in no less than 91 percent of all available regular season games each season since he entered the NBA in 2003.

James fought valiantly to keep the Heat within striking distance in the overtime period. He hit three-straight three-pointers in the final minute, but the Kings connected on late free-throws to put the game out of reach. James finished with 33 points, eight rebounds and eight assists on 12-of-23 shooting.

He also passed Larry Bird for 30th on the all-time scoring list on this amazingly casual windmill:

LeBron James had 33 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to lead Miami, but missed a three-pointer at the end of regulation that would have won the game for the Heat. James said after the game he strained his right groin, per USA Today’s Sam Amick, and was unsure whether he would play in a game Saturday against the Blazers. “We’ll see how it feels,” James said, per Amick.

Isaiah Thomas had 22 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds in the win, and Rudy Gay added 26 points for the Kings (9-19), who overcame a 17-point deficit for their second win in their last 20 games against the Heat.