MIAMI -- The season has not started the way the Miami Heat envisioned.After a season-opening win over the less-than-mediocre and winless Orlando Magic, the Heat (1-2) have suffered a pair of disappointing losses entering Tuesdays home game against the Sacramento Kings (2-2).Miami blew a 19-point, third-quarter lead, losing their home opener to the Charlotte Hornets, and the Heat lost again at home on Sunday night against the San Antonio Spurs.And while the Spurs are an excellent team, they were playing the second of two games on consecutive nights. They flew in from San Antonio and arrived in Miami at about 3 a.m. Sunday morning, just 15 hours before tip-off.The Spurs also rested five-time All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge and played without injured starting shooting guard Danny Green ... and still had enough to subdue the Heat.We have to figure out a way to pull these games out, Heat guard Dion Waiters said, especially at home.And thats the thing: The Heats three-game homestand ends Tuesday. It could be a dreadful 0-3 homestand if the Heats not careful.One of the various problems for the Heat during this first year in which they no longer have any of their famed Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh is that Miami no longer has a closer.James used to be that guy. Wade used to be that guy. And Bosh could be that guy on certain occasions.Now, they are getting beaten by teams with closers. Such was the case in the loss to Charlotte, which has Kemba Walker, who scored 15 of his 24 points in the second half. Such was the case with San Antonio, which has Kawhi Leonard, who scored the last 12 Spurs points and finished with 27.Miami needs to develop a closer. The best options are point guard Goran Dragic and center Hassan Whiteside.But Dragic is still inconsistent and is best suited to star in an up-tempo situation and not the half-court sets that typically arise in end-game scenarios.Whiteside is often not even in the game at the end, either due to foul trouble, poor free-throw shooting or, as was the case on Sunday, he had leg cramps because he is not used to having to carry a team on his back. He needs to find the energy required to play hard on both ends of the court for a full game.Unfortunately for the Heat, the Kings have a closer. In fact, they have two in center DeMarcus Boogie Cousins and small forward Rudy Gay.Not that everything is so great for the Kings, who lost 106-95 to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.The Kings havent had a winning season in 10 years, they lost the division title by an incredible 40 games to the Golden State Warriors last season and they fired coach George Karl.New coach Dave Joerger, who took the Memphis Grizzlies to the playoffs in each of the past three years, is working with some interesting players in an attempt to build around Cousins and Gay.With point guard Rajon Rondo gone in free agency and backup Darrin Collison injured, the Kings signed Ty Lawson, 28, in August. This is Lawsons third team in the past year, which says a lot about where hes at in his career.Arron Afflalo, who signed as a free agent from the New York Knicks, is Sacramentos starting shooting guard. Kosta Koufas, an eighth-year man, is starting at power forward.The bench includes Garrett Temple, who started 43 games for the Washington Wizards last season; forward Anthony Tolliver, who is on his ninth NBA team; forward Omri Casspi, who is in his seventh year; and forward Matt Barnes, a fierce defender who is on his 10th NBA team.We have older veterans on the team this year, Kings guard Ben McLemore said, guys who have been to the playoffs.McLemore, a first-round pick in 2013 (seventh overall), leads the Kings young reserves, a group that includes center Willie Cauliy-Stein, a first-rounder last year (sixth overall).The Kings drafted three more first-round picks this year, although none of them are playing yet.Is that enough to turn the Kings around in the near future?We will see. But the Kings, who are on the second of a five-game road trip, dont have much pressure. This is a franchise that has grown accustomed to losing.The Heat, on the other hand, became NBA royalty early this decade, and they pride themselves on being in contention no matter the scenario.Beating the Kings, who will again give Miami a tired opponent since Sacramento played on Monday while the Heat rested, will be a bigger deal than might be expected at this early stage of the season.But thats what its come to for the Heat, a franchise that has yet to find a closer or an identity for the 2016-2017 season. Evan Engram Giants Jersey . Denis Coderre, the former federal MP who was elected mayor on Nov. 3, has drawn the ire of some Montreal Canadiens. During last nights game he tweeted: "Hello? Can we get a one-way ticket to (minor-league) Hamilton for David Desharnais please. Odell Beckham Jr Giants Jersey . Cote was eligible to become a free agent Feb. 15. 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The first ball was from the corner of the crease. The angle brought the ball into the batsman, but it moved away after pitching and rapped Root on the back thigh. The second ball was from closer to the stumps. That came in after pitching to hit Root on the body again. The next ball, once again, was bowled from the corner of the crease. This went away beating Roots outside edge. The ball that dismissed Root was delivered from the centre of the box; by that time Roots mind was already cluttered. It swung in late, and beat the inside edge to trap Root in front.Duckett against AshwinIn all three innings of this Test series, R Ashwin has dismissed Ben Duckett. The first two dismissals were almost identical, for he planted the front foot straight - instead of going slightly across - and got beaten by the turn. In Rajkot, the ball got the outside edge and in the first innings in Visakhapatnam he was bowled. To address this issue, in the second innings, Duckett stood on off stump as opposed to standing on middle stump in the previous innings, and also employed a different approach. The moment you struggle against spin, the most obvious response is to go on the offensive. Often that stems from the lack of confidence in the defensive technique. Ducketts dismissal - gloving a sweep - showed that that approach can never make up for the lack of skills in Test cricket. Natural variationAshwin has shoown immense control of his variations.dddddddddddd He has spun the ball at will, and also taken it away from the right-hand batsmen both in the air and off the pitch. This morning was different, though. Some balls went straight after pitching and some turned viciously. This time, I felt, it wasnt always on purpose. We did a split-screen analysis of his release of the ball that went straight and the one that turned, and we saw no visible difference. The wrist, the shine and the fingers worked the same way on both occasions but produced different results. If the bowler isnt sure of the response off the pitch, what chance does a batsman have? But credit must be given to Ashwin for bowling the probing line and length outside off, giving the ball the best opportunity to cause damage when it behaves unexpectedly.Giving Jayant confidenceCaptains have a huge role to play in the evolution of a cricketer, more so for the bowlers. With the second new ball, Virat Kohli had the option to use Ravindra Jadeja for another longer spell with Ashwin from the other end, but he chose Jayant Yadav. While theres no guarantee of picking up wickets at any stage of the game, there are phases when the likelihood of wickets falling is higher. Thats where the captains role matters. Kohli, quite rightly, has given the debutant requisite confidence. Jayant responded with a beauty to Ben Stokes, and two more wickets in the end. ' ' '