The Miami Heat are accustomed to beating the Sacramento Kings, but it's been a month since the league's worst team has beaten anyone.

On Tuesday night, the woeful Heat (9-44) will try once again to snap another long losing streak, this time as they look to continue their dominance over the Kings.

The Heat are 16-3 all-time against the Kings (26-29) at home, winning five games in a row against them there by an average of nearly 13 points. Overall, Miami has won the last seven matchups since losing at Sacramento on Jan. 13, 2004.

The Heat, less than two years removed from winning their only NBA title, will try to extend that success in an effort to snap an 11-game skid. They have also dropped 26 of their last 27 games, with the lone win coming against Indiana at home on Jan. 26 to halt a 15-game slide, the second-longest in franchise history.

"Nobody in this locker room is going to quit," Heat guard Dwyane Wade said. "The ball is going to drop as it's going to drop and we have to accept that and move on."

Miami, which is 5-22 at the American Airlines Arena, appeared to be on its way to ending the current slide, but allowed Philadelphia to go on a 10-0 run in the final 2:24 of overtime for a 101-96 loss on Saturday.

"This one is really frustrating because we fought so hard and really feel like we had it at the end," said Heat forward Shawn Marion, who had only four points and six rebounds in nearly 40 minutes of his fifth game with Miami.

Heat coach Pat Riley feels Marion and guard Marcus Banks, who were acquired from Phoenix in a trade for Shaquille O'Neal on Feb. 6, are still trying to fit in. Banks is coming off his best game with the Heat, going 6-for-9 from the floor - including three 3-pointers - to finish with 17 points.

"We struggled with both Marcus and Shawn on the floor at the same time, at times because they are so new to what we are doing," Riley said Saturday.

With the new players still adjusting, Miami still continues to lean on Wade, who had 33 points and five assists against the Sixers. He's averaging 31.3 points and 8.3 assists in his last four games, and leads the team overall with 24.7 points and 7.0 assists.

The Kings, who are 9-19 on the road, are looking to rebound from a 112-93 loss at Orlando on Sunday after opening their five-game road trip with a 116-115 overtime win at Charlotte two nights earlier.

"Defensively was really where our big problem was tonight, and giving them a lot of layups," said Kings center Brad Miller, who had 17 points and six rebounds against the Magic.

Defense has been a major concern for Sacramento over the last three games, allowing 111.3 points while opponents are shooting 47.7 percent (31-for-65) from 3-point range.

Ron Artest, who had 23 points and six rebounds Sunday, has been a major force for the Kings over the last 12 games, averaging 23.5 points and 6.3 boards.The forward put up 32 points and 11 rebounds in the last matchup with the Heat, a 103-97 loss on March 16 at Miami.

The teams will meet again Sunday in Sacramento, the Kings' first home game following their road swing.