When: Tonight, 7

Where: KeyArena.

Radio: KJR (950 AM). TV: None.

Records: Sonics 9-12; Heat 2-14.

Notes: The Heat are on a 12-game losing streak and have never won in Seattle, losing 13 straight at KeyArena. The Sonics lead the series overall at 21-5. ... The last game Miami won was against the Sonics, 87-85 in overtime in Miami. ... The Sonics have lost four of their past five games. ... Guard Eddie Jones is day-to-day with a right knee contusion but is expected to play tonight.... The Sonics play Portland tomorrow for their second of three straight back-to-back sets. ... Miami is among the league's worst in nine categories, including average points per game (82.5). ... Payton needs four assists to pass Norm Nixon (6,386) for 19th place on the NBA's all-time assist list.

Injuries: Sonics ? G Desmond Mason (sprained right ankle), C Jerome James (sprained right ankle) and C Antonio Harvey (patella tendinitis in right knee); Heat ? C Ernest Brown (jammed right thumb), G Kendall Gill (fractured pinky finger) and F Malik Allen (left quadriceps tendinitis) are on the injured list.