Heat Beat Pacers 145-125: Antetokounmpo Records 31, 17 and 10 Triple-Double, Thompson Hits Seven 3-Pointers for 25
The Miami Heat defeated the Indiana Pacers 145-125 on Oct. 30 at Kaseya Center in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, in both teams' NBA Cup opener. Miami won its second straight game and improved to 2-4. Indiana fell to 2-4.
Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded 31 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists for Miami, shooting 13 of 18 for his second triple-double of the season and the 58th of his career. Bam Adebayo added 27 points and nine rebounds on 11-of-14 shooting. Klay Thompson scored 25 points with seven 3-pointers, 15 of them in the third quarter, in his best game since joining Miami. Pelle Larsson scored 18 points on 5-of-5 shooting off the bench, Davion Mitchell had 15 points and 11 assists, and Andrew Wiggins scored 12. Miami finished with 38 assists and outscored Indiana 64-50 in the paint.
Quenton Jackson led Indiana with 24 points off the bench. Andrew Nembhard had 22 points and nine assists, Jarace Walker scored 14, and Pascal Siakam and Jay Huff had 13 apiece. The Pacers had only 11 available players, with Tyrese Haliburton sidelined by a hamstring strain and Obi Toppin ruled out before the game with a back issue.
Indiana led 42-36 after the first quarter. Miami used a 16-0 run in the second quarter to take a 68-61 halftime lead, outscored Indiana 35-27 in the third quarter and led by as many as 25 in the fourth. Miami outscored Indiana 67-46 across the middle two quarters.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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