Antetokounmpo, Adebayo lead Heat past Hawks 129-117

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and 18 rebounds, Bam Adebayo scored 24 more, and the Miami Heat beat the Atlanta Hawks 129-117 on Wednesday, October 28.

Antetokounmpo made 11 of 18 shots. Adebayo shot 8 of 16 from the field and 8 of 9 at the line. Miami led 34-25 after the first quarter and 95-77 with 2:04 left in the third, its biggest lead of the night.

Miami (1-4) won on the road despite a Keel pregame projection that gave the Heat a 40 percent chance. The Hawks (2-3) never led by more than three, at 10-7 early in the first quarter.

The Heat bench carried the middle of the game. Pelle Larsson scored 17 points with eight assists, Tim Hardaway Jr. added 14 on 6-of-10 shooting, and the reserves finished with 50 points.

Atlanta cut it to 122-114 on an Onyeka Okongwu layup with 1:54 left. Larsson answered with a 3-pointer, and Antetokounmpo added a layup and the free throw that followed for 128-114. Kingston Flemings hit a pullup jumper with 40.0 seconds left, and Larsson's free throw made it 129-117.

Flemings scored 23 off the bench on 9-of-12 shooting, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker also had 23, with five 3-pointers. Jalen Johnson had 11 assists and nine rebounds but shot 4 of 12, and Atlanta was outscored by 23 points while he played.

Atlanta made 16 3-pointers, but Miami shot 53.1 percent overall and outrebounded the Hawks 52-40, with 12 of those on the offensive glass.

Up next

Heat: vs. the Indiana Pacers on Friday, October 30.

Hawks: vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday, October 29.