Antetokounmpo's triple-double lifts Heat past Pacers 145-125
Miami outscored Indiana in the second quarter behind two runs of at least 10 points and shot 59.3% from the field.
- Antetokounmpo: 31 points, 17 rebounds, 10 assists
- Heat shot 54-of-91 and had 38 assists
- Pacers bench scored 58 points in the loss
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Final
Game card: Indiana Pacers 125, Miami Heat 145, with each team's leader
Giannis Antetokounmpo had a triple-double with 31 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Miami Heat beat the Indiana Pacers 145-125 on Friday, October 30.
Antetokounmpo hit 13 of 18 shots in 31 minutes, and Miami outscored Indiana by 31 points while he played. The game turned in the second quarter, after the Heat trailed 54-46 with 7:21 left in the half.
Miami answered with a 10-0 run to go up 56-54, then closed the half on an 11-0 run for a 78-61 lead. Indiana, ahead 42-36 after the first quarter, scored only 19 in the second.
Bam Adebayo scored 27 on 11-of-14 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds. Klay Thompson made seven of 12 threes for 25 points. Davion Mitchell had a double-double with 15 points and 11 assists.
Miami's lead reached 25 at 118-93 with 9:24 to play. Indiana trimmed it late on a Quenton Jackson three-pointer and a Jalen Slawson layup but never got closer than 16.
Jackson led the Pacers with 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting off the bench, and the reserves totaled 58. Andrew Nembhard scored 22 with nine assists, but Indiana was outscored by 28 in his 30 minutes. Pascal Siakam shot 5 of 17 and missed all five of his threes.
Miami shot 54 of 91 and had 38 assists. Simone Fontecchio hit a three-pointer with 10.9 seconds left, and Ryan Conwell's free throw made it 145-125.
The win left Miami (2-4) even with Indiana (2-4).
Up next
Pacers: vs. the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, November 1.
Heat: at the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, November 2.
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