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Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 29 with 14 rebounds, Klay Thompson hits 7 threes as Heat hold off Kings 114-108
Giannis Antetokounmpo hit three pull-up jumpers in the final 4:08 and finished with 29 points and 14 rebounds, Klay Thompson made seven 3-pointers, and the Heat survived Darius Acuff Jr.'s 32 points and 10 assists to win 114-108.
The Miami Heat blew a 16-point lead and then won it back late, beating the Sacramento Kings 114-108 on Sunday night in Sacramento behind Giannis Antetokounmpo and Klay Thompson.
Thompson's third quarter, Sacramento's answer
Miami closed the first half and opened the second with a 14-0 run, and Pelle Larsson's 3-pointer made it 75-59 with 10:05 left in the third. After the Kings cut it to 77-70, Thompson hit four 3-pointers in a span of 3:55 — the last a running pull-up with 3:01 left in the quarter — for a 91-76 lead.
Sacramento answered with 14 straight points across the quarter break. Malik Monk scored eight in the run, and his driving layup with 9:24 left made it 91-90. De'Andre Hunter's two free throws tied the game at 95 with 6:12 to play.
Antetokounmpo closes
Larsson's pull-up 3 and a Davion Mitchell layup put Miami back up 100-95. Rookie Darius Acuff Jr. kept attacking — he scored 11 of his 32 points in the fourth — but Antetokounmpo answered each time. His 17-foot pull-up made it 104-99 with 4:08 left, another made it 110-103 with 1:35 left, and a 14-foot step-back with 59 seconds left made it 112-105. All three were assisted by Davion Mitchell.
Antetokounmpo finished with 29 points on 14-for-23 shooting and 14 rebounds — his seventh straight double-double — though he went 1-for-7 at the line. Thompson scored 23 on 8-for-15, 7-for-13 from deep, his third game this season with at least seven 3-pointers. Mitchell had 17 points and 11 assists in 40:13, and Bam Adebayo added 18 points and 8 rebounds. Miami made 18 3-pointers to Sacramento's 11.
Acuff's night
Acuff scored 32 on 11-for-21 shooting with 10 assists and five turnovers in 39:21, and made all seven free throws. It is his fourth 30-point game in his first 10 NBA games (38, 34, 33, 32), and he is averaging 25.9 points and 7.4 assists. Zach LaVine scored 15, Hunter 14, and Precious Achiuwa grabbed 14 rebounds. Domantas Sabonis, listed as questionable with left knee soreness on the league's injury report, did not play.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat◂ | 34 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 114 |
| Kings | 30 | 29 | 22 | 27 | 108 |
What's next
The Heat (4-6) play at Utah on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The Kings (1-9), who have lost three straight, host Orlando the same night.