Giannis triple-double powers Heat’s 145-125 NBA Cup win
6 sourcesUpdated Nov 1, 20261 min read
The Miami Heat opened NBA Cup play with a 145-125 win over the short-handed Indiana Pacers, earning their first home victory and second straight win after an 0-4 start. Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded 31 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists, while Klay Thompson scored 25 points and hit seven 3-pointers; Bam Adebayo added 27 points. Miami seized control with a 16-0 second-quarter run and outscored Indiana by 21 across the middle two quarters, while the depleted Pacers were without injured Tyrese Haliburton and had only 11 players available.
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Indiana was too thin without Haliburton and the others, you could tell it was an uphill battle the whole game.
Miami needed this kind of outburst after the rough start, they finally looked like the team everyone expected.
Giannis really carried them with 31 and 17 rebounds on top of the assists, that triple double was the difference.
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