Giannis Antetokounmpo had 29 points and 14 rebounds as the visiting Miami Heat beat the Sacramento Kings 114-108 on Sunday night.
Klay Thompson made seven 3-pointers and scored 23 points for Miami, which shot 41.9% (18-for-43) from beyond the arc and won for the second time in its last three games. Bam Adebayo added 18 points and eight rebounds, Davion Mitchell added 17 points and matched his season high with 11 assists, and Pelle Larsson finished with 11 points.
Darius Acuff Jr. led Sacramento with 32 points on 11-of-21 shooting and added 10 assists. Zach LaVine scored 15, De’Andre Hunter added 14, Keegan Murray had 10 and Precious Achiuwa grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds.
Sacramento fell to 1-9 overall and has lost five straight at home.
The Kings trailed for the entire second half but cut the deficit to 104-101 on Acuff’s two free throws with 3:53 left.
Sacramento would get no closer, and Antetokounmpo helped seal the victory with a jumper to put the Heat ahead 112-105 with 59.1 seconds remaining.
Miami made seven of its 14 3-point attempts in the opening quarter and held a 34-30 lead at the end of the period.
Hunter’s jumper tied the game at 55-all with 3:26 left in the second quarter before Miami closed on a 13-4 run to move ahead 68-59 at the half.
Adebayo had 16 points in the first half for Miami, while Acuff had 15 to lead the Kings.
After Larsson hit a 3-pointer to push Miami’s lead to 75-59 early in the third quarter, Sacramento responded with a 17-5 spurt to cut the deficit to 80-76 with 5:35 left in the period.
Thompson stymied Sacramento’s rally with three 3-pointers during an 11-0 run, and Miami took a 91-81 lead into the start of the fourth quarter.
The Kings refused to go away and scored 14 consecutive points bridging the quarters to pull within 91-90 with 9:24 remaining.
Sacramento played without center Domantas Sabonis, who sat out with left knee soreness.
–Field Level Media
