SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Giannis Antetokounmpo powered Miami with 29 points and 14 rebounds Sunday, November 8, while Klay Thompson supplied the outside shooting the Heat needed in a 114–108 victory over the Sacramento Kings. Thompson scored 23 points and connected on seven three-pointers, giving Miami an effective inside-out combination on a night when Sacramento repeatedly threatened to rally. Bam Adebayo added 18 points and eight rebounds, and Davion Mitchell recorded 17 points and 11 assists for the Heat.
Miami used a 13–4 burst late in the second quarter to take a 68–59 halftime lead. Thompson then helped stretch the advantage with three triples during an 11–0 third-quarter run. Sacramento refused to disappear, tying the contest at 95 with just over six minutes left, but Miami regained control. Antetokounmpo’s jumper with 59 seconds remaining pushed the Heat ahead 114–105 and helped put the result away. Kings rookie Darius Acuff Jr. delivered 32 points and 10 assists, a bright spot despite the defeat. Sacramento played without Domantas Sabonis because of left knee soreness.
The result improved Miami to 4–6 and handed the Kings another disappointing home loss. More importantly for the Heat, Thompson’s seven made threes created room for Antetokounmpo to attack while Miami weathered a late comeback. It is a distinctly new performance from Thompson’s earlier overtime game-winner against Chicago, and it raises an intriguing question for Miami: how consistently can this pairing deliver when opponents load up to stop Giannis?