Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 31 as Heat rout Pacers 145-125

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, and the Miami Heat beat the Indiana Pacers 145-125 at Kaseya Center on Friday night. Miami made 54 of 93 field goals, which is 58.1 percent, and 18 of 40 threes. The margin was 20 points.

Miami takes the lead in the second quarter

Indiana led 42-36 at the end of the first quarter. Its biggest lead of the game came with 7:21 left in the second, when it led 54-46.

Miami then scored 16 unanswered points between 7:00 and 2:32 of the second quarter. It went into halftime ahead 68-61, having outscored Indiana 32-19 in the period.

Miami's 25-point third quarter

The third quarter was the turning point. With 2:26 left in the period, Miami led 98-73, its biggest lead of the night at 25 points. Indiana scored 27 in the quarter to Miami's 35, and the Heat led 103-88 going into the fourth.

Bam Adebayo scored 27 points on 11-of-14 shooting and had nine rebounds. Giannis made 13 of 19 shots and added 10 assists to his 18 rebounds. Klay Thompson made seven of his 12 threes and scored 25 points.

The fourth quarter

Indiana cut into the lead in the fourth. Quenton Jackson scored 24 points, and Jarace Walker added 14. Miami outscored Indiana 42-37 in the quarter. The lead changed hands eight times over the whole game.

Miami answered with an eight-point run between 10:44 and 9:37 of the fourth. Pelle Larsson scored 18 points in 24 minutes and made all five of his shots. Bobby Portis scored eight, and he made two of his four threes.

The last minute was decided at the free-throw line and from deep. Indiana's Jalen Slawson missed a free throw with 22.7 seconds left, with the score at 125-141. Simone Fontecchio then hit a 26-foot three with 10.9 seconds left to make it 144-125. Ryan Conwell made two free throws with 1.8 seconds left to set the final score.

Numbers

Davion Mitchell had 11 assists, and Andrew Nembhard had nine for Indiana. Nembhard scored 22 points and made five of his eight threes.

Miami's bench scored 35 points. Its starters scored 110. Indiana made 44 of 91 field goals, which is 48.4 percent, and 17 of 37 threes, which is 45.9 percent. Miami made 18 of its 40 threes, which is 45 percent.

Indiana's Quenton Jackson shot 9 of 13 from the field, and Pascal Siakam shot 5 of 17. Siakam finished with 13 points.

The score was tied seven times over the game.

The crowd at Kaseya Center was 19,653.

Scoring

Miami 145: Giannis Antetokounmpo 31, Bam Adebayo 27, Klay Thompson 25, Pelle Larsson 18, Davion Mitchell 15, Andrew Wiggins 12, Bobby Portis 8, Ryan Conwell 4, Simone Fontecchio 3, Tim Hardaway Jr. 2, Myron Gardner 0, Nikola Jovic 0, Nick Richards 0, Dru Smith 0.

Indiana 125: Quenton Jackson 24, Andrew Nembhard 22, Jarace Walker 14, Jay Huff 13, Pascal Siakam 13, Kelly Oubre Jr. 10, Kobe Brown 9, Aaron Nesmith 9, Larry Nance Jr. 6, Jalen Slawson 4, Braden Smith 1.

Quarters: Miami 36, 32, 35, 42 (145). Indiana 42, 19, 27, 37 (125).

What is next

The Heat visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, Nov. 2, with the game listed for 10 p.m. ET. The Pacers host the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 6 p.m. ET.