Heat
ClippersThe Miami Heat beat the LA Clippers 117-116 in overtime on Wednesday, November 4, at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA.
The Clippers led 67-52 at halftime. Regulation ended tied at 107, and the Heat outscored the Clippers 10-9 in overtime. The biggest lead for the Heat was 9 points; the Clippers led by as many as 20.
Top performers
Bam Adebayo led the Heat with 35 points on 14-of-20 shooting, with 10 rebounds. Klay Thompson added 30 points and 5 rebounds. For the Clippers, Darius Garland had 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting, including 4 3-pointers, with 7 assists. Rui Hachimura added 21 points and 9 rebounds.
Double-doubles: Bam Adebayo (35 points and 10 rebounds); Giannis Antetokounmpo (27 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists); Davion Mitchell (11 points, 10 assists and 4 steals). The Clippers bench outscored the Heat reserves 32-11.
- Bam Adebayo (MIA): 35 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 14-20 FG, 41 MIN
- Klay Thompson (MIA): 30 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 11-22 FG, 35 MIN
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIA): 27 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST, 8-20 FG, 41 MIN
- Darius Garland (LAC): 26 PTS, 1 REB, 7 AST, 10-14 FG, 39 MIN
- Rui Hachimura (LAC): 21 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 7-18 FG, 37 MIN
- Brook Lopez (LAC): 20 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 8-11 FG, 35 MIN
By the numbers
The Heat shot 43.0% from the field (43-of-100) and went 10-of-40 from three-point range; the Clippers shot 47.8% and went 16-of-43 from deep. The Heat outscored their opponents 54-40 in the paint. The Clippers committed 20 turnovers, which the Heat turned into 23 points. Assists: Heat 35, Clippers 30.
Context
The Heat improved to 3-5, while the Clippers fell to 1-7, their seventh loss in a row. It was the teams' first meeting of the season.
Up next: the Heat host the Cavaliers on Friday, Nov 13; the Clippers host the Thunder on Friday, Nov 13.
Attendance: 17,504 at Intuit Dome. Officials: Sean Wright, Matt Kallio and Sha'Rae Mitchell.