Giannis Antetokounmpo Scores 29, Klay Thompson Hits 7 Threes as Heat Beat Kings 114-108

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 29 points with 14 rebounds, Klay Thompson made seven 3-pointers and the Miami Heat held off a fourth-quarter rally to beat the Sacramento Kings 114-108 on Sunday night at Golden 1 Center.

The win gave Miami a split of its four-game West Coast swing and lifted the Heat to 4-6 with one more road game to play before returning to Kaseya Center. Sacramento fell to 1-9 and is still looking for its first home win of the season.

How the game unfolded

The teams were tied 55-55 in the second quarter before the Heat closed the half on a 13-4 run, capped by two Bam Adebayo free throws with 55 seconds left, for a 68-59 halftime lead. According to the Associated Press, Adebayo, Antetokounmpo and Davion Mitchell combined for 41 of Miami's first-half points.

Miami stretched the lead to 16 in the third quarter, but the Kings chipped away and tied the game 95-95 on two De'Andre Hunter free throws with 6:12 left. The Heat answered by outscoring Sacramento 19-13 over the final six minutes.

The score by quarter:

Giannis in control

Antetokounmpo made 14 of 23 shots from the field and added three assists, two steals and two blocks in 34 minutes. He was a plus-19 while on the floor, the best mark of any player in the game. Eleven of his 14 rebounds came on the defensive end.

Through 10 games, Antetokounmpo is averaging 27.5 points, 12.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists while shooting 56.6 percent from the field, according to ESPN statistics. On the trip he has scored 30 at the Lakers, 27 at the Clippers, 20 at Golden State and 29 in Sacramento, according to ESPN box scores.

The one blemish was the free-throw line, where he made 1 of 7. His 62.2 percent mark at the line this season trails his career rate of 69 percent. The Heat as a team shot just 8 of 18 from the line, a weakness the Kings nearly exploited by going 21 of 23.

Sunday's performance followed a 30-point night in the trip-opening loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Nov. 2, a game in which Luka Doncic scored 42 for Los Angeles.

Thompson heats up from deep

Thompson scored 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting, making 7 of his 13 attempts from 3-point range in 32 minutes. Thompson is averaging 14.7 points in 24.3 minutes while shooting 43 percent from 3-point range, according to ESPN. His 23 points in Sacramento followed a 30-point, eight-3-pointer night at the Clippers and 11 points at Golden State. The Clippers game ended with his corner 3 in overtime for the win on Nov. 4, and the next night he made an emotional return to Golden State, his longtime home.

Adebayo added 18 points, eight rebounds and three steals, right in line with his season averages of 18.5 points and 8.4 rebounds. Mitchell, the starting point guard, had 17 points and a game-high 11 assists in 40 minutes; he is averaging 8.5 assists, according to ESPN statistics, and has become the primary table-setter for Antetokounmpo and Thompson. Pelle Larsson, the fifth starter, scored 11 points on 3-of-4 shooting from deep, and Ryan Conwell hit two 3-pointers in 19 minutes.

Where Miami won it

The Heat shot 50 percent from the field and made 18 of 43 3-pointers, and they moved the ball well, finishing with 29 assists on 44 baskets. Miami also took care of the ball better than Sacramento: the Kings committed 20 turnovers, and the Heat turned them into 23 points while allowing only nine points off their own 13 turnovers. Miami won the fast-break battle 18-8.

Sacramento owned the glass, outrebounding the Heat 44-36, and scored 46 points in the paint to Miami's 38. Precious Achiuwa grabbed 14 rebounds for the Kings.

Acuff carries the Kings

Guard Darius Acuff Jr. led Sacramento with 32 points and 10 assists, going 11 of 21 from the field and 7 of 7 from the line. Zach LaVine scored 15, Hunter had 14 and Keegan Murray added 10 off the bench, while Malik Monk scored nine. The Kings are 0-5 at Golden 1 Center this season.

The Kings played without center Domantas Sabonis, who sat out with left knee soreness. Before the game, according to the AP, Sacramento traded second-year wing Nique Clifford to the Oklahoma City Thunder for two future second-round picks.

A .500 road trip

Miami left for the West Coast at 2-4 and has gone 2-2 on the swing, which has included three games in four nights.

The Heat's results on the trip so far:

The Heat are 3-3 on the road this season and 1-3 at home, where they lost their first three games before beating Indiana 145-125 on Oct. 30 in the NBA Cup opener.

Where the Heat stand

Despite the losing record, Miami is only 2.5 games behind first-place Atlanta in the Southeast Division, which has no team other than the Hawks above .500.

The Southeast Division after Sunday's games:

What's next

The Heat close the trip Tuesday night at Utah before coming home for a stretch at Kaseya Center that begins Friday, Nov. 13, against the Cleveland Cavaliers, followed by the Detroit Pistons on Saturday, Nov. 14, and the Houston Rockets on Monday, Nov. 16. Utah enters Tuesday's game at 1-9, the same record as Sacramento, giving Miami a chance to finish the trip 3-2. Cleveland is 5-5. The Heat are currently eighth in the Eastern Conference. The Kings host the Orlando Magic on Tuesday.