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Giannis has triple-double, Heat open NBA Cup play with 145-125 win over Pacers

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Reynolds, T. (2026, October 31). Giannis has triple-double, Heat open NBA Cup play with 145-125 win over Pacers. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/giannis-has-triple-double-heat-open-nba-cup-play-with-145-125-win-over-pacers/article_d0aac346-968c-5e3f-a3cf-b091661943e2.html

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Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded a triple-double as the Miami Heat defeated the Indiana Pacers 145-125 in the NBA Cup opener. Antetokounmpo scored 31 points with 17 rebounds and 10 assists, while Bam Adebayo contributed 27 points. The Pacers played with only 11 available players due to injuries and had a weak performance after scoring 42 points in the first quarter. Klay Thompson, recently signed by Miami, scored 25 points including seven three-pointers, moving closer to third place on the all-time NBA three-point list.

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On October 31, 2026, the Miami Heat opened their NBA Cup campaign by defeating the Indiana Pacers 145-125 in an exhibition game. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way for Miami with a triple-double of 31 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 assists. Additionally, Bam Adebayo contributed 27 points as the Heat dominated the middle two quarters with a scoreline of 67-46. The Indiana Pacers were short-handed due to injuries, playing only with 11 available players; notably, key players like Tyrese Haliburton and Obi Toppin were out. Despite scoring 42 points in the first quarter, the Pacers struggled afterward, managing just 46 combined points over the next two quarters. This loss suggests that Indiana may face challenges advancing from group play in this year's NBA Cup tournament, now in its fourth edition.

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Heat Indiana MIAMI NBA Cup Pacers

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Pacers ORG · 6× Heat ORG · 4× MIAMI GPE · 3× Indiana ORG · 2× Adebayo PERSON · 1× Antetokounmpo PERSON · 1× Bam Adebayo PERSON · 1× Giannis Antetokounmpo PERSON · 1× Indiana Pacers ORG · 1× the Miami Heat ORG · 1×

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MIAMI (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points and had his second triple-double of the season, Bam Adebayo added 27 points and the Miami Heat opened NBA Cup play by beating the short-handed Indiana Pacers 145-125 on Friday night.

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🔮 The loss means the Pacers will have a tough time getting out of group play in the NBA Cup event, which is now in its fourth year.

2026-10-31 · Toronto Star

Giannis has triple-double, Heat open NBA Cup play with 145-125 win over Pacers · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 1 hedged)

Heat → score → night

Antetokounmpo finished with 17 rebounds and 10 assists in 31 minutes as the Heat won their second straight. asserted

Heat → finish → straight

Adebayo made 11 of 14 shots for Miami, which outscored the Pacers 67-46 in the middle two quarters. asserted

which → make → quarters

Klay Thompson had his best game since joining Miami, with 25 points and seven 3-pointers. asserted

Thompson → have → points

He’s now within 55 of matching former Heat guard Ray Allen (2,973) for third-most 3s in NBA history. asserted

He → ’ → history

Quenton Jackson scored 24 and Andrew Nembhard had 22 for Indiana, which got 14 from Jarace Walker and 13 apiece from Pascal Siakam and Jay Huff. asserted

which → score → Siakam

Indiana scored 42 points in the first quarter, then had 46 in the next two combined. asserted

Indiana → score → two

Pelle Larsson scored 18 and Davion Mitchell had a 15-point, 11-assist game for the Heat. asserted

Mitchell → score → Heat

The Pacers had only 11 available players. asserted

Pacers → have → players

Tyrese Haliburton is sidelined for at least a couple weeks and possibly longer with a hamstring strain and the Pacers lost Obi Toppin when his back went out before shootaround Friday morning, acting coach Lloyd Pierce said. uncertain

Pierce → sideline → shootaround

Pierce was filling in for Pacers coach Rick Carlisle, who was attending his father’s funeral in Ogdensburg, New York. asserted

who → fill → Ogdensburg

The loss means the Pacers will have a tough time getting out of group play in the NBA Cup event, which is now in its fourth year. asserted

which → mean → year

Teams play four group-stage games; every team that has reached the knockout round has gone either 4-0 or 3-1 in the opening round. asserted

that → play → round