Thompson Hits Late Three in Overtime as Heat Beat Clippers 117-116

The Miami Heat beat the LA Clippers 117-116 in overtime at Intuit Dome on Wednesday night, November 4. Regulation ended 107-107, Miami won the overtime period 10-9, and Klay Thompson hit the shot that settled it.

Thompson made a three point shot with one second left in overtime to put Miami ahead for good at 117-116. Giannis Antetokounmpo assisted the shot.

Adebayo leads, Thompson closes

Bam Adebayo led Miami with 35 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, on 14 of 20 shooting. Thompson scored 30 points with eight three pointers, including the winner. Antetokounmpo had 27 points, 14 rebounds and six assists, and his last assist was the pass for the winning shot.

Darius Garland led the Clippers with 26 points and seven assists. Rui Hachimura added 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for Los Angeles.

The Clippers ran the second quarter, Miami ran the fourth

Los Angeles built its lead in one burst. The Clippers scored 43 points in the second quarter and led 67-52 at halftime, after Miami had won the first quarter 33-24.

The third quarter went 26-20 to Miami, which cut the gap to nine, and the fourth quarter went 29-20 to Miami, which levelled the game at 107-107 and forced overtime. The quarter lines tell the shape of the night: Miami 33, 19, 26, 29 and 10 in overtime; the Clippers 24, 43, 20, 20 and 9 in overtime.

Overtime stayed at one possession. Miami scored 10 points in the extra period to the Clippers' 9, and the last of them was Thompson's three in the final second, which made the score 117-116 and ended the game there.

The numbers behind the finish

Three Miami lines carried the scoring. Adebayo made 14 of his 20 shots on his way to 35 points. Twenty-four of Thompson's 30 points came from his eight three pointers, and the last of those eight was the winner. Antetokounmpo added 14 rebounds to his 27 points and finished with six assists. For the Clippers, Garland's 26 points and seven assists led the team, and Hachimura was close behind on every line with 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.

Miami leaves Intuit Dome with a one point win built on three heavy scoring lines: 35 from Adebayo, 30 from Thompson and 27 from Antetokounmpo. The Clippers got 26 from Garland and 21 from Hachimura, and lost a game they had led by 15 at halftime.