Klay Thompson made a corner 3-pointer on a pass from Giannis Antetokounmpo with 1.0 seconds left in overtime, and the Miami Heat rallied from 20 points down in the second quarter to beat the LA Clippers 117-116 in overtime.
The Heat trailed 63-43 with 3:12 left in the second quarter and 67-52 at halftime. They were still down 116-114 with 3.8 seconds left in overtime, with a 4.1% chance to win, and outscored the Clippers 3-0 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Heat outscored the Clippers 20-15. Thompson scored six of the Heat’s 20 on 2-of-5 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Davion Mitchell had three of his four steals, one of them during a 9-0 Heat run, and the Heat scored five points off them. With 18 seconds left, Antetokounmpo stole the ball from Darius Garland, and his free throws off it tied the game at 106.
Bam Adebayo had 35 points (24 in the paint) and 10 rebounds on 14-of-20 shooting. Thompson added 30 points with eight 3-pointers, and Antetokounmpo had 27 points, 14 rebounds, six assists and three blocks. The Heat had two 30-point scorers.
For the Clippers, Garland had 26 points and seven assists on 10-of-14 shooting. Rui Hachimura had 21 points (11 in the first quarter, on a 3-pointer, three jumpers and two free throws), nine rebounds and seven assists but missed six of his seven 3-point tries. Brook Lopez had 20 points and eight rebounds on 8-of-11 shooting. The Clippers had three 20-point scorers.
The Clippers outscored the Heat 32-11 off the bench. The Clippers outscored the Heat 16-2 in three minutes with Lopez, Dunn, Jones, Hachimura and Wagler on the floor together.