Miami. Mexican Jaime Jáquez Jr. and Andrew Wiggins scored 28 points each, and the Miami Heat pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Indiana Pacers 142-116 this Saturday.
Norman Powell scored 23 points for the Heat, who won for the second straight night. Miami outscored Indiana 44-22 in the fourth quarter, after leading 98-94 entering the final 12 minutes.
Miami scored 83 points in the second half and their substitutes went 60-23 off the bench.
Nikola Jovic scored 19 for Miami, with the Heat outscoring Indiana by 35 points in the 25 minutes he was on the court. The Heat scored at least 140 points for the sixth time this season and the seventh time in 2025, after reaching 140 points seven times — in total — from 1988 to 2024.
Indiana’s Aaron Nesmith returned after missing 19 games with a shoulder injury. He scored nine points in 19 minutes.
The Heat were again without Tyler Herro (toe) and Bam Adebayo (back).
Meanwhile, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 29 points in his return after an eight-game absence, and the Milwaukee Bucks broke the Chicago Bulls’ five-game winning streak by defeating them 112-103.
More results in the NBA: Sacramento 113-107 Dallas, Orlando 127-126 Denver, Phoenix 123-114 New Orleans, New York Nicks 128-125 Atlanta, Houston 117-100 Cleveland, Brooklyn 123-107 Minnesota, and Utah 127-114 San Antonio.
