Bam Adebayo and Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 37 points each as the Miami Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 133-121 in an NBA Cup game Friday night.[1] The San Antonio Spurs won their 11th straight game, and the Los Angeles Clippers edged the Oklahoma City Thunder 113-112.[2][3]
Related: Cade Cunningham Scores 52 as Pistons Beat Wizards in Double OT.
Heat take control of East Group B
Adebayo added 14 rebounds, and Antetokounmpo had nine.[1] It was the second time two Heat players scored 37 in the same game, after LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in 2013.[4] Davion Mitchell had 22 points and a career-high-tying 17 assists.[4]
Antetokounmpo called Adebayo “one of the most versatile bigs I’ve ever played with.”[1] The Heat moved to 2-0 in Cup play and 6-6 overall after an 0-4 start.[1] Miami now sits alone atop East Group B.[4]
Donovan Mitchell scored 25 points for Cleveland.[4] The Cavaliers played without forward Evan Mobley, who has a sprained left big toe.[4] Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson said Mobley’s MRI came back clean.[4] Miami hosts the Detroit Pistons on Saturday.[4]
Spurs rout Warriors for 11th straight
Stephon Castle scored a season-high 32 points as San Antonio beat the Golden State Warriors 123-85.[2] Victor Wembanyama had 12 points and 12 rebounds in 21 minutes.[2] The Spurs led by 43 points in the third quarter.[2]
Golden State played without Stephen Curry, who is out at least two weeks with a right oblique tear.[2] Warriors forward Draymond Green received a Flagrant 1 foul for a shove that sent Wembanyama out of bounds.[2] San Antonio is 11-2 and unbeaten in Cup play.[2]
Clippers rally past short-handed Thunder
Brook Lopez scored 26 points and Darius Garland added 24 as the Clippers closed the game on a 7-0 run.[3] Garland put Los Angeles ahead for good with a three-point play with 50.4 seconds left.[3]
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points but missed a 21-foot jumper at the buzzer.[3] Oklahoma City has lost a season-high three straight games.[3] The Thunder played without Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace.[3]
Pacers hold off Knicks
Pascal Siakam scored 19 points as the Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks 106-104.[5] Karl-Anthony Towns missed a potential tying jumper at the buzzer.[5] Jalen Brunson led New York with 33 points.[5]
More coverage: Celtics · Sports · Celtics erase 22-point deficit to beat Raptors.
Sources
- ESPN: Giannis, Bam combine for 74 as Heat flex potential as East contenders
- ESPN (The Associated Press): Spurs 123-85 Warriors (Nov 13, 2026) Game Recap
- ESPN (The Associated Press): Clippers 113-112 Thunder (Nov 13, 2026) Game Recap
- ESPN (The Associated Press): Heat 133-121 Cavaliers (Nov 13, 2026) Game Recap
- ESPN (The Associated Press): Pacers 106-104 Knicks (Nov 13, 2026) Game Recap
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