Klay Thompson hit a 3-pointer with a second left in overtime, and the Miami Heat erased a 20-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 117-116 on Wednesday night, handing them their seventh straight loss.
Miami trailed 116-114 before Thompson’s shot. Bam Adebayo had cut the gap with a jumper with 64 seconds left after Darius Garland put the Clippers up four.
Thompson scored 30 points and went 8 of 17 from 3-point range. The rest of the Heat went 2 of 23 from deep.
Adebayo set season highs with 35 points and 10 rebounds on 14-of-20 shooting. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points, 14 rebounds and six assists.
Davion Mitchell added 11 points and 10 assists.
The Clippers outscored Miami 43-19 in the second quarter and led 67-52 at halftime. They were still up 10 with 4 1/2 minutes left in regulation.
A 9-0 Heat run cut the deficit to one point. Antetokounmpo’s two free throws then put Miami up 107-106 with 10.8 seconds left.
Rui Hachimura made one of two free throws with 2.7 seconds left to tie it, and Adebayo missed a jumper at the buzzer.
Garland led the Clippers with 26 points and seven assists. Hachimura had 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and Brook Lopez scored 20.
Los Angeles shot 48% and made 16 of 43 3-pointers, six more than Miami. The Clippers (1-7) have not won since beating Sacramento in their Oct. 21 opener.
Miami (3-5) has won three of four after an 0-4 start.
The Heat play at Golden State on Thursday at 10 p.m. ET. The Clippers host New Orleans on Sunday at 9 p.m. ET.
