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MIAMI – With the Miami Heat beating the Indiana Pacers, 145-125, on Saturday night, the team marked its second straight win and showed pieces like Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo continuing to build chemistry. Another positive sign from the win featured Heat newcomer Klay Thompson bouncing back in a huge way after a slow start, but if you ask him, an outing like this was inevitable.
After a preseason where Thompson made three out of 20 attempts from three-point range, he had a clean slate at the start of the regular season. However, in the first five games, Thompson averaged 7.8 points per game on 31.7 percent shooting and made 12 of 37 attempts from beyond the arc, for 32.4 percent from deep.
While Thompson was still getting his legs underneath him in Miami, Friday night showcased the player that fans have recognized from his days with the Golden State Warriors, where he was pivotal to winning four championships. He finished with 25 points on nine of 14 shooting from the field and making seven three-pointers out of ...