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Giannis needed 31 minutes for 31, 18 and 10, and the Heat are making him a passer

Giannis Antetokounmpo had his second triple-double of the season in a 145-125 win over Indiana, and his assists are the part of his Miami line that has moved our 9-cat board most.

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Thirty-one minutes is not a long night for a star, and Giannis Antetokounmpo used them to post 31 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists in Miami's 145-125 win over Indiana on Friday, his second triple-double of the season, according to ESPN's recap. He made 13 of his 19 shots and turned the ball over once. Bam Adebayo added 27 on 11-for-14, Klay Thompson made seven threes for 25 points, and Davion Mitchell had 15 points and 11 assists, while the Pacers, without Tyrese Haliburton and with only 11 players available, were outscored by 21 across the middle two quarters.

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The fantasy question about Giannis in Miami was always whether he and Adebayo would take each other's rebounds and shots. Six games in, the answer looks like the opposite: he is getting his own numbers, and he has now had ten or more assists in two of them, 11 against Dallas and 10 on Friday.

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