Giannis Antetokounmpo let his game do the talking on Sunday night. Then he answered his old coach.

Antetokounmpo had 29 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks as the Miami Heat beat the Sacramento Kings 114-108. Afterward he said he was "speechless" over recent comments from Doc Rivers, who coached him for parts of three seasons in Milwaukee.

"First of all, he's not my coach" Antetokounmpo said. "My coach is Coach Spo, but [Rivers] is a guy, a coach, that I've worked with in the past. I'm speechless."

What Rivers said

In a podcast interview posted Thursday, Rivers said Antetokounmpo wanted out of Milwaukee but "didn't want to be the bad guy" and wanted the team to be the one to say it was trading him. Rivers also said Antetokounmpo "doesn't necessarily have this super IQ" for the game and "really has one way: downhill, force, force."

Antetokounmpo said the question belonged with Rivers. "That's on him, that's not on me. I just got to focus on my team" he said. "Never let bitterness or pettiness get in front of your goals and dreams. For every athlete out there."

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra kept his response short. "Look, I like Doc and I respect him" Spoelstra said. "This is our business now." He added that the team is making progress fitting Antetokounmpo's style into its system.

A long goodbye in Milwaukee

Antetokounmpo had said publicly last season that he was committed to the Bucks and would never demand a trade. Milwaukee eventually dealt him and Bobby Portis to Miami for Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, three first-round picks, a pick swap and a second-round pick.

The 31-year-old two-time MVP is averaging 27.5 points and 12.8 rebounds in his first season with the Heat. Against Sacramento he made 14 of 23 shots. Klay Thompson hit seven 3-pointers on his way to 23 points and Bam Adebayo added 18 points.

Darius Acuff Jr. scored 32 points with 10 assists for the Kings, who fell to 1-9 and are still winless at home. Miami improved to 4-6 and plays at Utah on Tuesday.