re: Best center in the NBA - Hassan Whiteside

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Wiggins and the MIN guards took over the 4th. Had nothing to do with Whiteside.

everyone else on the heat played like shite besides Deng

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I did watch the game, and it had *everything* to do with Whiteside.

He was simply brutal from the FT line-- 2 of 9, and 1 of 5 in the 4th quarter. They pulled him a couple of times, for both rests and to keep him from having to shoot FT. When he was out, Minnesota got to the rim much better, and outrebounded the Heat-- which gave their offense much of the success that Whiteside helped deny them through 3 quarters.

Oh-- and during the last stretch he sat 3:30 to 2:04, the Heat secured one rebound and allowed 3 shots within 5 feet of the hoop. Towns hit the offensive glass, and Minnesota shut out the Heat.

So, yeah, that loss is mostly on Hassan Whiteside. They wouldn't have been in position to win without him, but they couldn't play him when it came down to crunch time.

Being the best means not being a liability in that situation.