Whiteside has 25 points and 23 rebounds as Heat beat Wizards 114-94
Hassan Whiteside had 25 points (22 in the paint) and a season-high 23 rebounds, and the Miami Heat beat the Washington Wizards 114-94.
The Heat led by as many as 25.
Luol Deng had 27 points (16 in the paint) and 10 rebounds, and Goran Dragic added a season-high 24 points and 8 assists. Whiteside scored 13 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter. The Heat had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Wizards, Bradley Beal scored 19 points off the bench. Marcin Gortat had 14 points and 13 rebounds.
The Heat shot 49.0% from the field and 15.4% from 3 to the Wizards’ 40.4% and 13.6%. The Wizards forced 8 turnovers, about 8 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Heat outscored the Wizards 70-46 in the paint. The Heat outscored the Wizards 28-18 in 12 minutes with Deng, Udrih, McRoberts, Whiteside and Richardson on the floor together.