This amazing game winner from the Miami Heat — and even more amazing celebration — has major playoff implications for both them and the Detroit Pistons, two teams duking it out for final playoff spots in the Eastern Conference. After James Johnson missed an attempted shot to put Miami ahead, and Goran Dragic missed a follow-up, it was Hassan Whiteside who tipped it back in as time expired.
Hassan Whiteside tips in game-winner for Heat in game with playoff implications
This is the best celebration I’ve ever seen.
To celebrate, Johnson just picked up Whiteside and carried him around as their teammates mobbed around him. That’s amazing.
Here’s the still photo.
Seven teams between the No. 5 and 10 seed in the Eastern Conference are separated by five games — Miami sits at 36-38 in the No. 8 seed now, while Detroit is 34-41 and 2.5 games back of them. The Pistons have been tumbling, but with the regular season coming down to the final weeks, it’s good for Miami to tie up the season series vs. Detroit.
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