Hassan Whiteside didn’t make the All-Star team, not as a reserve and certainly not as a starter. But that doesn’t mean he’s not one of the premier centers the NBA has to offer.
Hassan Whiteside put up a ridiculous 30 points and 20 rebounds in 27 minutes
Whiteside joined Bill Laimbeer as the only players to post a 30-point, 20-rebound game in no more than 27 minutes.
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And if that happened to slip your mind, Whiteside reminded you with a dominating performance in the Miami Heat’s 125-102 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night.
Without Joel Embiid, who sat out with a right knee injury, Whiteside methodically picked the Sixers apart for 30 points on a 14-for-17 shooting night. The 7’0 center also grabbed 20 rebounds and blocked three shots in 27 minutes on the floor, playing just the first three quarters as Miami took a 100-75 lead into the fourth.
The Heat center joined an exclusive group on Saturday, becoming just the second player since the 1983-84 season to record at least 30 points and 20 rebounds in no more than 27 minutes in a game. The only other player to do so was Bill Laimbeer in the 1984-85 season.
Miami is on a tear, riding a 10-game winning streak, and their starting center hadn’t scored more than 19 points until facing the Embiid-less Sixers.
The Heat were happy to welcome Whiteside back.
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