Hassan Whiteside followed Jakob Poeltl down the base line toward the right corner and mirrored his every move as the Poeltl twirled toward the end line and tried to toss up a short jumper. T
he San Antonio Spurs center’s latest effort to score on Whiteside was just as futile as most of his attempts in the first half and the Miami Heat center rocked a blocked shot a few rows deep into the courtside seats.
Whiteside gestured to AmericanAirlines Arena’s in-house DJ, requesting the perfect sound bite for his first half. “Another one,” DJ Khaled boomed over the sound system, sending the 19,600 in attendance into a frenzy to celebrate a record-tying seventh first-half block for Whiteside.