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Heat Dominate Wizards With Defense, Win 97-75

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WASHINGTON (The Sports Xchange) — The Miami Heat ran away from the Washington Wizards during a defensively dominant first half.

Center Hassan Whiteside lorded over all without scoring a point. Eventually the 7-footer joined the scoring column, but it was his shot blocking and intimidating presence that stole the show in the 97-75 romp.

Presented with the notion that the defense-first, offense-light half was his big man’s best of the season, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra laughed.

“Tell him that,” Spoelstra said.