Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 129-102 rout of the Washington Wizards on Saturday night at AmericanAirlines Arena, which was its largest win of the season.
1. No Hassan Whiteside, no problem…at least for one night. The Heat was able to make up for the absence of its starting center, who sat out the game with pain in his left hip. Whiteside, who dealt with a pair of bone bruises in his left knee earlier this season, missed his 20th game of the season.
Bam Adebayo started in his absence, but got into foul trouble finishing with six points and eight rebounds in 17 minutes and 42 seconds.