Five takeaways from the Heat’s 91-84 victory against the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night at Spectrum Center:
u25aa This bench role – as long as it continues – looks like it’s going to work out just fine for Hassan Whiteside.
Whiteside was a force in his 20-plus minutes, collecting 18 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks, disrupting a bunch of shots and anchoring a zone defense that gave the Hornets fits.
“Hassan was tremendous, had a tremendous impact on both ends of the floor,” coach Erik Spoelstra said.
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And Whiteside, who often doesn’t play the fourth quarter when he starts, played all but four seconds of the fourth quarter.