| |
|
NBA -- Whiteside helps power Heat past Lakers, 100-94.
By Roman David Garay PhilBoxing.com Fri, 06 Mar 2015

MIAMI- Hassan Whiteside scored seven of his 18 points and grabbed five of his career-high 25 rebounds in the last minute of the fourth quarter to help Miami escape against the Los Angeles Lakers, 100-94, at the American Airlines Arena..
It was a dominant performance for Whiteside who also had four blocks in the ball game. Dwyane Wade scored 25 points and six assists while Goran Dragic added 21 points for Miami.
Wade had kind words on Whiteside after the game, "He's what you call special. He's so long, everything that goes off the rim, he has it. He's for real about what he does. He protects the basket, and then when he gets mad, he'll dunk on everybody."
Wade added, "He's very, very important to this team's success."
Jeremy Lin's 19-footer gave the visiting Lakers an 88-85 lead with 5 minutes 50 seconds left. They wouldn't score another basket until Jordan Hill's layup with a little over a minute left in the ballgame.
Despite their untimely drought, the Lakers still had a chance to tie the ballgame wih 16.9 seconds to go but Filipino American Jordan Clarkson missed a game-tying three pointer which eventually sealed the fate for the visitors.
Wayne Ellington and Ed Davis led seven Laker players in double figures and finished with 14 points apiece while Clarkson chipped in 10 points and 7 rebounds in a losing cause.
" We just had a couple of defensive lapses," Lakers head coach Byron Scott spoke after the game. "When Whiteside got the dunk, weak side wasn't there. You've got to do it in the heat of the battle. We just didn't do it in the last couple of minutes."
The Lakers fall to 16-44 basically out of playoff contention in the West and will have the Memphis Grizzlies next on their road trip.
While the Heat (27-33) will try and continue its stronghold of the 7th spot in the Eastern Conference standings as they travel friday to the nations capital to battle the Washington Wizards.
Click here to view a list of other articles written by Roman David Garay.
Recent PhilBoxing.com In-House articles:
PACHECO CLASHES WITH ALEEM ON STACKED LA CARD , Thu, 18 Jun 2026Rising Mexican Contender Neider Valdez Steps in to Face Pound-for-Pound Puerto Rican Champion Oscar “El Pupilo” Collazo in WBA, WBO and Ring Magazine Minimumweight World Championship Fight , Thu, 18 Jun 2026Sumabong to defend WBO title against undefeated Taiwanese on July 11 in Bohol By Lito delos Reyes, , Wed, 17 Jun 2026Jordan Orozco Remains Perfect with Dominant Third-Round TKO of Fernando Diaz on MVP/Boxlab Card in Orlando , Wed, 17 Jun 2026Floyd Mayweather Jr could face charges of fraud in Las Vegas By Gabriel F. Cordero, , Wed, 17 Jun 2026EDDIE HEARN SIGNS DIVINE OMOJOR FOR MATCHROOM BOXING ON LONG-TERM DEAL AS NEWCASTLE TEENAGE CRUISERWEIGHT TURNS PRO , Wed, 17 Jun 2026DC Trail Ultra on July 26 in Calinan By Lito delos Reyes, , Wed, 17 Jun 2026Torre to grace Gov. Oaminal Chess Festival By Marlon Bernardino, , Wed, 17 Jun 2026Apolinar, Santisima to fight on June 19 in Japan By Lito delos Reyes, , Wed, 17 Jun 2026Canoy still waiting for his US visa for June 20 fight against Collazo By Lito delos Reyes, , Wed, 17 Jun 2026"Hand of Stone" Roberto Durán celebrates 75th birthday By Gabriel F. Cordero, , Wed, 17 Jun 2026Sy-Tancontian excited on Asia and Oceania Sambo Championships By Lito delos Reyes, , Wed, 17 Jun 2026Jean Henri Lhuillier Backs RP Blu Girls' Intensive Japan Training Camp Ahead of Women's Softball World Cup By Marlon Bernardino, , Wed, 17 Jun 2026Digos 2 Malita 70km Ultramarathon on June 20 By Lito delos Reyes, , Wed, 17 Jun 2026THE PAST WEEK IN ACTION 17 JUNE 2026: Bam Stops Vargas in 6; Wins by Michel Soro, Wilkens Mathieu, Elif Nur Turhan, Nataly Delgado and Abraham Perez By Eric Armit, , Tue, 16 Jun 2026Undefeated world champion Ataev faces experienced Venezuelan puncher Uzcátegui at IBA PRO 19 , Tue, 16 Jun 2026Full Fight Card Set for MF Pro’s “Pugilist Revolution” June 19 at Thunder Studios in Long Beach , Tue, 16 Jun 2026Campbell son of Ricky Hatton confirms ring return By Gabriel F. Cordero, , Tue, 16 Jun 2026Deaño to fight for ABF super feather title By Lito delos Reyes, , Tue, 16 Jun 2026Former champ Andy Ruiz could return against Huggie Fury in 2026 By Gabriel F. Cordero, , Tue, 16 Jun 2026Mexican legend Jackie Nava inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame By Gabriel F. Cordero, , Mon, 15 Jun 2026Ronnie Alvarez Dominates Filip Stankovic, Scores Seventh-Round TKO at Desert Diamond Arena , Sun, 14 Jun 2026THE CROWNING OF BAM: Rodriguez Overcomes Early Storm to Detonate Vargas in Six, Eyes Inoue Super-Fight By Dong Secuya, , Sun, 14 Jun 2026New York Knicks win the NBA Championship with historic comeback By Gabriel F. Cordero, , Sun, 14 Jun 2026Panamanian superstar Nataly Delgado wins 115lb female WBA world championship in Orlando, Florida By Gabriel F. Cordero, , Sun, 14 Jun 2026 |

|
|
|
|
|