Miami Heat superó 97-96 a Detroit Pistons en Auburn Hills, Mighicgan, para meterse en zona de playoffs con un juego de ventaja sobre el noveno Chicago Bulls y 2 juegos y medio sobre Detroit por la Conferencia del Este de la NBA…
Hassan Whiteside jugando con un bendaje especial en su mano derecha para proteger los 13 puntos de sutura que le tomaron hace una semana, fue vital utilizando su mano buena, recuperando una bola que habia perdido Goran Dragic faltando 11.3 segundos por jugar y convirtiendo los puntos de la victoria.
Dragic anoto 28 puntos y Whiteside termino con 17 y 9 rebotes recuperados.
Miami tiene ahora marca de 36-38.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) Hassan Whiteside used his good hand to push the Miami Heat closer to a most unlikely playoff berth Tuesday night.
Whiteside tipped in a shot with his left hand as time expired to lift the Heat over the Detroit Pistons 97-96.
Whiteside, playing with a thick bandage on his right hand to protect 13 stitches he got a week ago, tipped in Goran Dragic’s miss after a wild final play over the game’s final 11.3 seconds. James Johnson took the initial shot for Miami, Dragic muscled the rebound off the rim and Whiteside elevated over Andre Drummond for the winning tip.
The win was huge for Miami (36-38), which moved one game ahead of No. 9 Chicago and 2 1/2 games ahead of No. 10 Detroit for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Dragic scored 28 points and Whiteside finished with 17 points and nine rebounds for the Heat.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 25 points and Tobias Harris and Ish Smith each scored 19 for the Pistons (34-41). Detroit lost its fifth straight and eighth in nine games.