The reserve power forward Hassan Whiteside signed a double-double of 26 points and 14 rebounds, which made him the leader of the Miami Heat in the party that won handily by 129-111 Chicago Bulls decimated.
Whiteside became a nightmare for the Spanish power forward Pau Gasol who could not beat the young revelation of the Heat, who every day goes more in their progress as a complete player and one of the best pivots in the NBA there.
Although he left reserve, Whiteside played 33 minutes and scored genuine holder 8 of 11 shots from the field and 10-11 from the line staff, in addition to capturing 13 defensive rebounds, an assist and made four blocks.
Whiteside got his ninth double-double in the last 11 matches as a reserve, six straight, something no Heat player left the bench has achieved so far.
Next to Whiteside, the new acquisition of the Heat, forward Joe Johnson, who made his debut against the followers of Miami team, again responded brilliantly with his offensive game and scored 24 points after scoring 10 of 13 shots from the field including 2 of 3 triples and 2-2 from the line staff.
The forward Luol Deng, who played 10 seasons with the Bulls, confirmed he has found his best form and scored 20 points while guard Dwyane Wade arrived at 18 and seven assists.
The Slovenian Goran Dragic basis was the perfect director in the game the Heat to get a double-double of 17 points, 11 assists and four rebounds, which were all defensive.
Heat as team established the new brand with 68 percent of success in field goals and also achieved the highest-scoring so far this season.
No team in NBA now had exceeded the 62 percent success in field shots that had the Spurs in San Antonio against the Sixers in Philadelphia on Dec. 7.
The Heat (34-26) are leaders in the Southeast Division and fourth in the Eastern Conference after having won 5-2 in the seven games they have played without power forward Chris Bosh wing suffering from clotting problems blood, but the team has given no official information about their health condition.
The guard Derrick Rose returned with after missing three games with a pulled muscle in his right calf the team, but his contribution of 17 points did not avoid the third consecutive defeat suffered by the Bulls.
Although Rose topped a list of seven players who had double-digit numbers, the defensive game of the Bulls returned to be its Achilles heel, especially in the final stretch of the game and in the decisive moments.
Gasol, who lost the individual duel with Whiteside, played 30 minutes in which contributed 15 points, nine rebounds and six assists.
Sant Boi player scored 6 of 13 shots, including a triple two attempts, and hit 2-2 from the line staff, but could take a leading role within the painting.
Gasol grabbed eight defensive rebounds, put a cap and lost a fumble.
The Bulls (30-29), who lost their third straight game and seventh in the last 10 appearances, left the eighth place in the East, where they are now ninth Conference without entering the competition finals.
They did not play due to injury and recovery from an appendicitis operation Bodyguard Jimmy Butler and power forward Hispanic-Montenegrin Nikola Mirotic.
Data sheet:
129 - Miami Heat (36 + 29 + 30 + 34): Wade (18), Dragic (17), Stoudemire (7), Johnson (24), Deng (20) -starting five-, Winslow (8), Whiteside ( 26) and Richardson (9).
111 - Chicago Bulls (30 + 32 + 20 + 29): Moore (8), Rose (17), Gasol (15), Dunleavy (10), Gibson (13) -starting five-, Snell (2), McDermott ( 11) Portis (11), Brooks (16), Felicio (-), Holliday (7) and Bairstow (1).
Referee: Ron Garretson, Brent Barnaky and Leon Wood. They noted no technical fouls. There were not eliminated by personal.
Incidents: Match of the day professional NBA basketball was played at the American Airlines Arena in Miami before 19,654 spectators.
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