HEAT 90 - Rockets 99 Game Recap

The Miami HEAT fell to the Houston Rockets 99-90 Monday night at Toyota Center. Hassan Whiteside led the way for the HEAT with 22 points.

1. Whiteside Has A Red-Hot Start

You aren’t going to find many first quarters better than the one Whiteside had on Monday. The big fella was just in another gear at the start, as he hit his first six shots and absolutely abused Clint Capela in the opening quarter. As such, he tallied 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting, three boards, three steals and two assists in the period.

Then in the second quarter, Whiteside had this jam in transition thanks to a fantastic no-look touch pass from Justise Winslow:

Although the 7-footer slowed down a bit in the second half, his…