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MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — Things can be pretty straightforward in the National Basketball Association.
When a player gets lauded for having a huge impact on a win in the NBA, it typically means they put up some big numbers or were playing airtight defense.
Not in Miami Heat rookie Justise Winslow’s case. Not on Monday, anyway.
The story of Winslow’s first pro season is that his impact goes far deeper than conventional stats, well beyond the advanced metrics that analytics crave. It’s simply about an uncanny ability to make the right play at the right time, an almost nightly reminder of the good fortune Miami had on draft night when the 19-year-old out of Duke somehow fell to the Heat with the No.