Miami Heat Index: Despite Wade’s Play, Heat Give Up Ground to Celtics

<i>Stats: 22 Min, 2-6 FG, 0-0 3FG, 3-6 FT, 9 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TO, 7 PTS </i><br /> Quite frankly, Hassan Whiteside wasn’t playing well even before getting ejected. He was caught ball watching rather than boxing out or defending the rim too often and wasn’t making up for it on offense, where he has a significant size advantage. Despite what I wrote <a title=. C. Miami Heat. HASSAN WHITESIDE. F

Miami Heat. LUOL DENG. D-. <i>Stats: 33 Min, 3-10 FG, 1-3 3FG, 4-4 FT, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TO, 11 PTS</i><br /> Too many times this season it seems Deng gets outplayed by a lesser opponent. Tonight it was <strong><a href=. SF

D. <i>Stats: 33 Min, 1-7 FG, 0-2 3FG, 0-0 FT, 1 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK, 1 TO, 2 PTS</i><br /> Maybe we should hold off on giving him that max extension.. G. Miami Heat. TYLER JOHNSON

Miami Heat. SHABAZZ NAPIER. D-. <i>Stats: 7 Min, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3FG, 2-2 FT, 0 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TO, 2 PTS </i><br /> Just three days after scoring 16 points on 10 shots, <strong><a href=. PG

D. <i>Stats: 25 Min, 0-2 FG, 0-2 3FG, 2-2 FT, 4 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TO, 2 PTS</i><br /> Just two shots from <strong><a href=. F. Miami Heat. HENRY WALKER