The Miami Heat moved one step closer to clawing their way into the playoffs with an impressive 97-96 win over the Detroit Pistons, by way of this Hassan Whiteside buzzer beater:
Hassan Whiteside tips it in at the buzzer! #HEATIsOn pic.twitter.com/AEGTSY0cf2
— NBA.com (@NBAcom) March 29, 2017
As nice of a play as that was, it wasn’t even the best play of the game. We may have a new dunk of the year candidate.
Watch the Heat’s James Johnson sends Pistons F Marcus Morris into another timezone with this disrespectful slam:
James Johnson with the poster dunk! (via @XimoPierto) pic.twitter.com/gK2WDIjfnp
— Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) March 29, 2017
With the win, the Heat (36-38) move into the 8th & final spot in the East, with another game tomorrow night vs the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
