Feb 22 (Reuters) - Big man Hassan Whiteside continues to confound the Miami Heat by mixing in dominant performances with head-scratching mistakes that cloud his future with the team.
Whiteside delivered the former on Monday with a 41-minute night that produced 19 points, 18 rebounds, six blocks and a Miami overtime victory over the Indiana Pacers.
It was Whiteside's second consecutive monster effort, following a 25-point, 23-rebound game on Saturday, and a reminder of how seamlessly he can control the game on the inside, often without scoring, when he is tuned in.
"The way he played last game people can argue - because of the pace of the game - other bigs can't really keep up with him," Heat team mate Luol Deng told the Miami Herald prior to the team's 101-93 win Monday.