Hassan Whiteside had 25 points and 23 rebounds in his return from a one-game suspension to help the Miami Heat beat the Washington Wizards 114-94 on Saturday night.
Whiteside was suspended for throwing an elbow at San Antonio center Boban Marjanovic's head on Feb. 9.
It was only the 11th time in NBA history that a player has had at least 20 points and 20 rebounds in a game off the bench. It was Whiteside's second 20-20 game in his career. He had 24 points and 20 rebounds at Minnesota on Feb. 4, 2015.
Luol Deng had 27 points a night after scoring 30 points in a victory at Atlanta, and Goran Dragic added a season-high 24 points and had eight assists and seven rebounds. The Heat played without All-Stars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh for the second consecutive game.
Wade has a sore left knee.
"He had an MRI this morning," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said before the game. "Everything came back negative. He'll be day-to-day from here. He's already starting to feel better."
Bosh is out indefinitely with what the team has called a calf strain.
"C.B. is great," Spoelstra said. "He always is. That's one of the best qualities about Chris."
Bradley Beal lead the Wizards with 19 points.
Washington played for the third consecutive day and was looking for a rare third win in as many days after beating Utah and Detroit, but the Wizards fell behind by double digits early.
The Heat jumped out to a 15-5 lead with Dragic scoring seven points in the fast start.
Miami stayed out in front of Washington as Whiteside converted a three-point play and moments later had a lay-up to give the Heat a 50-30 lead -- their largest of the first half -- as they were up 59-44 at the break.
The Heat led by double digits the entire second half.
TIP-INS
Wizards: The last team to play three games in three nights was Indiana, on Feb. 4-6, 2013. The Wizards were scheduled to be off Thursday, but started their post-All-Star schedule a day early by hosting Utah in a game that was rescheduled from last month because of a snowstorm.
Heat: The game was only Miami's third at home in February. ... Miami extended a club record by recording its 225th consecutive home regular-season sellout, a streak that's now 100 games longer than the franchise's previous best.
UP NEXT
Wizards: Host New Orleans on Tuesday night.
Heat: Host Indiana on Monday night.
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