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Hassan Whiteside skies for yet another block

By Matt Cianfrone

Nov 25, 2015; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside (21) looks to the bench during the first quarter of the game against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Pistons defeated the Heat 104-01. Mandatory Credit: Leon Halip-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 25, 2015; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside (21) looks to the bench during the first quarter of the game against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Pistons defeated the Heat 104-01. Mandatory Credit: Leon Halip-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 25, 2015; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside (21) looks to the bench during the first quarter of the game against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Pistons defeated the Heat 104-01. Mandatory Credit: Leon Halip-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 25, 2015; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside (21) looks to the bench during the first quarter of the game against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Pistons defeated the Heat 104-01. Mandatory Credit: Leon Halip-USA TODAY Sports /

Since joining the Miami Heat a season ago, Hassan Whiteside has been a revelation thanks to his shot blocking and finishing abilities. While the actual impact that Whiteside has on a team defense remains to be seen, every once in a while he comes out of nowhere for a block that very few people in the NBA can make. Tonight he did that to poor Joe Johnson.

(vine via Devin Kharpertian).

Seriously, that block is incredible. Johnson makes a nice move to dip inside his defender and get a clean release at the rim and when the ball comes out of his hands Whiteside is still on the ground. The fact that he is able to explode up into the air so quickly and get the ball while it is still on the way up is insane.

This play should have resulted in the type of goaltend that we have seen from JaVale McGee a million times, and yet Whiteside is able to avoid that. The fact that he keeps the ball in play and corrals it himself to start a fastbreak is even better.

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