3 reasons Miami Heat can win without Hassan Whiteside

The Miami Heat still have a great chance to win Game 4 without Hassan Whiteside. 

The Eastern Conference Semifinals series between the No. 2 Toronto Raptors and the No. 3 Miami Heat will enter pivotal Game 4 on Monday night when the Heat host the Raptors at American Airlines Arena in South Beach.

While Toronto holds a two games to one lead over the Heat in this best-of-seven series, this is clearly a tough battle between two Eastern Conference behemoths. Both clubs are certainly capable of taking a game or two from the unstoppable Cleveland Cavaliers in the next week’s Eastern Conference Finals.

This tough best-of-seven series between Toronto and Miami has also been a costly one for both front courts, as Raptors starting center Jonas Valanciunas will miss the rest of the Eastern Conference Semifinals with a right ankle sprain. His primary adversary down low in Heat center Hassan Whiteside will miss at least Game 4 with an MCL sprain in his right knee.

With two key big men, three if we count Heat power forward Chris Bosh, out for likely the rest of the series, who holds the advantage to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals to give it their all against a brilliant Cavaliers team? Here are three reasons why the Heat can survive the Whiteside injury, win Game 4 on Monday night, and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals over the Raptors in seven games.

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