Another achievement for Heat's Hassan Whiteside

Since Whiteside has come off the bench, he's been dominating. Every time he comes in the game, he makes an impact along with J-Rich and Winslow. Due his great performances off the bench, it seems like every week that Whiteside finds himself on a list with the NBA's greatest centers.

Last night, Whiteside posted 26pts, 12 rebs, and 5 blocks in a win over the Orlando Magic. And once again he finds himself on another list with the NBA's greatest centers who done it off the bench.

From Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald:

Since the NBA began tracking blocked shots in 1973, the only other players to reach those levels in points, rebounds and blocks while spending fewer than 30 minutes on the court in a game are Lew Alcindor in 1977 (28 points, 12 rebounds, 9 blocks in 26 minutes), Bill Walton in 1978 (26 points, 17 rebounds, 5 blocks in 26 minutes) and Robert Parish in 1980 (29 points, 18 rebounds, 7 blocks in 29 minutes).

One of the biggest questions all year has been about the Heat giving Whiteside the max or not. Since the February 9th incident against the Spurs, Whiteside has been more mature and more willing to listen to his teammates. As great as he's been so far since the break, there's still people especially the Heat who want to see how he performs in the playoffs when the time comes. If Whiteside continues to dominate like this in the playoffs, there could be a chance Miami would be more willing to give him the max or somewhere close to it.