Player of the Week

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MIAMI, Nov. 27 – The NBA announced today that Miami HEAT guard Goran Dragić was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, November 20 through Sunday, November 26. It is the third time Dragić has been named Player of the Week, the first time in the Eastern Conference, in his career and the 56th time in franchise history a HEAT player has earned the honors.

Dragić led the HEAT to a perfect 3-0 record for the week, averaging 23.7 points, 4.3 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.00 steals while shooting 52.4 percent (22-of-42) from the field, 57.9 percent (11-of-19) from three-point range and 84.2 percent (16-of-19) from the foul line. He led the team in points and steals twice and in assists and minutes once each. He scored at least 20 points in each contest, including a game-high 27 points in a victory against Boston, snapping their 16-game win streak. He also moved into the HEAT’s all-time top 10 assist leaders list with his 1,063rd dish as a member of the HEAT this week after previously recording his 1,000th assist in just his 176th game with Miami, the fifth-fewest number of games needed to achieve the feat in team history. Dragić started the season scoring at least 17 points in the first eight games of the season, the third-longest such streak in franchise history to begin a campaign as he also connected on at least one three-point field goal in each of the season’s first 14 games, a new career-best mark. Additionally, he has led the team in scoring and assists a team-high eight times each this season.

Dragić led off the week with a game-high 27 points as he paired with Dion Waiters (26 points) to become the first pair of HEAT starting backcourt teammates to each post at least 26 points in the same game since 2009, helping Miami end Boston’s 16-game win streak with a, 104-98, victory. He then added 20 points while dishing out six assists, including shooting 5-of-8 from three-point range, in a, 109-97, win at Minnesota. In that game, Dragić, along with Wayne Ellington (6-of-9), became just the 14th pair of Miami teammates to each connect on at least five treys in the same game. He ended the week with a game-high 24 points in a, 100-93, victory at Chicago to help give the HEAT a season-long three-game win streak.

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Goran Dragic Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week

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MIAMI, March 20 – The NBA announced today that Miami HEAT center Hassan Whiteside was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, March 13 through Sunday, March 19. This marks the second time a HEAT player has earned Player of the Week honors this season, joining Dion Waiters from January 30. It is the first time Whiteside has been named Player of the Week in his career and the 55th time in franchise history a HEAT player has earned the honors.

Whiteside led the HEAT to a 2-1 record for the week, averaging 20.0 points, 13.7 rebounds and 2.67 blocks while shooting an NBA-high 73 percent from the field and 85.7 percent from the foul line. He led the team in rebounds and blocks in all three contests and also topped the team in minutes twice and points once. He posted a double-double in each contest and has now currently posted 12-straight double-doubles, the longest streak in team history. His 48 double-doubles this season are just five short from tying the HEAT all-time single-season record and his 73.8 double-double percentage rate this season is the best in franchise history. He has also grabbed double-figure rebounds in 16 consecutive games, the longest streak in franchise history and his 56 total double-figure rebound games this season already tie Miami’s all-time single-season record. Additionally, his 922 rebounds this season are just 12 boards short from tying the single-season franchise all-time rebound record.

Whiteside led off the week with a 20-point, 17-rebound double-double while shooting 9-of-11 from the field to help the HEAT to a, 120-112, win against New Orleans on March 15. He then posted a 23-point, 14-rebound double-double vs. Minnesota on March 17, shooting 10-of-11 from the field and blocking three shots in a, 123-105, victory. The win improved Miami’s second half season record to 23-5 (.821), pushing them into a playoff spot as they look to become the first team in NBA history to earn a postseason berth after being 19 games under .500 that same season. In the final game of the week on March 19, Whiteside recorded a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double to go along with three blocks in a, 115-104, loss to Portland.

Among league leaders this season, Whiteside ranks first in rebounds per game (14.2), third in total rebounds (922), third in blocks per game (2.11), fourth in total blocks (137), tied for fourth in double-doubles (48) and eighth in field goal percentage (.561).

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Hassan Whiteside Named Eastern Conference Player of The Week

MIAMI, November 3 – The NBA announced today that Miami HEAT forward Chris Bosh was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Tuesday, October 28 through Sunday, November 2. This marks the 51st time in franchise history a HEAT player has earned Player of the Week honors and the ninth time Bosh has earned the honor in his career.

Bosh led the HEAT to a perfect 3-0 record, the only undefeated team in the Eastern Conference, after averaging 25.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.33 steals in 36.7 minutes while shooting 47.9 percent from the field, 54.5 percent from three-point range and 86.2 percent from the foul line. He posted two double-doubles and led the team in points, rebounds and minutes in all three games and in assists and blocks once each. Bosh has scored at least 20 points in the first three games to start this season, becoming just the fifth player in HEAT history to post three consecutive 20-point games to start a season. Additionally, his 77 total points and 34 total rebounds during the first three games this season are his third-highest point and rebound totals to start a season through three games in his career.

Bosh led off the week posting a 26-point, 15-rebound double-double, marking his highest point and rebound total during the same game with Miami, in a 107-95 win vs. Washington on October 29. He scored 16 points in the second quarter, his second-highest scoring quarter as a member of the HEAT, and his 15 rebounds were only one short from tying the franchise record for rebounds on Opening Night. In his next game, Bosh scored a game-high 30 points while grabbing a team-high eight rebounds, four assists and two steals to help give Miami a 114-96 victory at Philadelphia. On the second night of a back-to-back set vs. Toronto last night, he posted a 21-point, 11-rebound double-double while dishing out four assists and recording one steal in a 107-102 win. 

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