Whiteside played only 18 minutes in Thursday's win over the Kings, but finished with 12 points (4-7 FG, 4-4 FT), five rebounds, four blocks, and steals.

EDGE Analysis

Whiteside ran into some early foul trouble which conspired to limit his court time, robbing him of the chance of posting a huge game while DeMarcus Cousins (suspension) was out for the opposition. Still, Whiteside was quite effective on a per-minute basis, and most surprisingly, the 50 percent career free-throw shooter knocked down all four of his attempts from the charity stripe. The center has shook off some injury concerns in training camp to deliver an excellent season to date, averaging 15 points on 62.6 percent shooting to go along with 11.3 rebounds, 4.5 blocks, and 0.7 steals.