Most will point to Justise Winslow's violent dunk in the second quarter as the pinnacle moment of his NBA debut amid a 104-94 Miami Heat win over the Charlotte Hornets.

It will be GIFed, Vined, Youtubed, and tweeted. As it should, because it was all kinds of nasty. But what should be ultimately taken away from the 19-year-old's first night of the regular season are the little things. Things that don't always show in a box score or highlight reel.

Things such as having the size, quickness, and savvy to defend multiple positions on defense in his first NBA game -- from bigs to wings to the point guard. Things like keeping the offense flowing by moving the ball accurately and not letting it stick. Things like being in the right spot on defense for what appeared to be a dominant majority of the time.

Yes it's a one-game sample in a season of 82 against a Hornets team that probably will lose more games than they win, but the poise Winslow showed from the second he popped his NBA cherry was remarkable. His +16 point differential at the half was no coincidence and neither was the +26 he finished with. The next closest Heat player was Chris Bosh (+10).

Winslow tallied a modest final stat line that won't be bringing anyone fantasy basketball glory: five points, seven boards, two assists, two turnovers, and four fouls. His two made shots in as many attempts were the one that devoured the defense's soul and an open catch-and-pop three. Winslow probably won't win Rookie of the Year but his coach could care less about the stat sheet.

"I love it," Erik Spoelstra said. "I love those stat lines where nothing jumps out at you except for the scoreboard and that's what it's all about. He's a basketball player. He plays to win. He's proven it. And I've said this since early on in Training Camp, you can't evaluate Justise's game by analytics. Sometimes it doesn't tell the true story. He just makes winning plays -- both ends of the court."

The future Hall of Famer his college coach compared him to concurs.

"His impact is always gonna be felt," Dwyane Wade says. "He does the little things that his team and guys that know the game of basketball can see. It's not about the box sheet with his game."

Yes, Winslow's slam was so filthy Jeremy Lin could've used a bath at halftime, but those Sportscenter moments -- three to five seconds at a time -- don't come close to measuring a player's true value on the court. Numbers don't either.

Justise Winslow's rookie debut was bigger than the box score.

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