Dwyane Wade: Top performances in the Eastern Conference Finals – NBA Special (Part 2)
Game-4: Miami Heat 101 – Chicago Bulls 93
Miami Heat came alive in the fourth quarter, as they tied the scores and pushed the game into extra time. Dwyane Wade, who remained scoreless in the second off of the game, ablaze the court with his six points.
The Heat outplayed the Bulls 22-17 in the extra-time to clinch a 101-93 overtime victory. With this win the Heat put the Bulls in 3-1 hole.
After the game Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, "Look, this series is an absolute bloodbath. That game tonight was a total grind. It is very challenging for either team to get into any offensive flow, unless it's in the open court. It's
about as competitive and physical as it can be."
The fans witnessed another ferocious battle, as both the teams fought hard in the first half. Wade lifted the Heat, when they were trailing by seven points. Wade hit two layups which went unanswered and then shot two from the charity
stripe that pushed Miami’s score to 42-40, before the Chicago Bulls end up leading the Miami Heat by 46-44 at the halftime.
Wade tallied 14 points along with five rebounds, one assist, four blocks and two steals for the Heat. Dwyane logged in for 41 minutes, during which he went five for 16 from the field and four of four from the free throw line.
Game-5: Miami Heat 83 – Chicago Bulls 80
Miami Heat used a dominated second half to squeak past the Chicago Bulls and Derrick Rose 83-80 on May 26 at the United Centre, Chicago. With this victory the Heat threw the Bulls out of the contention to the title.
Game-5 once again proved that what Dwyane Wade can bring to the table and how his performance affects the Heat. Wade seemed tired and out of zone in the first half of the game, as he made just one field goal and gave away six turnovers.
However, Wade who is also renowned as ‘Flash’ caught the fire in the final 12 minutes of the game and showed flashes to his opponents. He punched 10 points during the period which also includes a whooshing three-pointer. Wade
kept on finding the inroads into the fragile defence of Chicago. The rally lifted the Heat above the Bulls in a meagre three-point margin victory.
Wade pulled off this effort with an injured shoulder. After the game he said, "[The shoulder] isn't 100 percent -- never."
Wade spent 38 minutes on the court during which he made 21 points for the Heat. Besides his contribution towards the score, Dwyane grasped six rebounds and swatted two assists. Wade went six of 13 from the field, hit one long range
missile and shot eight out of his 11 attempts.
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