The crowd of 19,600 inside AmericanAirlines Arena rose to their feet as the most accomplished player in Miami Heat history clambered back onto the court after nearly making one of those plays which has made him so beloved. Dwyane Wade had read the Utah Jazz’s set perfectly and jumped in the way of a pass intended for a wide-open three-point shooter in the left corner. His play sent him tumbling about half a dozen rows into the baseline seats to break up the play.
“That might have been my favorite play,” coach Erik Spoelstra said in his postgame news conference, “of his entire career.