Dwyane Wade lives for these moments.
It was the final play of regulation, Tyler Johnson inbounded the ball to Wade, and the man once known as the Flash summoned that once-famous speed. No screen. No nothing. Just Wade, one of today’s premiere players Paul George, and the rim.
Wade, fearlessly, took it to him. This has been Miami’s undoing at times this season. Wade’s aging confidence and stubborness to handle the ball in the crunch time has often resulted in hi-jacked possessions and bad shots.
Not today.
Not now.
Not against the Pacers.
Wade went up for the layup and stretched and mangled his body and somehow made the layup with his left hand.