Just who does Dwyane Wade think he is? LeBron James?
The veteran superstar certainly played like his former teammate on Monday night, spurring the Miami Heat to a 106-92 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Wade scored a game-high 32 points on 13-of-18 shooting and also swiped five steals, one of which culminated in his most impressive play of an excellent performance.
We seriously can’t comprehend how he even thought of dishing a behind-the-back pass to Goran Dragic – while airborne! – here. That Wade threw it with pin-point accuracy despite a seemingly impossible angle only adds to our confusion. If the Heat’s new point guard hadn’t had his layup blocked by J.R. Smith, this would be one of the best highlights of Wade’s Hall-of-Fame career.
And he doesn’t understand it, either:
"I had no idea. I'm not going to pretend I planned that. That was luck, guys. Kids, don't try that at home." – Wade on that pass
— Zach Harper (@talkhoops) March 17, 2015
If the Heat’s new point guard hadn’t had his layup blocked by J.R. Smith, this would be one of the best highlights of Wade’s Hall-of-Fame career. But Smith timed The Dragon’s jump perfectly, rendering his teammate’s mesmerizing dime a footnote in the process. And considering Miami’s precarious playoff positioning, Wade probably isn’t too concerned that most have already forgotten his dime of a lifetime.
Let’s just say we’ll remember, and you definitely should, too.
The Heat’s big win moved them to 30-36, tied for seventh in the East with the Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics.
[Vine via Will Brinson]
