As if we needed more reason to believe that Dwyane Wade is one of the biggest badasses in sports — and a legit NBA MVP candidate this year — he gave us one last night.
D-Wade and the Heat were in Chicago (wrong, the game was in Miami — thank you to the commenter who pointed out my brain fart) to battle the Bulls and the game ultimately went to double overtime. As you will see in the video below, Dwyane Wade saved his best moment of the game for last to give the Heat a thrilling victory and improve their record to 34-29. Wade finished with 48 points (5-6 from 3-point range, 15-21 overall), 6 rebounds, and 12 assists — yet another superhuman performance from one of the NBA’s three best players (with LeBron and Kobe).
He is simply incredible.
As you will see in the video below, sent to us by Robert at Black Sports Online, the Heat and Bulls were tied near the end of the second overtime when Wade came up with a steal and then flashed his hardcourt omnipotence for all to see.
(And hilariously, the immortal pouty face of Purdue grad Brad Miller also makes a cameo appearance in the video.)
Video: Dwyane Wade Double-OT Buzzer Beater Lifts Heat Over Bulls
For the season, Dwyane Wade is averaging 29.8 points, 7.7 assists, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.2 steals. He has the Heat at 5th in Eastern Conference standings with a lineup around him that includes old reliable Udonis Haslem, the bodies who used to be Jermaine O’Neal and Shawn Marion, and rookies Michael Beasley and Mario Chalmers.
It has seemed like a two-horse race for MVP all season between LeBron and Kobe, but Wade’s ridiculous play since the All-Star break (three 40-point games in his last five, for instance) has firmly planted his name right beside theirs.
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When Dwyane Wade is healthy, there is no one more fun to watch in the league. I really hope we get to see he and LeBron go at it come playoff time. And you can bet that the video above will not the last amazing Dwyane Wade highlight of this season — maybe not even this week. He is rolling, and if his teammates come to play in the postseason, the Heat are going to cause teams some major headaches in the playoffs.
Dwyane Wade photo credit: ESPN.com
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