Wade Heroics Lift Heat to Brink of 1st NBA Title
Dwyane Wade did not pause for a second when he was asked about his plans for Father's Day.
"Winning the game," he said.
Wade scored 43 points, the final two on a pair of free throws with 1.9 seconds left in overtime, as the Miami Heat took advantage of a mistaken timeout and won its third straight game in the homey series, 101-100 over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday for a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals.
Wade's free throws gave him a Finals-record 21 and capped perhaps the most memorable game of this remarkably tight postseason. His latest virtuoso performance sent the teams to Dallas for Game 6 on Tuesday night. Game 7, if necessary, will be Thursday night.
When the Mavericks' final shot ? because of a Josh Howard error, all they could manage was a half-court heave ? was off the mark, streamers fell from the top of AmericanAirlines Arena, hosting its last game this season.
"We can smell it," Wade said. "Dallas plays well at home, but we are a confident bunch so we'll see what happens."
June 20, 2006
Posted By Lynn Augenblick
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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