Dwayne Wade vanished just like he said he can in those awful X-Men commercials. And like he promised he reappeared in overtime when it counted the most for the Heat. With two minutes left in OT Wade hits a nineteen footer to put the Heat up three. With a minute to go Wade put the dagger in the Bull's heart stretching the lead to six. Even on an "off night" (shot 31%) Wade makes his impact on the game. The true value of having two superstars on a team is visible in these situations. Wade's struggles all night fell onto Lebron's shoulders, and he answered. James dropped thirty five as he took over the Heat's point guard duties in the fourth quarter.
By the way, I am a huge fan of Lebron playing the point. Before the season I assumed the starting lineup would be the following: Lebron at the 1, Wade at the 2, Miller at 3, Bosh at the 4, and Haslem at the 5. Obviously due to the injuries they weren't able to put this lineup into play during the regular season. Last night we got a glimpse of what I expect the Heat to run in crunch time minutes for the remainder of the playoffs. James at point generates countless matchup problems; I mean he's 6'8'' and 260. It allows him to drive and create like he did so many times in Cleveland. However, while he's similar in build to Magic, his passing skills aren't exactly on par yet. With time though he could develop into impossible match up at the point and acquire the true vision necessary to run the point in the NBA.
By the way, I am a huge fan of Lebron playing the point. Before the season I assumed the starting lineup would be the following: Lebron at the 1, Wade at the 2, Miller at 3, Bosh at the 4, and Haslem at the 5. Obviously due to the injuries they weren't able to put this lineup into play during the regular season. Last night we got a glimpse of what I expect the Heat to run in crunch time minutes for the remainder of the playoffs. James at point generates countless matchup problems; I mean he's 6'8'' and 260. It allows him to drive and create like he did so many times in Cleveland. However, while he's similar in build to Magic, his passing skills aren't exactly on par yet. With time though he could develop into impossible match up at the point and acquire the true vision necessary to run the point in the NBA.
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