Wade was working the baseline and cutting with a purpose. The way the Spurs played him in the first three games of the series was reminiscent of how Miami played Indiana's Sam Young in the previous round, playing off of him to such a madden mobile coins degree it felt like a taunt.
Wade made them pay for it this time. Quick, strong, explosive, intelligent, determined ... all those adjectives that used to describe Wade suddenly fit once again.James and Wade have coexisted well enough in Miami to reach the Finals three times and take home the trophy once already, but their relationship has never felt symbiotic. From the beginning, James and Wade had a tendency to take turns with offensive possessions rather than set each other up, and it proved true yet again in Game 4.Of Wade's 14 field goals, only one was assisted by James.
Wade was assisted by any teammate on just four of his baskets all night.This is just how it goes for the Heat when things are working, and they were working in grand fashion on Thursday. James, Wade and Bosh combined to score 78 percent of the team's points just one game after being outscored by a San Antonio Big Three of Gary Neal.
Danny Green and Kawhi Leonard. That was as cute as it was confusing. Perhaps we shouldn't be so surprised the Heat rushed to restore order to the universe.Whether coach Erik Spoelstra said Wade's name three times in the mirror before tip-off or the wonders of modern medicine intervened to make that balky knee feel healthier isn't terribly relevant. What is relevant is that the NBA Finals are tied 2-2 and Dwyane Wade, at least for a night, looked like he's back to being one of the best players in the league.
Miami should feel grateful today. The Heat won't have a Buy Madden NFL 18 Coins dynasty without him.More from SB Nation:• Flannery: Big 3 have their night, finally• Heat commit to aggressive defense• Big 3 ignite Heat | What went wrong for the Spurs?• Keeping Doc Rivers against his will• NBA mock draft: Best-case scenarios | Scouting reports | Big Board