Vintage Dwyane Wade showed up and stole Game 2 for the Heat

The Heat lost Game 1 to the 76ers by 27 points. They needed a spark if they were going to even the series up against a young, hungry Sixers team.

Miami didn’t just get a spark — it got The Flash.

Dwyane Wade side-stepped clear of Ben Simmons, elevated and drilled a mid-range jump shot to extend the Heat’s lead to eight with just 45 seconds left to go in the fourth quarter. It was proof that the future Hall of Famer still has gas left in a tank that’s been running for 15 seasons, as he fueled the Heat to a 113-103 win over the 76ers on Monday night.

Wade scored 28 points in 26 minutes. Twenty-one of his points came in the first half on 8-of-9 shooting from the field, and he moved up to No. 10 on the league’s all-time leading playoff scorers list in the process.

Wade only scored seven points in the second half, but his play was timely. It helped stave off a ferocious Philly comeback that nearly completed late in the game.

Late in the third quarter he looked like the D-Wade of old, posting up Robert Covington before turning around and drilling a fadeaway over his outstretched arms.

Then in the fourth quarter after the 76ers cut the lead to two, Wade came up with an incredible steal, then darted up the court to finish for an easy dunk.

The very next possession, he sucked the defense in at the top of the key before finding a rolling James Johnson to extend the lead to six.

Finally, he hit that fading shot over Simmons to seal Philly’s fate. It was the kind of shot he’s hit so many times over the course of his career, and the type of basket the Heat will need him to make if it wants to supplant this talented Sixers team.

Miami tied the series at one apiece against Philadelphia and will return to South Beach for Game 3. If the Heat can expect Wade to play like this every game in the playoffs, the 76ers might not be the runaway favorites in this series after all.