Wade Is a legend. Down 2-0 in the finals and in game 3 your down by 10+ and still manage to win 4 games in a row to win the finals. 3rd best SG of all time
What makes this amazing is that Dwyane wade is the YOUNGEST player EVER to average 30 points in route to a finals win and had the 2nd most steals in that series of ALL time in a finals, and he is the only player EVER at 6'4 and under to record 100 blocks in a season, it's unfortunate that after this the heat had no one around Wade for his prime years before injuries, people like to say Kobe is better but Kobe was no where near that effective in ANY of his finals appearances, if the their places had been changed and Wade had played with Shaq in his prime they would have won more championships than 3, but i guess we'll never know how great Wade could have been because of injuries but even then he is a 3 time champion. People sleep on him so much these days but people need to respect greatness
***** Dwayne Wade attempted 250 free throws in the entire playoffs that year. Dirk Nowitski attempted 229 free throws in the entire playoffs that year. That's not even that far off.
@@FredyVergara hate that people will remember wade for that and lebron and not his true prime from 2003-2016...dude was a monster every year...just had injuries..should of won 4-5 rings ...heat built such a shit team around him in 2007-2010
Same. If millenials got one thing, we got to watch the best god damn basketball ever played. Tmac, Kobe , wade, James, dirk, Timmy, Nash, AI, Shaq, shit was fantastic
Am i the only one who absolutely LOVED the shoes he wore during the finals?? i mean, i bough 3 pairs of those and i'd still buy em if i could find them..
So rigged. Remember the end of game 5? That idiot committed a backcourt violation and didn't have the refs call it. Then gave him a phantom foul a few seconds later and the Mavs a timeout in between free throws so that they couldn't advance the ball.
I love these finals . Now Gary Payton, Jason William's, Antoine Walker, Alonzo Mourning dont have to retire without rings because of Wade's performance
my first time ever watching the NBA was this finals series, I didn't know shit about the game. dwade is the reason why I fell in love with NBA to this day. being a 5th grader i was so amazed how someone could be so talented playing basketball. I would try to redo his game 3 performance at a local ball park with nobody but myself there picturing a crowd around me😂😂. im 22 now ima Chicago bulls fan since I represent my home town. thank you wade for bringing me the love for this game . I know so much about the game now being a true NBA fan. :')
+Jarvase O'Brian dundy yep, u may think I'm weird but my favorite jumpshot is that to 2 pointer at 12:48. u can look at that shot and tell he was so calm and accepting the challenge of leading his team to a must win. most players moment they got open would of rushed that shot from pressure. wade instead stopped quietly while concentrated and splashed that jumper with a little swag afterwards! sense I know so much about the game now I see the ice cold veins just by that one 2 pointer. thats a dangerous cold blooded man
Ives Huang a player usually doesn’t enter their prime until 5 years in the league, this was wades 3rd year so idk if we ever prime dwade because of his injuries.
People forget that Wade got a Finals MVP before Kobe, Bron, and Dirk. Also Shaq faced and played with 3 of the 5 best shooting guards of all time in a 10 year span thats pretty wild.
lets get one thing clear, nobody likes to be played, loyalty can kill people, and when ... pat riley fucked him over out of 4 million dollars because he thought Kevin Durant was coming but he didnt come to miami and still wouldnt give Wade the extra 4 million he deserves ..... then fuck you and fuck loyalty, its that simple
I still can not believe to this day a team won with Shaquille O Neal averaging 13.7 PPG in the finals while he was still an all star caliber player at least. Wade just took his game to a different level this series and that s why the Heat won.
Its a shame the Shaq and Kobe couldn't have become this: they might have won 6 or 7 in a row if they'd respected each other and Kobe had been patient about taking over. This is where Shaq was ready to be a number two.
@@100spurs well duh but you can say the same for wade riley j will haslem and toine...they needed all of their starters for sure...heck I would argue having posey as a 6th man back then with his skillset was a luxury most teams wished they had out east...did you see the benches of those teams lol
People always dismiss these finals like it was no big deal, most of these people didn't even watch it to really understand how dominant this guy was. He brought that team lead by Shaq from the dead when Shaq was playing like he was dead. Avery had no answers for Wade and Wade destroyed them! I couldn't believe how much respect the refs were giving him but he deserved it, he gave the league one of the most compelling finals ever, who ever tuned in became an instant fan or a jealous hater! Lebron was a way bigger star than Wade and couldn't get those calls, that's how much better wade is than Lebron when it comes to the big stage, he practically swept the Mavs. Wade was special that season, he not only dismantled Dallas, his also put a whooping to the pistons which also had everyone glued to the tv! Other than Wades shoulder injury in 07, this guy has been dominating the league since he's entered it. One doesn't have to like DWade but his game should garner ones respect!
Thank you my goodman, these people just don't understand what we understand! We are a select few that truly understand what greatness is about, we understand the method to that guys genius. Wade is the truth, if you want to win, he's the guy to go to! Defend his game to the haters because bad knees or not, in the end they will speak about him like Jordan!
jerry allover he has just hasn't been the same the last three years. people forget....a year before the injuries....he still averaged 29 a game!growing up my pacers were awful after the artest brawl. This was my favorite player, the guy i looked up to. The most underrated shooting guard of all time
Robby Cater honestly I believe his injuries are all mental. I don't feel he enjoys playing with lebron anymore. Everything changed after they lost to Dallas
Came here after hearing he was going to retire. So sad to see him calling it quits but his legacy lives on. This series solidified it. We will miss you D-Wade💯
I remember D-Wade carving up my Pistons in the Eastern playoffs...and being sickened that Dumars could have drafted him, OR Melo. What a show he put on.
Gonna miss Flash so much! This right here solidified him as one of the greatest ever to me. Third season in the league and carried his team like this. Kids these days just don’t know how much of a killa D Wade was from 06-09. Wade County forever! ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Wade was a monster in that series. Shot a ton of FT's too which I know Mavs fans are still pissed about, but he was a beast. This was before his jaws got huge.
gerizzyYMcrew how was shaq better? he had no competition at his position whatsoever. Plus this is the highest rated finals peformance of all time, though you could argue 93 finals with bulls vs suns. other than that no peformance comes close
It's top five to top ten but I won't put this over Jordan's first three peat, Shaq's 00 and 01 finals but still an all time great finals performance from a player in just his third year.
I watched these finals at my grandma house, then boom they pop up on the screen the day before I leave after she passed. These were the first finals I payed attention to before I got into sports.. #time flies
Yall say he sucks, 34.7 pts per game un the FINALS??? That's incredible. Sure he had other guys, but he didn't have two other superstars on his team. He DOMINATED 2006 FINALS MAN!!!! I WISH I COULD HAVE SEEN IT LIVE!!!
At 6'3 with bad cartilage knees coming out of college and no three point shot for awhile the fact he won a finals mvp ring in 06 in year 3 down 0-2 with that old squad who were hurt all season is a miracle
Wade carried this team to a championship. He was only in his 3rd season. Amazing. DWADE is top 3 shooting guard of all time, imagine what he could've accomplished if he had a consistent second option during his prime years and if he didn't have those knee problems
I have watched every Heat game this year, and I can safely say Wade hasn't lost as much athleticism as people think. His knees aren't holding him back, his aggressiveness is what is holding him back. In an interview, Wade talked about how in the 4th quarter he knows he needs to score.(he is the leading 4th quarter scorer) He gets about 9 in the 4th quarter. What I hate is how he doesn't have the same aggression in the first 3, as he does in the 4th. He could easily be a top 5 scorer in the league and have some respect around the league, if he did have a high level of aggression. Just know, that in the post season Wade will come alive like it is game 4 of the Boston series! ;)
Wade has to take it easy, he's not getting any younger. What he's doing is smart, you get to a certain point in your career when you have to pick and choose when to be aggressive and when to take it easy. Shoot, that's the reason why he has a few more years on his body than he would if he just simply attacked all 4 quarters. The guy is 33, not 23, remember that
***** His knees weren't the thing that kept him down this year. It was constant hamstring injuries. I'm telling you, the guy still has hops. He just doesn't show them so much because he is scared of another injury. He needs to do what Stephen A told Rose. Just give it his all, and if something happens it happens.
Wade entered the league with the mind of a champion. In his 3rd year his confidence was at the same level as MJ and Kobe in their primes. LeBron took a bit longer to get there.
Man, this video brings back SO MANY memories. Every game was a chapter in a page-turning thriller and if you weren't a Dwyane Wade fan, you became a Dwyane Wade fan. Game 3: Wade had five fouls against him but still managed to score 12 of his 42 points in the final minutes. Game 4: Wade had knee problems but by game's end it was Mark Cuban who was in pain. The series was tied 2-2 but it still didn't feel even. Game 5: It was a classic. A Wade bank shot with two seconds left. Howard's miscalled timeout. Another Cuban tantrum. Wade finished with Jordanesque numbers: 43 points and a record 21-for-25 from the free throw line. Game 6: Dwyane was recognized as the MVP but always gave his team the credit they deserved. "I didn't put this team on my back," Wade said. "We did it together. Like Coach said, like we've all been saying, it's been 15 Strong."
It's hard to guard anyone when the refs were blowing the whistle every time any one looked at him. Over 20 free throws a game in the wins. More than the entire Mavs team combined.
Big Red watch the fucking games, Wade went to the line bc they had no answer for him and fouled him every time at the rim. Learn the game you dork, Wade shitted on that whole Mavs team
@@user-ew6xe3vy5g I watched every game and so did Tim Donaghy the referee that admitted that the league fucked the Mavs because they hated Mark Cuban. Went down 2-0 and then all of a sudden Wade couldn't be touched and shot more free throws than the entire Mavs team combined. Coincidence I think not.
As far as Finals performances go, this is the GOAT. Dwade lit Dallas up. I mean this dude averaged 40 pts in those last 4... he consistently put the team on his back in a way I havent seen since
Wade was crazy to watch, man. One of the absolute best slashers to the basket of all time. His quickness was insane and his ability to finish at the rim is the best in NBA history for a player shorter than 6’6. Even tho he wasn’t much of a 3P shooter he had a good midrange game. He also had a good eye for a pass, and his defense was excellent.
Being lebrons little sidekick really hurt his legacy. If they grabbed a joe Johnson or Caron butler and a good point guard in 2010 summer to go with bosh and wade than Dwayne most likely gets one more ring anyways to finish with two instead of three and he's a two time finals mvp and probably has a regular season mvp to go with it I just don't get how a guy this great from 05 playoffs thru 2010 playoffs would ever decide to let his main competitor other than Kobe join his team and take over as alpha..... There were mucho times I saw wade beat down Lebron in duels from 2005 thru 2010.... Why wade why
back during this time, there was serious consideration to say dwade was as great, if not better than micheal jordan. IMO dwade is the second best shooting guard of all time.
As Gary Payton said “I told shaq look big fella yo time is up. We got this kid right here and it’s his time. So we just played defense and gave D-Wade the ball”
Payton literally saved us in game 3....dude was so calm late in the 4th...thank god we put the ball in his hands...he was angry at the refs but he kept his focus on the game
Damn I’m glad The heat are playing pretty good this year and the rookies especially Tyler herro is impressing me every single time they play but I’d still be missing my idol Dwayne Wade
Rebound Wade, The Miami Heat! They’ve DONE IT! They win their First championship in franchise history! Another great call mike. The way d wade throws the ball up and is amped up gives me chills every damn time.
***** Worst?!?!?! He brought a bunch of good players into the Miami Heat! How are you going to say worst?!? Tim Hardaway, Penny Hardaway, Alonzo Mourning, Shaq, Lebron, Glen Rice, Jason Williams, Gary Payton, and way way more. How are you going to say he's bad?!
I appreciate it more cause he got Payton Zo J will and Toine rings they deserved as true stars of the game in the late 90's early 2000's post mj keeping ratings up heck two of them lost to mj in 96..all of their legacies got solidified because of this season in my eyes....Posey Haslem were still creating legacies as solid players in this league for years who would win multiple rings as key cogs...doleac derek kapono dorrel and shandon all put in years of work and no one can say they didn't get that ring like so many other bench guys and vets...and Wade proved he was a star...Shaq proved he didn't need Kobe or Phil and Riley proved going to Miami firing Stan was the right call proving he didn't need Magic
Great times remember being in 5th grade and watching these games being from Chicago you grow up with idolizing MJ but after these finals you now had WADE, thank you Flash ⚡️
it was obvious he could have one of the GOAT finals performances before this even started. if you were watching him all year... usually when they are losing in the 4th he goes crazy and wills the heat to victory.
You probably need to watch some 80s Jordan, from 84-91, and re-evaluate. I think Wade's definitely the 2nd best slashing SG, and 2nd most creative finisher of all time for a SG though. He's amazing. Most people like to say Kobe's the 2nd best SG of all time, but I think that's disrespectful to Wade. I think I put Wade above Kobe to be honest.
Stop playing with my goat man ppl really had the nerve to compare Jimmy Butler to this man ….. Stop being so quick to replace our legends they’re DIFFERENT for a reason!!!!!!
NOBODY can touch wade in his prime!! not kobe! not even jordan!! d wade in his prime! untouchable!! thanks gd highlights for this!! my fav players highlights in his best finals performance!!
ima huge d wade and yess!!! im sayin NOBODY can touch him in his prime!! NOBODY! and all he had was shaq and pat riley.. jordan? pippen kerr phil jackson and alot of other great players... kobe? shaq phil jackson fisher horry etc. they had help in their primes! wade had one big guy which was shaq!
+Franjule Navarro plus shaw wasnt as dominant as he was with kobe! kobe had the prime shaq! wade didnt! wade literally had to do it himself! kobe and jordan had people to turn too on bad games! wade didnt..
Ok then when did wade scored 81 points how many rings does wade have how many dunk contesr he been at how many rookie of the year he has. Jordan in his generation played against the best of all times wade is good but not better than kobe and mj
greatest 2 guard since jordan. greatest finals performance of all time. to put into perspective he was the same age as paul george and john wall are right now, a year younger than james harden and demar derozan and two years younger than kevin durant and russell westbrook
I'm italian, I follow the Nba since the 2006 draft 'cause Bargnani was the #1 pick and that got me into this. REALLY into this lol it's been 14 years and I have not missed a Finals game even if this means stay awake at night here ;) so this 2006 Finals are the last ones I didn't saw live...man, what I missed :)
Dwade Flash is the true GOAT. He carry the heat team all game long. Almost 40points game in 2006Finals. The one and only Idol. Miz Dwade on the court.💪💪💪
This was the greatest finals performance by a person since Jordan & ppl really forget who the hell D wade was before the injuries & before Lebron , Dirk got his revenge a few years later tho
This video is basically a tutorial on how to drive the lane & finish at the rim, Wade was such a monster back in his prime. Prime D-Wade & Prime LeBron are the greatest slashers of the post Jordan era in my opinion
trewright58 D-Wade is easily out of his prime, you're crazy if you don't know that, and LeBron's nearing the end of his however I was referring to LeBron's prime of slashing & driving the lane. Cleveland LeBron used to attack the rim more explosively than MIA LeBron
DoU EvenLift Wade was the best slasher, was more effective and more consistent than Lebron getting into the paint. Wade was better at splitting the defense and shooting impossible layups. But Lebron was great too, just not as good as Wade in this manner.
Oscar Féliz False, LeBron is actually better than Wade, Wade is just more flashy & fun to watch they were both top 2 they just did it in different ways, Wade was more finesse hitting extremely acrobatic lay-ups and driving the lane with quickness & speed, LeBron on the other hand was just too big. strong & explosive to stay infront of, he didn't have Wade's quickness or finesse but when you're 6'8 250 of pure muscle and are one of the most explosive players in the league you don't need Wades finesse. They played different games,Wade ran through the defense, LeBron ran through the defender, Wade finished around the contact LeBron finished through the contact. Wade's top 3 scoring seasons are '09, '07, '06. Let's compare stats on their finishes around the rim(all of their FGs & FG% of shots made in the restricted area) Wade: 06: 4.9FGM/7.5FGA(per game in the restricted area) 66.1% 07: 4.8/7.2 66.5% 09: 4.9/7.5 66% LeBron: 06: 5.7FGM/8.5FGA(67.7%)(2nd most FGM/Game in the RA behind Shaq) 07: 5.2/7.3 71.2% 09: 5/6.8 72.5% (Tied for 1st in FGM/RA with Dwight despite taking 0.3 less shots per game in the RA) This season LeBron drives the lane 6.6 times per game in the playoffs this year and scores on 68.8% of his drives. Wade Drives the lane 6.8 times per game these playoffs and scores on 57.1% of his drives. I know that's not as relevant cause it's D-Wade's out of his prime, but the point is LeBron's a better finisher through contact and better at getting in the paint & slashing. Wade was extemely quick and had a great eurostep and is one of the best at splitting double teams I've ever seen, but when LeBron puts his head down and decides to go to the rim at 6'8 250 with that explosiveness there's basically nothing a defender can do.
Anyone here after his jersey retirement ceremony today?! Dwade is the best sports figure in Miami history, hands down. Greatest Finals performance of all time right here.
No disrespect to LeBron, but I'm still stunned this Finals performance wasn't mentioned at all when they were talking about carrying teams this year. LeBron's numbers against the Warriors in the Finals were great, but I think Wade's performance in this series was better. He willed this team to win after being down 2-0. LeBron basically kept the Finals from being a massacre. 2006 Wade's Finals performance > 2015 LeBron's Finals performance.
***** Shaq was a liability in the Finals Walker shot 39% and was Wade's leading scorer GP was washed up with average defense. Williams was also washed up. They have big names but their production was not there. and Shaq was 0-1 in the 2005 Playoffs when Wade did not play but Wade was 2-0 in the 2005 Playoffs when Shaq did not play Shaq had little impact in the 2005 Playoffs when he was much healthier than in 2006. Shaq got outscored by Antoine Walker in the 2006 Finals. Wade averaged 10 more points than Shaq in the Playoffs & 21 more in the Finals. Shaq was a net negative in the Finals meaning the Heat were worse when he was on the floor compared to when he wasn't. Shaq didn't play more than 5 minutes in the 4th Quarters and was a defensive liability. and Shaq shot 37% from the Free Throw Line making him an even bigger liability. Wade's Role Players were weak too. Average Defensively and Wade had to do everything Offensively. Wade dropped 39.3 - 8.3 - 3.5 - 2.5 - 1.0 on 50.5% in the 4 games after being down 0-2 and played great defense Lebron also had Kyrie in game 1 of the Finals and still lost, and LeBron had 0 pts in the OT of Game 1 before the garbage time layup and he had 0 pts in the 4th quarter of Game 4 at home with a chance to go u 3-1 LeBron was also 0/3 on game winners in the 2015 Finals whereas Wade made all the clutch plays -15pts in the 4th of Game 3 -Game Saving Tip in Game 3 -Drive that created Payton's clutch jumper -Lockdown on Terry to Force miss and Overtime -game tying shot in Game 5 - Game winning Free Throws - Clutch Steal with 30 seconds to go in Game 6 LeBron also played no defense in the Finals which is why his numbers looked so good, he had all his energy on just 1 end of the floor, unlike Wade who played both end "LeBron's Overrated Defense Exposed - 2015 NBA Finals" and Harrison Barnes shot 37% for the series, but over 50% when LeBron was guarding him, proof of how bad his defense was and how he was a 1-way player "Harrison Barnes Exposes LeBron's Overrated Defense" also, LeBron didn't lead his team in every category. Hakeem Olajuwon is the only player to lead a team to the Finals (and win) while leading the team in all 5 categories for the playoffs (pts reb ast stl blk) in 1994, and he was playing defense at the same time, guarding the other teams best player Barkley, Malone, and Ewing whereas LeBron guarded the weakest matchups and put forth no defensive effort in the Finals
***** The one thing that sticks out between Wade's performance in this series and LeBron's recent Finals is the field goal percentage. Under 40% shooting for the series and 31% on threes and an average of 19-20 missed shots per game. Compared to 57% shooting and 51% against the Spurs in the previous Finals. LeBron was forcing up a lot of shots, and his jumper was broken. Obviously he's not to blame for the series loss, but his shot selection could have been better and that would have been enough to at least force a Game 7.
LeBron did not lead them in 5/5 categories for 4 rounds like Hakeem did - the only player to do that and while playing superior defense and 21 shots in 6 games is a 3.5 shot per game sample which is too small to accurately tell how bad his teammates were Mozgov averaged more points than any of Wade's teammates in the 2006 Finals and Thompson averaged more rebounds than any of Wade's teammates 2 of Wade's top 3 scoring teammates shot under 40% whereas 2 of LeBron's top 3 scoring teammates shot over 50% LeBron also disappeared in the clutch moments 0/3 on game winners 0 pts in 4th quarter of Game 4 0 pts in OT of Game 1 before the garbage time layup LeBron also completely coasted defensively which is why his offensive numbers were so huge "LeBron's Overrated Defense Exposed - 2015 NBA Finals" and Harrison Barnes shot 37% for the series, but over 50% when LeBron was guarding him, proof of how bad his defense was and how all his effort was on 1 end "Harrison Barnes Exposes LeBron's Overrated Defense" and lastly, assuming all assists = 2 points Jordan is the only player to score + assist 50% of his team points in multiple NBA Finals when he did it in 91, 93, 97 LeBron only did it for the first time in 2015
+A Maddy lebron may have averaged 30+ points but did you notice he took over 30 shots per game? Wade shot alot more efficient in his 06 performance than what lebron did in his 2015 performance
***** who? Shaq was awful, gary payton didnt play well, neither did williams, wade carried the team litterly,we faced a much harder opponent than what lebron did this year, nowitski was a beast, curry is mediocre
Listen Wade was just a good a Kobe and better in some ways. This Wade would be destroying today's NBA. He does not wait for the ball to move off the dribble. He meets the ball with is feet moving or immediately moving once the ball touches has hands. That's a competitive advantage. Wade was serving lunch out there.
Wade wasn't even close to as good as Kobe. c'mon. kobe was a better scorer, no question. better closer. better three point shooter. better in the clutch, no doubt about that. kobe bryant was an assassin. And on those love-to-hate heat teams, Lebron (even though i haven't always been the biggest lebron fan) was clearly the man, in 2012 and 2013. if kobe was on those teams lebron might have been the man still, just because kobe was old then but in his prime, kobe probably would have been the # 1.
DWADE headed to the Hall of Fame in 4 days. I’ll never forget this series. He did this in only his 3rd year. Prime Wade was as good as it gets, and This is why WADE is my favorite player of all-time.
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One of the most underrated and disrespected players in the game. He's humble so no one gives him credit.
so true, people now are even saying Klay and Jame Harden were better than him, I am done with the NBA right now, I want the old NBA back.
Sonson Godjesuslover Jr. Everybody knows he s top 3 sg all time
@Lifes a Beach yup way too many klay and james harden fans
Cosmin Alexandru MJ Harden Kobe and AI are all better. Jerry west as well if you want to count him as a sg
Same with dirk, this man skip had the audacity to call manu better then dirk. And. Idk who the fuck would call klay better then wade.
Wade Is a legend. Down 2-0 in the finals and in game 3 your down by 10+ and still manage to win 4 games in a row to win the finals. 3rd best SG of all time
truth
1. MJ, 2. Kobe, 3. Drexler, 4. Wade
+JJ Watt eat dirt In no way is Drexler better than Wade.
+JJ Watt eat dirt Nope, Iverson bricked the hell out of his shots.
+JJ Watt eat dirt lol drexler ? Really my nigga
What makes this amazing is that Dwyane wade is the YOUNGEST player EVER to average 30 points in route to a finals win and had the 2nd most steals in that series of ALL time in a finals, and he is the only player EVER at 6'4 and under to record 100 blocks in a season, it's unfortunate that after this the heat had no one around Wade for his prime years before injuries, people like to say Kobe is better but Kobe was no where near that effective in ANY of his finals appearances, if the their places had been changed and Wade had played with Shaq in his prime they would have won more championships than 3, but i guess we'll never know how great Wade could have been because of injuries but even then he is a 3 time champion. People sleep on him so much these days but people need to respect greatness
Well said. I would claim that "WhoKnows" is the one who knows.
Too bad this isn't even a top 30 finals performance of all time
Anthony Mason actually look up ESPN's list of top 50 finals performances and look at #1
WhoKnows352
Am I supposed to care what ESPN thinks?
The people who made the list are former players and coaches and analysts, but yeah you're right, your opinion matters.
At 6’4, he recorded a 100 blocks in a season. Let that sink in...
I caught this comment at 64 likes so I wont like it. Let that sink in lol
@@dreplummer5118 you win bro 😂😂😂
@@DZR2003 still watching the whole video rn 🤣🤣🤣
His athleticism is underrated he could jump and had great awareness and timing. Wade was so underrated it’s disrespectful.
He’s the greatest shot blocking guard in the history of NBA.
Now THIS is what you call carrying a team.
Could not agree more
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Lol the refs didn`t average 35 for D Wade sorry
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Dwayne Wade attempted 250 free throws in the entire playoffs that year.
Dirk Nowitski attempted 229 free throws in the entire playoffs that year.
That's not even that far off.
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And out of those, Dirk Nowitski made the most free throws out of any player in the playoffs in 06 soooo....
***** u mad
Damn, Wade in his prime is just so fun to watch. His moves and finishes are downright beautiful.
Ben Severson i give it a 9
@@FredyVergara hate that people will remember wade for that and lebron and not his true prime from 2003-2016...dude was a monster every year...just had injuries..should of won 4-5 rings ...heat built such a shit team around him in 2007-2010
Wade wasn’t even his prime here. He was young here
A lot time in the backyard. We had plenty of shot outs… Made the entire family proud… Love you to death Lil Cuz…
@@100spurs nah dude this is his prime it's obvious
I remember watching these finals and was a wade fan ever since
Juan Hernandez shut the fuck up
Same. If millenials got one thing, we got to watch the best god damn basketball ever played. Tmac, Kobe , wade, James, dirk, Timmy, Nash, AI, Shaq, shit was fantastic
Walking Bomb same bro, I remember watching this and I was hooked to Wade lol
nba live 06 wade
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Man, every time DWade shoots in mid range was fucking deadly!!! I miss this old DWade...
Am i the only one who absolutely LOVED the shoes he wore during the finals?? i mean, i bough 3 pairs of those and i'd still buy em if i could find them..
Those old school Converse, I really wanted one of those when I was a kid lol
Wade is greatness in a short word.
precisely, top 5 SG of all time and top 25 player. Heck i would take prime Wafe over pretty much any other guard besides Jordan and kobe.
Krish Nathan he is an arguable top 3 , jerry west has a very strong case and had just as good as a finals performance he just lost whereas wade won
The man just retired. I will never forget this series, D Wade FOREVER!
So rigged. Remember the end of game 5? That idiot committed a backcourt violation and didn't have the refs call it. Then gave him a phantom foul a few seconds later and the Mavs a timeout in between free throws so that they couldn't advance the ball.
I love these finals . Now Gary Payton, Jason William's, Antoine Walker, Alonzo Mourning dont have to retire without rings because of Wade's performance
and doleac/derek/shandon got a ring too
Dwayne Wade was such a monster back then.
4:17.... my goodness
LeGenius splitting the trap and then posterizing like it was that easy lol
Wow
my first time ever watching the NBA was this finals series, I didn't know shit about the game. dwade is the reason why I fell in love with NBA to this day. being a 5th grader i was so amazed how someone could be so talented playing basketball. I would try to redo his game 3 performance at a local ball park with nobody but myself there picturing a crowd around me😂😂. im 22 now ima Chicago bulls fan since I represent my home town. thank you wade for bringing me the love for this game . I know so much about the game now being a true NBA fan. :')
same haha
I always told people. Wade was a beast back then. Before pre injuries. I'm glad you got to witness this.
+Manuel Pascual yea!
+Jarvase O'Brian dundy yep, u may think I'm weird but my favorite jumpshot is that to 2 pointer at 12:48. u can look at that shot and tell he was so calm and accepting the challenge of leading his team to a must win. most players moment they got open would of rushed that shot from pressure. wade instead stopped quietly while concentrated and splashed that jumper with a little swag afterwards! sense I know so much about the game now I see the ice cold veins just by that one 2 pointer. thats a dangerous cold blooded man
Well now Dwade is at chicago
man i miss this d-wade
I'm going to miss him in general now.
At that time I really think Wade could be next MJ. Hate those injuries.
Agreed bro smh
He was in his prime!!
Ives Huang a player usually doesn’t enter their prime until 5 years in the league, this was wades 3rd year so idk if we ever prime dwade because of his injuries.
@@iveshuang2132 09 was wades prime
@@iveshuang2132 hes only 24 yrs old here hes not in his prime yet dumbass lol...
People forget that Wade got a Finals MVP before Kobe, Bron, and Dirk. Also Shaq faced and played with 3 of the 5 best shooting guards of all time in a 10 year span thats pretty wild.
3? ...he never played with mj or west or ai or clyde...ray at best was 7th...
Shaq was trash when he played with lebron
@@juhounbenson7775 😂😂😂
@@razkable he said faced or played with which makes sense cause MJ was still with the Bulls in 97, but his whole comment is just weird asf lol
These were the days, those converses wade had in this game were some of the best basketball shoes I'v had to this day.
I've always said that those were my favorite pair of shoes I've ever owned.
Maybe my dad wasn't lying...
@@makavelikasinova2358 Lol What Did Your Dad Tell You ?
Dwade is a special player man , i love his game so much .. Stayed on the same team and all ..
Legend
Not anymore.
+Megadipdop1 i know 😓
lets get one thing clear, nobody likes to be played, loyalty can kill people, and when ... pat riley fucked him over out of 4 million dollars because he thought Kevin Durant was coming but he didnt come to miami and still wouldnt give Wade the extra 4 million he deserves ..... then fuck you and fuck loyalty, its that simple
Wade was loyal to MIA, Pat just wasn't loyal to him.
Now he’s gone 😔
I still can not believe to this day a team won with Shaquille O Neal averaging 13.7 PPG in the finals while he was still an all star caliber player at least. Wade just took his game to a different level this series and that s why the Heat won.
Its a shame the Shaq and Kobe couldn't have become this: they might have won 6 or 7 in a row if they'd respected each other and Kobe had been patient about taking over. This is where Shaq was ready to be a number two.
Heat don’t make the Finals without Shaq though
@@100spurs well duh but you can say the same for wade riley j will haslem and toine...they needed all of their starters for sure...heck I would argue having posey as a 6th man back then with his skillset was a luxury most teams wished they had out east...did you see the benches of those teams lol
@@100spurs you mean without wade??? You're stupid as hell
This is beautiful to watch.
Real Heat fans remember this.
FlashMRG what if you werent born at that time cause i wasnt but im a heat fan
@@divineexility7725 that's a perfectly valid excuse.
I remember this if he didn't get injured in the 05 season they would have won the championship too.
They also remember Allan F*cking Houston, and dodging panhandlers on the way to/from the Miami Arena.
U already kno! I remember the JONES brothers as well
People always dismiss these finals like it was no big deal, most of these people didn't even watch it to really understand how dominant this guy was. He brought that team lead by Shaq from the dead when Shaq was playing like he was dead. Avery had no answers for Wade and Wade destroyed them! I couldn't believe how much respect the refs were giving him but he deserved it, he gave the league one of the most compelling finals ever, who ever tuned in became an instant fan or a jealous hater! Lebron was a way bigger star than Wade and couldn't get those calls, that's how much better wade is than Lebron when it comes to the big stage, he practically swept the Mavs. Wade was special that season, he not only dismantled Dallas, his also put a whooping to the pistons which also had everyone glued to the tv! Other than Wades shoulder injury in 07, this guy has been dominating the league since he's entered it. One doesn't have to like DWade but his game should garner ones respect!
Couldn't have said it any better.
Thank you my goodman, these people just don't understand what we understand! We are a select few that truly understand what greatness is about, we understand the method to that guys genius. Wade is the truth, if you want to win, he's the guy to go to! Defend his game to the haters because bad knees or not, in the end they will speak about him like Jordan!
jerry allover he has just hasn't been the same the last three years. people forget....a year before the injuries....he still averaged 29 a game!growing up my pacers were awful after the artest brawl. This was my favorite player, the guy i looked up to. The most underrated shooting guard of all time
Robby Cater honestly I believe his injuries are all mental. I don't feel he enjoys playing with lebron anymore. Everything changed after they lost to Dallas
Don't forget Big Zo's defense off the bench was a very important factor in their victory as well.
Most wanted highlight video, enjoy! One more throwback will be tonight so stay tuned!
LeBron plz
Kobe's 62 in 3 quarters vs mavs
do gilbert arenas in his prime
This is what we want! Great uploads!
Lebron playoffs vs pistons 2007
Came here after hearing he was going to retire. So sad to see him calling it quits but his legacy lives on. This series solidified it. We will miss you D-Wade💯
same. 2006 was a long time ago, and i was only like 7. i have a nostalgia for throwbacks like this and sad they won't be playing again.
I remember D-Wade carving up my Pistons in the Eastern playoffs...and being sickened that Dumars could have drafted him, OR Melo. What a show he put on.
Darkoooooo
This is greatness. highest PER in finals history this finals is so underrated because people hate so much on Wade and don't think he's great.
Felt like this was just yesterday....Imma miss you wade! This was your best moment, THIS series is why your a Top 3 SG of all time.
Gonna miss Flash so much! This right here solidified him as one of the greatest ever to me. Third season in the league and carried his team like this. Kids these days just don’t know how much of a killa D Wade was from 06-09. Wade County forever! ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Clutch
Wade was a monster in that series. Shot a ton of FT's too which I know Mavs fans are still pissed about, but he was a beast. This was before his jaws got huge.
He earned those ft. There has never been a player as aggressive as he was in that series
***** Truth. His jaw really did get huge...
how dud his jaws get huge
Jayden V steroids
Cosmin Alexandru bullshit
How many blocks that wade had on Dirk in this series? LOL
Best playoff performance ever period. No one has ever carried a team like wade did
Thanks for uploading this.. This has to be the single greatest NBA Finals performance of all time. Wade is my favorite player of all time
gerizzyYMcrew how was shaq better? he had no competition at his position whatsoever. Plus this is the highest rated finals peformance of all time, though you could argue 93 finals with bulls vs suns. other than that no peformance comes close
@@Ka1s5r yeah shaq was just big and got fts and had kobe...he played no one in the finals for 3 years...he could rest on defense...wade had haslem
It's top five to top ten but I won't put this over Jordan's first three peat, Shaq's 00 and 01 finals but still an all time great finals performance from a player in just his third year.
I watched these finals at my grandma house, then boom they pop up on the screen the day before I leave after she passed. These were the first finals I payed attention to before I got into sports.. #time flies
I love how on half of the shots he takes the ball...stares at the defender and dares him to try to play D then makes the shot
Yall say he sucks, 34.7 pts per game un the FINALS??? That's incredible. Sure he had other guys, but he didn't have two other superstars on his team. He DOMINATED 2006 FINALS MAN!!!! I WISH I COULD HAVE SEEN IT LIVE!!!
Nigba Akinola it was incredible.
I saw it live bro. And it was incredible man
most free throws in nba finals by a single person
I'm not a heat fan at all but I have so much respect for d-wade. He's one of my favorite players
At 6'3 with bad cartilage knees coming out of college and no three point shot for awhile the fact he won a finals mvp ring in 06 in year 3 down 0-2 with that old squad who were hurt all season is a miracle
I watched every game of this finals. D wade has been my favorite player of all time ever since.
One of the Greatest Finals Performance ever!! No matter what happens, im still a D-Wade fan for life! #WadeALLDAY #WadeCounty #Flash !
greatest nba finals performance ever
Favorite player ever. Heartbreaking he’s gonna retire soon.
Wade carried this team to a championship. He was only in his 3rd season. Amazing. DWADE is top 3 shooting guard of all time, imagine what he could've accomplished if he had a consistent second option during his prime years and if he didn't have those knee problems
HeatFanForLife He's better then Kobe
Adrian Grant no no nooooooooooo
+Adrian Grant hell no
Isaac_Mvp_10
Why not?
Adrian Grant 5 rings kobe, better all around player
I have watched every Heat game this year, and I can safely say Wade hasn't lost as much athleticism as people think. His knees aren't holding him back, his aggressiveness is what is holding him back. In an interview, Wade talked about how in the 4th quarter he knows he needs to score.(he is the leading 4th quarter scorer) He gets about 9 in the 4th quarter. What I hate is how he doesn't have the same aggression in the first 3, as he does in the 4th. He could easily be a top 5 scorer in the league and have some respect around the league, if he did have a high level of aggression. Just know, that in the post season Wade will come alive like it is game 4 of the Boston series! ;)
Wade has to take it easy, he's not getting any younger. What he's doing is smart, you get to a certain point in your career when you have to pick and choose when to be aggressive and when to take it easy. Shoot, that's the reason why he has a few more years on his body than he would if he just simply attacked all 4 quarters. The guy is 33, not 23, remember that
mckinneyanthony250 I agree completely. But people believe he has lost it, when he really just bends it to when he needs to use it.
Smartgaming agreed with you guys, hes just as efficient, just cant maintain that play for 35 minutes a night anymore.
***** His knees weren't the thing that kept him down this year. It was constant hamstring injuries. I'm telling you, the guy still has hops. He just doesn't show them so much because he is scared of another injury. He needs to do what Stephen A told Rose. Just give it his all, and if something happens it happens.
Smartgaming so we could call him Big Game Dywane.
Running on a dream still gives me chills just because they played that song throughout the entire series... D Wade is a fucking legend
The series then made "the flash" and "wade county" wade= Florida legend for life...
I wish Converse release this 06 Wade shoes again. This kick is fire.
Wade entered the league with the mind of a champion. In his 3rd year his confidence was at the same level as MJ and Kobe in their primes. LeBron took a bit longer to get there.
wades mid range game is so underrated...especially 2005-2011...he legit was making shots out of his ass
Lebron arrive to the league with only 18 wade entered with already 21 cmon man...
@@Mario-gb7or and lebron didn't have it until after 27
Man, this video brings back SO MANY memories. Every game was a chapter in a page-turning thriller and if you weren't a Dwyane Wade fan, you became a Dwyane Wade fan.
Game 3: Wade had five fouls against him but still managed to score 12 of his 42 points in the final minutes.
Game 4: Wade had knee problems but by game's end it was Mark Cuban who was in pain. The series was tied 2-2 but it still didn't feel even.
Game 5: It was a classic. A Wade bank shot with two seconds left. Howard's miscalled timeout. Another Cuban tantrum. Wade finished with Jordanesque numbers: 43 points and a record 21-for-25 from the free throw line.
Game 6: Dwyane was recognized as the MVP but always gave his team the credit they deserved. "I didn't put this team on my back," Wade said. "We did it together. Like Coach said, like we've all been saying, it's been 15 Strong."
"I feel like at the time I was best player in the league. I felt like no one the Mavericks had could guard me one-on-one"
-Dwyane Wade
It's hard to guard anyone when the refs were blowing the whistle every time any one looked at him. Over 20 free throws a game in the wins. More than the entire Mavs team combined.
Big Red watch the fucking games, Wade went to the line bc they had no answer for him and fouled him every time at the rim. Learn the game you dork, Wade shitted on that whole Mavs team
NJ It was sickening how good Wade was this finals and overall. It’s a shame he is so underrated.
@@user-ew6xe3vy5g I watched every game and so did Tim Donaghy the referee that admitted that the league fucked the Mavs because they hated Mark Cuban. Went down 2-0 and then all of a sudden Wade couldn't be touched and shot more free throws than the entire Mavs team combined. Coincidence I think not.
@@bigred9991 Dang poor Dirk, shoulda had two rings
As far as Finals performances go, this is the GOAT. Dwade lit Dallas up. I mean this dude averaged 40 pts in those last 4... he consistently put the team on his back in a way I havent seen since
Wade was crazy to watch, man. One of the absolute best slashers to the basket of all time. His quickness was insane and his ability to finish at the rim is the best in NBA history for a player shorter than 6’6. Even tho he wasn’t much of a 3P shooter he had a good midrange game. He also had a good eye for a pass, and his defense was excellent.
Like mj and kobe he could kill you if left open
And ESPN really ranked Curry over him in their all time rank.
Did they completely forget about this performance?
Prime Wade > 2014-Present Curry.
08-09 is prime Wade, more destructive than this one.
+APAConnection Nah, I respect Wade's more.
Being lebrons little sidekick really hurt his legacy. If they grabbed a joe Johnson or Caron butler and a good point guard in 2010 summer to go with bosh and wade than Dwayne most likely gets one more ring anyways to finish with two instead of three and he's a two time finals mvp and probably has a regular season mvp to go with it
I just don't get how a guy this great from 05 playoffs thru 2010 playoffs would ever decide to let his main competitor other than Kobe join his team and take over as alpha..... There were mucho times I saw wade beat down Lebron in duels from 2005 thru 2010.... Why wade why
+Veronica Mcknight NBA... Had to give Lebron his
+APAConnection Wth
Curry over 09 Wade. What you smokin is strong af
Had to look back at this today, what a legend. Love you Dwayne!
back during this time, there was serious consideration to say dwade was as great, if not better than micheal jordan. IMO dwade is the second best shooting guard of all time.
To this day, probably the single most impressive individual performance I've ever seen. Young Wade was a monster
i think mj's 6 games in 93 was better but wade had the best 4 game stretch ever...shaq had some insane finals too
As Gary Payton said “I told shaq look big fella yo time is up. We got this kid right here and it’s his time. So we just played defense and gave D-Wade the ball”
Payton literally saved us in game 3....dude was so calm late in the 4th...thank god we put the ball in his hands...he was angry at the refs but he kept his focus on the game
That’s a wild thing to say to someone who was 2nd in MVP the year before
Damn I’m glad The heat are playing pretty good this year and the rookies especially Tyler herro is impressing me every single time they play but I’d still be missing my idol Dwayne Wade
Rebound Wade, The Miami Heat! They’ve DONE IT! They win their First championship in franchise history! Another great call mike. The way d wade throws the ball up and is amped up gives me chills every damn time.
Pat Riley hands down one of the best coaches to ever coach in the NBA
one of the worst gm's also
*****
Worst?!?!?! He brought a bunch of good players into the Miami Heat! How are you going to say worst?!? Tim Hardaway, Penny Hardaway, Alonzo Mourning, Shaq, Lebron, Glen Rice, Jason Williams, Gary Payton, and way way more. How are you going to say he's bad?!
Dumbest thing I think I ever read, he assembled one of the greatest teams ever in that Miami Heat team.
I've watched Jordan in the finals, I've seen Kobe in the finals. This performance stands alone by itself.
I appreciate it more cause he got Payton Zo J will and Toine rings they deserved as true stars of the game in the late 90's early 2000's post mj keeping ratings up heck two of them lost to mj in 96..all of their legacies got solidified because of this season in my eyes....Posey Haslem were still creating legacies as solid players in this league for years who would win multiple rings as key cogs...doleac derek kapono dorrel and shandon all put in years of work and no one can say they didn't get that ring like so many other bench guys and vets...and Wade proved he was a star...Shaq proved he didn't need Kobe or Phil and Riley proved going to Miami firing Stan was the right call proving he didn't need Magic
OMG, d wade was just flashy but elegant haha, he was so damn good in 06
I was so impressed by his performance I bought a pair of those Converses after this series. Never did that for any other player before or since.
greatest finals performance of all time! thats why this man has alot of hater because he blew every finals performance in history.
Great times remember being in 5th grade and watching these games being from Chicago you grow up with idolizing MJ but after these finals you now had WADE, thank you Flash ⚡️
it was obvious he could have one of the GOAT finals performances before this even started. if you were watching him all year... usually when they are losing in the 4th he goes crazy and wills the heat to victory.
Wade's ability to hit bank shots was pretty crazy 🔥‼️
Thank you for the amazing 13 years of Heat moments. You were the reason why I started watching basketball. You will forever be Mr. Miami Heat.
This video never dissapoints me everytime I watch it! Dwade the man!
exactly how many time have you watched this 32 minute video? I'm a huge fan and this is my first time
G.O.A.T
Best slashing SG and most well-rounded, and creative finisher of all time. Without too much question.
You probably need to watch some 80s Jordan, from 84-91, and re-evaluate. I think Wade's definitely the 2nd best slashing SG, and 2nd most creative finisher of all time for a SG though. He's amazing. Most people like to say Kobe's the 2nd best SG of all time, but I think that's disrespectful to Wade. I think I put Wade above Kobe to be honest.
Who else is here after Jimmy Butler dropped a 40 point triple double 🤔
Butler’s game tonight was eerily similar to 06 wade
Stop playing with my goat man ppl really had the nerve to compare Jimmy Butler to this man ….. Stop being so quick to replace our legends they’re DIFFERENT for a reason!!!!!!
he took over starting at the end of game 3 and never looked back. one of the most dominant finals performances I've witnessed in my lifetime for a SG
Watching this now I just feel so sad that Dirk and Wade are players of the past. 😭
NOBODY can touch wade in his prime!! not kobe! not even jordan!! d wade in his prime! untouchable!! thanks gd highlights for this!! my fav players highlights in his best finals performance!!
vinny hernandez im a big wade fan, but you saying jordan can't touch him is ridiculous. lol
+Franjule Navarro yoo im a wade fan but you are going too far
ima huge d wade and yess!!! im sayin NOBODY can touch him in his prime!! NOBODY! and all he had was shaq and pat riley.. jordan? pippen kerr phil jackson and alot of other great players... kobe? shaq phil jackson fisher horry etc. they had help in their primes! wade had one big guy which was shaq!
+Franjule Navarro plus shaw wasnt as dominant as he was with kobe! kobe had the prime shaq! wade didnt! wade literally had to do it himself! kobe and jordan had people to turn too on bad games! wade didnt..
Ok then when did wade scored 81 points how many rings does wade have how many dunk contesr he been at how many rookie of the year he has. Jordan in his generation played against the best of all times wade is good but not better than kobe and mj
greatest 2 guard since jordan. greatest finals performance of all time. to put into perspective he was the same age as paul george and john wall are right now, a year younger than james harden and demar derozan and two years younger than kevin durant and russell westbrook
***** since Jordan, he said. Jerry West was way before Jordan.
***** is that an average or is that a one game performance?
better than jordan.
Dwyane Wade 2011 NBA finals!
If this is rigged wade belongs in Hollywood! Those shots and free throws aren't automatic.
@dflowers30 it was but wade was nice but don't lie to yourself when he's shooting 24 fts a game
Jeric David can’t guard him, foul him. Mavs guards and defenders can’t stop dwade.
Bro they couldn’t guard him. Wade was leagues ahead of what they were capable of.
@@borisfrlic bro shut the fuck up. U really gotta be that guy huh
@@samhopkins3610 If it hurts you ears, you that its the truth.
I'm italian, I follow the Nba since the 2006 draft 'cause Bargnani was the #1 pick and that got me into this. REALLY into this lol it's been 14 years and I have not missed a Finals game even if this means stay awake at night here ;) so this 2006 Finals are the last ones I didn't saw live...man, what I missed :)
Farewell, D-Wade, tough to think I'll never see you play in the NBA again.
From 2006 to 2008 D. Wade was the best player in the league
Greatest finals performance ever. Facts!!!!!
Wade style of play was really a thing of beauty, so fluid and mathematical
Dwade Flash is the true GOAT. He carry the heat team all game long. Almost 40points game in 2006Finals. The one and only Idol. Miz Dwade on the court.💪💪💪
This was the greatest finals performance by a person since Jordan & ppl really forget who the hell D wade was before the injuries & before Lebron , Dirk got his revenge a few years later tho
This video is basically a tutorial on how to drive the lane & finish at the rim, Wade was such a monster back in his prime.
Prime D-Wade & Prime LeBron are the greatest slashers of the post Jordan era in my opinion
bro they not out of their prime yet
trewright58 D-Wade is easily out of his prime, you're crazy if you don't know that, and LeBron's nearing the end of his however I was referring to LeBron's prime of slashing & driving the lane.
Cleveland LeBron used to attack the rim more explosively than MIA LeBron
o ok, but i think they both still got something up their sleeves
DoU EvenLift Wade was the best slasher, was more effective and more consistent than Lebron getting into the paint. Wade was better at splitting the defense and shooting impossible layups. But Lebron was great too, just not as good as Wade in this manner.
Oscar Féliz False, LeBron is actually better than Wade, Wade is just more flashy & fun to watch they were both top 2 they just did it in different ways, Wade was more finesse hitting extremely acrobatic lay-ups and driving the lane with quickness & speed, LeBron on the other hand was just too big. strong & explosive to stay infront of, he didn't have Wade's quickness or finesse but when you're 6'8 250 of pure muscle and are one of the most explosive players in the league you don't need Wades finesse.
They played different games,Wade ran through the defense, LeBron ran through the defender, Wade finished around the contact LeBron finished through the contact.
Wade's top 3 scoring seasons are '09, '07, '06. Let's compare stats on their finishes around the rim(all of their FGs & FG% of shots made in the restricted area)
Wade:
06: 4.9FGM/7.5FGA(per game in the restricted area) 66.1%
07: 4.8/7.2 66.5%
09: 4.9/7.5 66%
LeBron:
06: 5.7FGM/8.5FGA(67.7%)(2nd most FGM/Game in the RA behind Shaq)
07: 5.2/7.3 71.2%
09: 5/6.8 72.5% (Tied for 1st in FGM/RA with Dwight despite taking 0.3 less shots per game in the RA)
This season LeBron drives the lane 6.6 times per game in the playoffs this year and scores on 68.8% of his drives.
Wade Drives the lane 6.8 times per game these playoffs and scores on 57.1% of his drives.
I know that's not as relevant cause it's D-Wade's out of his prime, but the point is LeBron's a better finisher through contact and better at getting in the paint & slashing.
Wade was extemely quick and had a great eurostep and is one of the best at splitting double teams I've ever seen, but when LeBron puts his head down and decides to go to the rim at 6'8 250 with that explosiveness there's basically nothing a defender can do.
Best combo guard of the 2000’s
Anyone here after his jersey retirement ceremony today?! Dwade is the best sports figure in Miami history, hands down. Greatest Finals performance of all time right here.
One hell of a series performance. Wade was such a monster in his prime
No disrespect to LeBron, but I'm still stunned this Finals performance wasn't mentioned at all when they were talking about carrying teams this year. LeBron's numbers against the Warriors in the Finals were great, but I think Wade's performance in this series was better. He willed this team to win after being down 2-0. LeBron basically kept the Finals from being a massacre. 2006 Wade's Finals performance > 2015 LeBron's Finals performance.
*****
Shaq was a liability in the Finals
Walker shot 39% and was Wade's leading scorer
GP was washed up with average defense. Williams was also washed up. They have big names but their production was not there.
and Shaq was 0-1 in the 2005 Playoffs when Wade did not play
but Wade was 2-0 in the 2005 Playoffs when Shaq did not play
Shaq had little impact in the 2005 Playoffs when he was much healthier than in 2006.
Shaq got outscored by Antoine Walker in the 2006 Finals. Wade averaged 10 more points than Shaq in the Playoffs & 21 more in the Finals. Shaq was a net negative in the Finals meaning the Heat were worse when he was on the floor compared to when he wasn't. Shaq didn't play more than 5 minutes in the 4th Quarters and was a defensive liability. and Shaq shot 37% from the Free Throw Line making him an even bigger liability.
Wade's Role Players were weak too. Average Defensively and Wade had to do everything Offensively.
Wade dropped 39.3 - 8.3 - 3.5 - 2.5 - 1.0 on 50.5% in the 4 games after being down 0-2 and played great defense
Lebron also had Kyrie in game 1 of the Finals and still lost, and LeBron had 0 pts in the OT of Game 1 before the garbage time layup
and he had 0 pts in the 4th quarter of Game 4 at home with a chance to go u 3-1
LeBron was also 0/3 on game winners in the 2015 Finals whereas Wade made all the clutch plays
-15pts in the 4th of Game 3
-Game Saving Tip in Game 3
-Drive that created Payton's clutch jumper
-Lockdown on Terry to Force miss and Overtime
-game tying shot in Game 5
- Game winning Free Throws
- Clutch Steal with 30 seconds to go in Game 6
LeBron also played no defense in the Finals which is why his numbers looked so good, he had all his energy on just 1 end of the floor, unlike Wade who played both end
"LeBron's Overrated Defense Exposed - 2015 NBA Finals"
and Harrison Barnes shot 37% for the series, but over 50% when LeBron was guarding him, proof of how bad his defense was and how he was a 1-way player
"Harrison Barnes Exposes LeBron's Overrated Defense"
also, LeBron didn't lead his team in every category. Hakeem Olajuwon is the only player to lead a team to the Finals (and win) while leading the team in all 5 categories for the playoffs (pts reb ast stl blk) in 1994, and he was playing defense at the same time, guarding the other teams best player Barkley, Malone, and Ewing whereas LeBron guarded the weakest matchups and put forth no defensive effort in the Finals
***** The one thing that sticks out between Wade's performance in this series and LeBron's recent Finals is the field goal percentage. Under 40% shooting for the series and 31% on threes and an average of 19-20 missed shots per game. Compared to 57% shooting and 51% against the Spurs in the previous Finals. LeBron was forcing up a lot of shots, and his jumper was broken. Obviously he's not to blame for the series loss, but his shot selection could have been better and that would have been enough to at least force a Game 7.
LeBron did not lead them in 5/5 categories for 4 rounds like Hakeem did - the only player to do that and while playing superior defense
and 21 shots in 6 games is a 3.5 shot per game sample which is too small to accurately tell how bad his teammates were
Mozgov averaged more points than any of Wade's teammates in the 2006 Finals and Thompson averaged more rebounds than any of Wade's teammates
2 of Wade's top 3 scoring teammates shot under 40%
whereas 2 of LeBron's top 3 scoring teammates shot over 50%
LeBron also disappeared in the clutch moments
0/3 on game winners
0 pts in 4th quarter of Game 4
0 pts in OT of Game 1 before the garbage time layup
LeBron also completely coasted defensively which is why his offensive numbers were so huge
"LeBron's Overrated Defense Exposed - 2015 NBA Finals"
and Harrison Barnes shot 37% for the series, but over 50% when LeBron was guarding him, proof of how bad his defense was and how all his effort was on 1 end
"Harrison Barnes Exposes LeBron's Overrated Defense"
and lastly, assuming all assists = 2 points
Jordan is the only player to score + assist 50% of his team points in multiple NBA Finals when he did it in 91, 93, 97
LeBron only did it for the first time in 2015
+A Maddy lebron may have averaged 30+ points but did you notice he took over 30 shots per game? Wade shot alot more efficient in his 06 performance than what lebron did in his 2015 performance
***** who? Shaq was awful, gary payton didnt play well, neither did williams, wade carried the team litterly,we faced a much harder opponent than what lebron did this year, nowitski was a beast, curry is mediocre
This is just much more special than his ring with the big 3 era
Listen Wade was just a good a Kobe and better in some ways. This Wade would be destroying today's NBA. He does not wait for the ball to move off the dribble. He meets the ball with is feet moving or immediately moving once the ball touches has hands. That's a competitive advantage. Wade was serving lunch out there.
Wade wasn't even close to as good as Kobe. c'mon. kobe was a better scorer, no question. better closer. better three point shooter. better in the clutch, no doubt about that. kobe bryant was an assassin. And on those love-to-hate heat teams, Lebron (even though i haven't always been the biggest lebron fan) was clearly the man, in 2012 and 2013. if kobe was on those teams lebron might have been the man still, just because kobe was old then but in his prime, kobe probably would have been the # 1.
That block at the game 3 last second to take the win and make it 2-1. So much respect for this guy 👐
There's really something that connects the game of mj, kobe and dwade. The Killer mentality.
Best finals performance ever
And Paul Pierce stated that he was better than D. Wade!
That man has taken the word stupid to a whole new level!🤓
The first one of that great 2003 draft class to lead his team to a NBA title.
nope..darko...
nope, darko did not led his team, he was carried by his team
DWADE headed to the Hall of Fame in 4 days. I’ll never forget this series. He did this in only his 3rd year. Prime Wade was as good as it gets, and This is why WADE is my favorite player of all-time.
This is one of the best finals performances I've ever seen by Wade.
by anybody*