Kyle Lowry's miraculous, buzzer-beating half-court heave brought an anxious Toronto Raptors fanbase to life and Dwyane Wade to his knees.
But Wade ensured his battle-tested Miami Heat had the last laugh in Game 1 of this Eastern Conference Semifinals collision north of the border.
The three-time champion scored 11 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and overtime of Miami's 102-96 series-opening win. He also tallied a pair of blocks during the last two minutes of regulation and two steals in the final minute of overtime—the last of which set up his game-sealing and-1 finish with just 1.8 seconds remaining.
"Our defense was great," Wade told TNT's Kristen Ledlow. "Offensively, we got the ball in the guys' hands that we wanted it in. But we won this game on the defensive end of the floor."
It makes sense for Wade to focus on the defense, and not just because he plays for Erik Spoelstra. Even with his late-game surge, Wade wasn't the game's best scorer. That honor went to his backcourt mate, Goran Dragic, who snapped out of a mini-funk to deliver two of his best games of the season, ...
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Heat Remain Sleepers as Dwyane Wade, Goran Dragic Negate Kyle Lowry Miracle Shot
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