Last week I blogged that LeBron James would be the difference in the NBA Finals. But I forgot about Dwyane Wade, who made huge plays down the stretch to practically win game one by his damself.
I could have blogged about Wade then, or for that matter with the use of a Y in Dwyane I could have included him in my post about LaYnce Nix and JaYson Werth. The Ys are taking over.
At least the Y did in the fourth quarter against the Mavs. And that was the difference. James and Dirk Nowitzki had in effect played to a stand off. But Wade was much better than any of Nowitzki's supporting teammates.
That superiority was most vividly on display when Wade blocked Shawn Marion's shot late. It was the play of the game and sent the Heat off towards their game 1 win.
Ironically, to that point Marion had played a pretty good game. But the Jasons - Kidd but especially Terry - did not do their part to support Nowitzki (Carolina's Brendan Haywood actually had some nice runs, with 3 points, 7 boards and 3 blocks).
There is no way Nowitzki can defeat James-Wade-Chris Bosh on his own. He needs help, and when Marion tried to provide it Wade was there to counter, and thus went game 1.
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