Dwyane Wade did everything on Saturday night.
He chased down loose balls, bounced off the hardwood, rejected shots left and right and slammed home his trademark dunks.
The Miami superstar finished the night with 29 points, but it was his defense that sparked the Heat's biggest comeback victory of the season.
Wade had three key blocks in the closing minutes and the Miami Heat overcame a 16-point deficit to beat New Jersey 101-96.
Wade blocked dunk attempts by the 7-foot rookie Brook Lopez not once but twice.
"I'm 6'4 on a good day,'' Wade said. "I love having the ability to get up there and challenge the big guys and challenge people with block shots some times. It won't always go your way, but timely blocks is what it's all about.''
Even Heat coach Erik Spoelstra sarcastically said Wade seemed everywhere.
"We had a pretty simple game plan for Dwyane on both ends of the floor,'' Spoelstra said. "Really all it was, was he's going to trap Carter on every single pick and roll. We're going to put Dwyane underneath the hoop and tell him to block anything that comes in there.
"And if they skip it out to the 3-point line, sprint out there and take that away too. And if that guy drives and kicks to somebody else, run that one down and try to block that. Basically, cover the whole court.''
For the Nets, it seemed like Wade did.
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