Dwyane: Oh, man, hats off to my teammates. He did a great job. Jason Williams did an unbelievable job tonight hitting 10 out of 12 shots.
Dwyane: We hope there is an easier way of course, but when you're winning games like this and come back, it always builds character and it always gives you confidence knowing you can come back. At the same time, you don't want to get into a habit of spotting a team 15 points and saying 'alright, let's go now.
Dwyane: I put an OK day in, especially in the second half. That's just coach Riley being the emotional guy that he is.
Dwyane: They haven't beaten this team as much.
Dwyane: I'm just trying to do what I can to help this team. We'll get back into it. Other guys will get back into the flow. It's a bump in the road.
Dwyane: I missed some shots that I normally make, and they really pressured me. It was tough, but when we play them again in April, we'll have some counters for what they were doing tonight.
Dwyane: Both teams played each other twice, we both won a game, each was close, and because of our history, yeah, it's going to be a very important game to see where both our teams are at.
Dwyane: I really couldn't even see it and I hit the ground hard, always hit the ground hard.
Dwyane: That means we are having a good year with a lot of games left. We want to continue to get better and stay healthy down the stretch.
Dwyane: I always do it (watch film). Even when I have good games, I always try to watch and see the things I did good and the things I did bad and try to learn from a way a team is playing me and different things like that.
Dwyane: I try to bounce back. That's all I try to do every time I have a bad game. I just put in the effort to try to make play for my teammates and make plays for myself. I did a decent job of bouncing back.
Dwyane: Every time we play them, it's a rough game.
Dwyane: I was more aware and aggressive in the second half. I didn't want to lose and wanted to do whatever I could to help the team win.
Dwyane: At halftime, he was really talking about going out and doing it. He came in and showed us the way and everybody else just followed him and kind of got what energy he brought.
Dwyane: We still have a lot of games left, but we're happy about that.
Dwyane: We didn't come out in the fourth like our usual selves. Most of the time in the fourth, we'll make the right plays. We made some of the wrong plays in the fourth tonight.
Dwyane: It's just getting the ball in your hands and making a play. I've got confidence in myself and my teammates have confidence to get me the ball.
Dwyane: Having five days off helped me come out with a lot of energy. It is tough to be able to play games like this, down to the end. This is what you need come playoff time.
Dwyane: He was starting to turn red with the tape over his mouth. I was starting to get a little worried about him.
Dwyane: He has been playing the game at a high level lately, playing like an All-Star.
Dwyane: You could tell he wanted it. I've been seeing it in his eyes ever since the All-Star break. He's a different person.
Dwyane: It was nice. He was turning red when he put it over his mouth so I was worried about him a little bit.
Dwyane: I'm not going to try to convince him. It's going to be hard to convince him anyway, with a new baby on the way. I just wanted to make my decision before him, so if that helped him any.
Dwyane: I told him he's got to hold his end of the bargain up. I'm tired of carrying us.
Dwyane: I was in the right place at the right time to get the bucket.
Dwyane: I was just doing what we always do and followed it up.
Dwyane: You know, the guy is averaging 28 points a game. You have to wonder what some of them were looking at when they cast their vote. I'm sure that it gets political, but the good news is that he's on the team. This is where he belongs.
Dwyane: Yeah, man, I'm going to be in Vegas no matter what next year. No matter what happens, I'm in Vegas next year.
Dwyane: I'm young. The only thing I told them in the meeting is I would talk to my family and get a feel for being away from my family three years.
Dwyane: I decided to wing it. That's the kind of player I am, just come out and wing it, so it worked again.
Dwyane: I will be soon. Hopefully I will be there in 2008 at the Olympics. Hopefully when I get out there one day soon I will get a warm ovation.
Dwyane: Shandon's been on vacation for while, so it's good to see him come back and use his energy. The main thing is to put another body on other guys, and when he does that, it gives me the opportunity to be more aggressive at the other end.
Dwyane: It's good to go right into the All-Star break and relax a little bit and not be worried about where your team is.
Dwyane: We're not really looking at teams' records. We just want to come in and get better and we can't relax. This is the NBA.
Dwyane: Another win Wednesday will make us feel great about the way we're playing.
Dwyane: I know Alonzo was saying that on the bench over and over and over.
Dwyane: I put it on my shoulders at the end. I tried to make some plays. I went through a tough stretch but my teammates gave me confidence. At the end I was in a zone. I haven't been in one of those all year. It feels good to finally get one.
Dwyane: The one thing I love about my signature performance shoe is that it's great on the court, but it also looks good with a pair of jeans.
Dwyane: Anytime you lose a game it's painful. But when you get blown out, when you get embarrassed, especially on (national) TV, it's terrible. You put a hat on and walk out of here because no one has a reason to walk out of here with their head up.
Dwyane: It's a totally different situation. I have other guys on my team.
Dwyane: No, not at all. It's not a concern to me.
Dwyane: Once you wear something you're comfortable with and you play well, you're going to do it again. I needed a different look personally. Then once I wore it, I liked it. Now I've got Shaq wearing it.
Dwyane: No question, this is one of the best games we've played thus far this year, especially playing against a team that's been playing exceptionally well of late. We would like to see more of this. And I think we're getting there.
Dwyane: The main thing he's added is his confidence. He knows he's the best on the floor almost every night and that takes him a long way.
Dwyane: Y'all might have made him mad. I think y'all lit a fire under him, so that's good.
Dwyane: We came out of the locker room knowing we had let this team back in the game. We knew we had to get back our focus.
Dwyane: He's a guy I looked up to and went to when I didn't understand something. Eddie told me the way. When he left, I called and thanked him for showing me the way, showing me the ropes.
Dwyane: That was probably the only game I didn't get hurt my rookie year.
Dwyane: It's just getting familiar with what we're trying to do. I'm sure you'll see better spacing each time in the pre-season.
Dwyane: It's just a respect factor. It's always going to be Coach Riley because of what he's done as a coach. He's still a coach.
Dwyane: Last year, he just lost weight. And I think at the end of the year that kind of took a toll on him because he didn't have that strength that he used to, to fall back on... Shaq is motivated to do something better and help the team.
Dwyane: I was more aggressive going to the basket to finish than I was the last game. And tonight they called them. The other night they didn't.
Dwyane: Coach did put a challenge out there for me to be more active on defense, to be more aware. I know I'm a good defender. At times, I just take a rest. So he put a challenge on me not to take a rest.
Dwyane: Maybe I got hurt for a reason - to bring these guys here and we all celebrate together over on Biscayne Bay one day.
Dwyane Wade is the 2006 NBA Finals MVP.
Dwyane is on the cover of the video game NBA Live 06.
Dwyane ranked #5 in the NBA in Efficiency Ranking Per 48 Minutes, 33.54 in the 2005-2006 season.
Dwyane ranked #5 in the NBA in Points Per 48 Minutes, 33.9 in the 2005-2006 season.
Dwyane ranked #1 in the NBA in Free Throws Per 48 Minutes, 10.44 in the 2005-2006 season.
Dwyane ranked #7 in the NBA in Steals, 146 in the 2005-2006 season.
Dwyane ranked #15 in the NBA in Field Goal Attempts, 1413 in the 2005-2006 season.
Dwyane ranked #10 in the NBA in Assists Per Game, 6.7 in the 2005-2006 season.
Dwyane ranked #7 in the NBA in Efficiency Ranking, 26.95 in the 2005-2006 season.
Dwyane ranked #8 in the NBA in Steals Per 48 Minutes, 2.42 in the 2005-2006 season.
Dwyane ranked #12 in the NBA in Field-Goal Attempts Per 48 Minutes, 23.45 in the 2005-2006 season.
Dwyane ranked #12 in the NBA in Assists, 503 in the 2005-2006 season.
Dwyane ranked #9 in the NBA in Field Goals Made, 699 in the 2005-2006 season.
Dwyane ranked #5 in the NBA in Points Per Game, 27.2 in the 2005-2006 season.
Dwyane Wade led the Heat in a win against the Detroit Pistons in game 6 of the 2006 playoffs while having the flu.
Dwyane was able to get 22 points in one quarter in Game 4 of the 2005 Eastern Conference Finals against the Washington Wizards.
Dwyane is one of seven NBA players in history to average at least 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists while shooting 50% from the field.
Dwyane has made an All-Star appearance twice, that being in 2005 and 2006.
Dwyane was popular around school, and he led the Golden Eagles to the Final Four in 2003.
Dwyane's height is 6' 4" & weighs 212 lbs.
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