Vintage Dwyane Wade
Wade had a vintage final period in the Bulls win over the fighting Anthony Davis’, and it was really fun to watch.
The Chicago native scored 22 points on the night. He also had five rebounds, five assists and two steals. But until the fourth quarter Wade was having a pretty terrible evening. Wade started the game going 2-of-13 from the floor through the first three quarters, then he exploded:
Dwyane Wade had himself a 4th quarter tonight, dropping 17 points in the #Bulls W: #NBAVote pic.twitter.com/6LmqrsdW6R
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) January 15, 2017
In fourth quarter alone, Wade scored 17 points. Performances like that will leave Bulls fans thinking they have a shot to make a second half push. The Bulls starting shooting guard was an outstanding plus-18 on the evening.
Wade did take the most shots of any Bull tonight, 24, but who cares. When Wade has throwback games like he did against New Orleans it is simply delightful to watch. His presence alongside Butler as a guy who can get his own shot when Chicago needs it is amazing.
After a week of bad Bulls loses, Wade seemed determined not to let his team blow a huge lead. He dominated the fourth quarter and looked like an All-Star. Wade knocked in jumper after jumper, and his up fakes were on full display as well.
When Wade plays well the Bulls win. And if he can play like he did in the fourth quarter of tonight’s win, they will win a lot more games.
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If Wade can keep looking like he is 25 years old again, the Bulls will be fun to watch in the second half. And fans wont have to wait long to see him and the Bulls in action again, as they leave Chicago tonight. It is a back-to-back, so who knows if he will lace them up tomorrow night. But then again it is a nationally televised game on Martin Luther King Jr. weekend…
The Bulls head to Memphis tomorrow to take on the Grizzlies, turn on ESPN at 8 p.m. for the tipoff.