MIAMI _ Dwyane Wade has his defining retirement-season moment.
In his house.
On a double-clutch (or was it triple-clutch?) 3-pointer at the buzzer no less than against the two-time defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors.
Everything after this, pure "One Last Dance" gravy.
If there was to be a signature moment in this 16th and final NBA season for Wade, this was it, his final three points on his 25-point night producing a stunning 126-125 victory Wednesday at AmericanAirlines Arena.
Unfathomable.
But true.
And truly remarkable.
Pure Wade.
Yes, his house.
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra had a simple goal going into this one, "I'd like to find some consistency and finish a game at home."
And finish they did.
With a little help from an old friend.
The Heat certainly provided themselves with an ample cushion, pushing to a 24-point lead and sustaining double-digit leads into the fourth quarter.
In the end, there was enough to overcome 36 points from Klay Thompson, 29 from Kevin Durant and 25 from Stephen Curry.
The Heat got 27 points from Goran Dragic, the 25 from Wade and 21 from Josh Richardson.
After pushing to their 24-point second-quarter lead and standing ahead 74-58 at halftime, the Heat went into the fourth quarter up 100-92.
But with the flick of a pair of wrists, 3-pointers by Draymond Green and Curry got the Warriors within 106-103, with a Durant 3-pointer later drawing the Warriors within 109-107 and another Durant jumper tying it at 109 with 5:09 left.
From there, the Heat went up 114-109 on a Bam Adebayo dunk and a Richardson 3-pointer.
But a Thompson four-point play followed, as did another Thompson 3-pointer that put Golden State up 116-114 with 3:16 left.
Richardson then tied it at 116 before a Curry layup gave the Warriors a 118-116 lead with 2:26 remaining.
From there, Wade scored on a second-chance possession to tie it at 118 with 1:58 left.
After empty possessions both ways, Durant then drained a 3-pointer with 67 left, fouled on the play by Adebayo. Durant made the free throw for a 122-118 Golden State lead.
Adebayo then got to the line with 56.1 seconds to play, making both to draw the Heat within 122-120.
Durant then lost the ball, with Kelly Olynyk off on a 3-pointer on the other end.
Jordan Bell then went to the line with 18.1 seconds to play, making both free throws for a 124-120 lead.
A Wade 3-pointer with 15 seconds left then drew the Heat within 124-123.
The Heat then fouled Durant with 13.9 seconds to play, and after he made only one of his two foul shots, it set up Wade's latest Heat magic moment.
