• Dwyane Wade wasn’t in a social mood after losing a 2009 game between the Heat and the Lakers
• Kobe Bryant sealed the win for the Lakers by hitting a tough game-winner over Wade
• A video shows the star shooting guards meeting in the tunnel after the game
Dwyane Wade had to compose himself after losing a closely-fought regular-season matchup with the Lakers in 2009. The reason his Miami Heat failed to win was because Kobe Bryant hit an unbelievable game-winner to seal it for the purple and gold army.
The two shared a funny conversation in the tunnel afterward, with Wade still in shock.
“I’m not talking to you right now. It’s either laugh or cry. I don’t know which one to do. I’m gonna laugh. You’re the only person – if anybody else did that, I would’ve torn the locker room up, boy, I’m telling you.”
Kobe after he hit a game-winner over D Wade
Kobe: “D Wade! What’s up boy?”
Wade: “I’m not talking to you right now. It’s either laugh or cry. I don’t know which one to do. I’m gonna laugh.”
😂😂
(via @NBAHistory)pic.twitter.com/kCscbXnoHN
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This game took place on 4 December 2009, with the Lakers winning 108-107. Kobe ended the night with 33 points, including the game-winning three he used to seal the matchup.
💎 This Date in NBA History! 💎
On this day in 2009… Kobe Bryant banked in the tough game-winning three off one leg for the @Lakers! #NBAVault #NBA75 pic.twitter.com/wBeNoEOTd4
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) December 4, 2021
Wade had 26 points but ran into a buzz-saw Lakers team that was 15-3 after beating Miami in that December matchup.
This was a part of the 2009-10 season, and we know that the Lakers went on to win the title, primarily due to Kobe’s performances like that.
The Shooting Guards Never Met In the Playoffs
Due to Wade and Bryant always playing in opposing conferences, they never got to matchup in the playoffs. Wade has faced the Mavericks twice, the Spurs twice, and the OKC Thunder once in his five Finals appearances. Kobe’s three Finals appearances after Wade was drafted saw him take on the Celtics twice and the Orlando Magic once.
Wade averaged 24.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 6.5 assists in 20 games against Kobe. At the same time, Kobe averaged 26.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.7 assists over the same 20 games. D-Wade has the edge over Kobe when it comes to wins and losses, as Wade has won 11 of their 20 matchups.
They are two of the greatest shooting guards ever, with Wade possibly having had a better legacy if injuries didn’t cut his prime short. Even if Wade didn’t match what Kobe achieved, he made sure everyone in the NBA knew him as one of the greatest to do it at the position.
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