{"id":274458,"date":"2025-04-19T02:35:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T02:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/dwyane-wade-drops-ecstatic-4-word-reaction-as-10th-seeded-heat-advance-to-playoffs\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:48","slug":"dwyane-wade-drops-ecstatic-4-word-reaction-as-10th-seeded-heat-advance-to-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/dwyane-wade-drops-ecstatic-4-word-reaction-as-10th-seeded-heat-advance-to-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwyane Wade drops ecstatic 4-word reaction as 10th-seeded Heat advance to playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4881382\" data-slug-id=\"2480735\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/dwyane-wade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Dwyane Wade<\/a> was fired up after seeing the Miami Heat \u2014 the franchise he led to three championships \u2014 climb from the No. 10 seed to No. 8 by winning two straight play-in games, setting up a first-round matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers.<\/p>\n<p>The Heat punched their playoff ticket with a gritty 123-114 overtime win over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/atlanta-hawks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Atlanta Hawks<\/a> on Friday, knocking them out of the postseason race in the final battle for the No. 8 seed. The Hawks had entered the play-in as the eighth seed but dropped both games to miss the playoffs entirely.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/tyler-herro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Tyler Herro<\/a> and Davion Mitchell came up clutch in crunch time, burying key 3s to hold off Atlanta\u2019s rally. Herro led all scorers with 30 points, adding eight rebounds, seven assists and five 3-pointers, while Mitchell scored 16 and knocked down three triples in overtime \u2014 drawing praise from Wade.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHERRO!!!! MITCHELL!!! Straight hooping!\u201d Wade tweeted.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>With the win, Miami made history, becoming the first No. 10 seed ever to advance to the playoffs via the Play-In Tournament. Just two seasons ago, they made a Finals run as a play-in team, though they eventually fell to the Denver Nuggets.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond Herro and Mitchell, Andrew Wiggins and Bam Adebayo also delivered, combining for 37 points, 19 rebounds and 13 assists. For the Hawks, Trae Young had 29 points and 11 dimes, while Onyeka Okongwu chipped in 28 points and 12 boards.<\/p>\n<h2>First Round Preview: Heat vs. Cavaliers<\/h2>\n<p>The Miami Heat now prepare to take on the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in the opening round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Game 1 and Game 2 will be played in Cleveland on Sunday and Wednesday, with Games 3 and 4 shifting to Miami on April 26 and 28.<\/p>\n<p>These teams clashed three times during the regular season. Miami took the first meeting 122-113, with Tyler Herro dropping 34 and Duncan Robinson adding 23. Bam Adebayo chipped in with 16 points and 13 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland bounced back to take the next two matchups. In January, the Cavs dominated 126-106 behind 34 points from Donovan Mitchell and a combined 35 points from Ty Jerome and Georges Niang off the bench.<\/p>\n<p>Their third and final clash came in March, post-Heat trade of Jimmy Butler. Cleveland edged out Miami 112-107, with Mitchell scoring 26 and Evan Mobley posting 16 points and 13 rebounds. 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