"He's feeling significantly better from [Sunday]," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "Migraines are a mysterious affliction. Nobody really knows what causes them, and some people's symptoms are different than others. One symptom is to be sensitive to light, so some people have to sit in a dark room while they have the extreme headache and afterwards they are a little sensitive to the light, and that's where Dwyane is."
Wade had a headache during Saturday's 87-89 Heat win that gave Miami a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven Easter Conference series. He managed to score 17 points, including five in the final 1 minute, 34 seconds. Wade scored 14 points last night, his 65th consecutive double-figure scoring playoff game.
Sixers coach Doug Collins joked that he felt no sympathy for Wade, even looking for ways to make things tougher for the All-Star guard.
"I have a set of cymbals that every time he runs by the bench I'm slashing them," Collins said at yesterday's shootaround. "And I went out and bought the brightest flashlight I could find. And every time we get eye contact I'm shooting it at him.
"He's a lot like M.J. [Michael Jordan]. I think his mental capacity to fight through these things is off the charts, and we expect him to be terrific. He's sure not going to miss any of these games, and I'm sure he's going to go out and play great. I like to have a little fun with D-Wade. I've known him since he was at Marquette. I have tremendous admiration for him. I'd be hard pressed to find a better player in the NBA right now than him."
Wade shot a modest 4-for-11 from the field and went 6-for-7 from the free throw line.
