Dwayne Wade hits incredible three-pointer at the buzzer to beat champions Golden State Warriors

Dwayne Wade scored a stunning one-leg three-pointer on the buzzer to spare Miami Heat after they wasted a 24-point lead before rallying back to beat the Golden State Warriors 126-125 on Wednesday night.

Wade scored 25 points to help Miami end a six-game home losing streak. He took a victory lap, waving a towel as the fans roared and ‘This Is My House’ was displayed on the video boards.

‘Sometimes you just need to be lucky,’ Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said after giving Wade a long bear-hug in a jubilant post-game dressing room. ‘We’ve had so many of these breaks go against us.’

Dwayne Wade scored a three-pointer on the buzzer as Miami Heat beat Golden State Warriors

Shooting off one leg, the Heat star had the crowd on their feet with a moment of brilliance

Wade wheeled off in celebration as he was soon mobbed by his shell-shocked team-mates

The American Airlines Arena erupted in unison as champions Golden State were left stunned

Goran Dragic led Miami with 27 points. Josh Richardson added 21, and Miami made 18 3-pointers.

Klay Thompson scored 36 points for the Warriors. Kevin Durant added 29, but missed a free throw with 14 seconds left and that kept Wade and Co within two points. Durant made the second of two throws on that trip, before Wade delivered on the ensuing possession for the biggest win of Miami’s season.

Stephen Curry added 24 points for the Warriors, whose lead over the Denver Nuggets at the top of the Western Conference dropped to a half-game.

Stephen Curry, the star of Golden State’s franchise, could only watch on at the dramatic loss

Wade was ‘unbelievable’ according to both coaches and was the difference on the night

Golden State rallied from 19 down to win 120-118 at home on February 10, and dug its way out of an even bigger hole this time – but couldn’t finish it off. Wade’s miracle three-pointer with 15 seconds left got Miami to 124-123, and he came up with one more when the Heat needed it most.

‘Dwayne just hit an unbelievable shot,’ Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. ‘It was going in as soon as it left his hand.’

Dragic had 25 points by half-time, getting 20 of those in the second quarter alone – setting Heat single-quarter and any-half records for a reserve. He had 11 points in a span of 69 seconds in the second quarter, and a pair of free throws with 2:59 left in the half put Miami up 69-45.

Against most teams, even in the first half, a 24-point lead might have been enough. The Warriors, of course, are not most teams.

Golden State’s Klay Thompson scored 36 points on the night and was proving a real force

Kevin Durant looked sharp before allowing Miami Heat back into the game in the final stages

All eyes were on Curry to deliver in what proved a fiercely competitive game on Wednesday

Back-to-back three-pointers by Durant and Thompson helped Golden State cut the lead down to 74-59 by half-time. The Warriors cut the lead to seven on two separate occasions in the third quarter, and kept whittling away in the fourth – getting within six when Draymond Green rattled in a three-pointer from the right corner with 8:20 left, then 106-103 when Curry connected from deep on the next possession.

The Warriors led for all of 1:14 in the second half. In the end, Wade simply didn’t let them leave with the lead. 

DeMarcus Cousins got the night off to recovery from his Achilles issue with one eye on the Warriors next game in Orlando on Thursday. 

Wednesday was the sixth anniversary of Curry’s career-high 54-point game at Madison Square Garden, and the third anniversary of his game-winner from about 40 feet to win at Oklahoma City. 

An incredible picture was emerging as Wade continued to roll back the years in the shock win

The crowd roared towards Wade as he celebrated with them having sunk the three-pointer

In the end game recognised game with Curry shaking the hand of match-winner Wade

Golden State remains one win shy of finishing with a road record over .500 for the sixth consecutive season. That would extend the longest current streak in the league, one that the Toronto Raptors would match with two wins in its final 11 road games. 

Before this six-year road run of success, the Warriors had a road record over .500 in six of their previous 65 seasons.

Up next for the beaten Warriors is a match-up with Orlando Magic on Thursday night – a side they have an 11 match winning run over.

For Miami Heat, they travel to Houston to take on James Harden’s Rockets.