Wade dribbled the ball toward the Knicks' half, and by then, there were barely any cheers left in Madison Square Garden.
The game had reached the middle of the second quarter. Jeff Hornacek's timeout in the first quarter had failed to halt the Knicks' decline.
Link and Wade's wild performances had left the Knicks trailing by double digits by the end of the first quarter.
Fortunately, the Knicks still had plenty of time to tie the game.
Knicks fans pinned their hopes on the remaining three quarters, still believing that this brand-new Knicks team could turn the tide.
However, midway through the second quarter, when the enraged Wade returned to the floor, the Knicks fans' hopes were shattered once more.
Wade was being guarded by Justin Holiday, the older brother of Pelicans All-Star guard Jrue Holiday.
Justin Holiday was nowhere near as famous as his younger brother. He had not even been drafted when he entered the draft, making him an undrafted player like Link.
Though he had barely managed to establish himself in the NBA over the past two years, he had drifted from team to team, already playing for three teams in just two years.
Facing Holiday, Wade looked even more confident.
Because he had just made two three-pointers! Wade was now 2-for-3 from beyond the arc in the second quarter!
Wade had hit two straight threes as soon as he entered the second quarter, instantly plunging the Knicks, who had only just seen a glimmer of hope, back into despair.
Naturally, everyone in the arena, including Mike Breen, was utterly stunned.
Including the open three he made in the first quarter, Wade had already hit three three-pointers tonight!
The number of threes he had made in one half was already nearly half the total number he had