The Heat had Dwayne Wade, and the Heat played defense. It was hard to say which one was more important, but those two factors put together allowed Miami to tie up the NBA Finals with relative ease Thursday night.

Getting 36 points from their banged-up superstar and forcing Dirk Nowitzki to pick himself up off the floor more times than he had in the entire series, the Heat dominated Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night and defeated Dallas 98-74, ensuring the series will be going at least six games.

"It was our best game, there's no doubt, of this series," said Miami coach Pat Riley,