NBA: Top 3 highest-scoring games of Dwyane Wade's career

#1 55 vs New York Knicks, April 12, 2009

Wade scored career-high 55 points against the New York Knicks

Stat line: 55 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and a block on 63.3 % shooting

After losing against the Boston Celtics on the road, the Miami Heat were back home to host the New York Knicks. Dwyane Wade exploded for his third 50-point game of the season to lift the Heat over the Knicks.

In the first quarter, he drove past Chandler for a layup, to extend the Heat's lead to 7 points and then followed it up with a mid-range jumper. With 25.7 seconds remaining in the second quarter, he knocked down a step-back three-pointer to tie the game, 63-63.

In the third quarter, with 10:02 remaining, Wade made a wide open three-pointer to give the Heat, a three-point lead. He finished the game with 55 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and the Heat won the game, 122-105.