NBA Playoffs: The 30 most unforgettable individual playoff runs

NBA: The 30 most unforgettable individual playoff runs: 25. Dwyane Wade (2006)

Dwyane Wade would go on to win more championships but the first was absolutely the sweetest based on the meteoric run he went on to carry the Miami Heat past the Dallas Mavericks. At just 24 years of age, Wade put the team on his back.

Over 23 games, Wade averaged 28.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 2.2 steals and 1.1 blocks per game. He started off slowly by comparison, shooting 38.1 percent from the field in the first game. The Heat got past the Chicago Bulls in six before getting a chance to eliminate the New Jersey Nets.

After dropping the first game to the Nets, the Heat won four games in a row. Then came a faceoff with the Detroit Pistons, the team who eliminated them in the Conference Finals a year before. Wade had three games over 30 points against the Pistons and pushed them over the top in a seven-game series. In the Finals, the Mavericks won the first two games and then Wade exploded. In Game 3, Wade went off for 42 points and 13 rebounds to get the Heat on the board. He followed that up with 36 points, 43 points and 36 points to earn the team its first title.