Morning sports update: Dwyane Wade passes Larry Bird on the all-time playoff scoring list

In this May 15, 2014, file photo, Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird watches the warm up for Game 6 of an Eastern Conference semifinal. AP Photo/Alex Brandon

By Mark Dunphy

April 17, 2018

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Frederik Andersen stopped 40 shots for Toronto in the Maple Leafs’ 4-2 win over the Bruins in Game 3. Marcel Hug, Tatyana McFadden, Desiree Linden, and Yuki Kawauchi overcame the weather and their opponents to win the 2018 Boston Marathon.

Dwayne Wade passes Larry Bird on the all-time scoring list

Dwyane Wade turned back the clock, or maybe not, for Miami with a 28-point performance off the bench as the Heat beat the Philadelphia 76ers 113-103 in Game 2. With his 16th point, Wade moved into 10th place on the NBA’s all-time playoff scoring list.

Wade entered Monday night’s matchup seven points behind Bird’s 3,897 points, according to Basketball Reference. His 28 points, 21 of which came in the first half, moved him to 3,910 points. Next up on the list is Tony Parker in ninth place, 106 points ahead of Wade. His former Miami teammate, LeBron James, tops the list with 6,187 points.

Three other former Celtics stars look likely to drop in the standings as well. Golden State’s Kevin Durant needs 78 points this postseason to leap over Dennis Johnson, Paul Pierce, and Kevin McHale on his way to 19th place on the all-time list.

.@DwyaneWade is in his bag. 😳 pic.twitter.com/jaIaitmDlV

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 17, 2018

How local teacher Rachel Hyland pulled off a top-five finish at the 2018 Boston Marathon: Hyland, a teacher at Phillips Academy in Andover, finished fourth in her second Boston Marathon. The 31-year-old said she felt ready for the weather after the series of snowstorms in March, and had the support of a group of students cheering her around mile 17. She’ll be able to thank them in person Tuesday.

“It is not April vacation for us,” Hyland said, “so I will be back at school tomorrow. I’m sure I’ll be fine.” (Boston.com)

Think running the Boston Marathon in these conditions is brutal? Try running four in a row.: Henry Ward, a 47-year-old Waltham native, ran the marathon route four times in 24 hours. He called the achievement the ‘Boston Marathon Quad.’ Ward is a recovering alcoholic who found a healthier addiction in ultra-running, and said he wasn’t fazed by Monday’s weather.

“It could rain glass, it could rain nails,” he said. (Boston.com)

The perseverance at the 2018 Boston Marathon, in 26 photos

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