"It was a big moment for this team," Wade said late Wednesday about that 36-hour period. "For me, just being a leader and going to talk to Coach and watch film with him and talk about a few things that I saw, and understanding if we were going to make the playoffs we needed those guys. We needed Niko. And we needed Rondo. And Coach made a decision on what needed to be done. And that's the reason we're in the postseason right now for sure."