Wade: As No. 8 seed, Bulls are 'where they should be' vs. Celtics

Dwyane Wade has been at both ends of the spectrum in the NBA playoffs throughout his career, having entered the postseason at the top of the mountain as a No. 1 seed with the Miami Heat, while also barely sneaking in as an eighth seed with the Chicago Bulls.

There are going to be times when your team doesn't get calls to fall in your favor (especially on the road), and Wade understands that. That rang especially true during Chicago's 108-97 Game 5 loss to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night, with Boston going on a 20-4 run midway through the fourth quarter that sealed their fate.

Nonetheless, even with Chicago's backs against the wall, trailing 3-2 in their best-of-seven series, Wade remains calm, cool, and collected.

"We're in a good place. Is this weird, because we won the first two here (TD Garden) and they come and won the next two, but we're right exactly where we should be," Wade said during his postgame presser. "3-2 going to Game 6 in Chicago, and it's up to us to win the ball game and bring it back here."

Wade has his strongest outing of the series by far, barely missing out on his first career playoff triple-double with 26 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists in 34 minutes of action.

It wasn't always picture perfect, though, with Wade caught sleeping on defense in the second quarter as Kelly Olynyk attempted an uncontested 3-pointer from the corner, followed by Avery Bradley seeing no resistance on the glass to clean up the miss.

Game 6 takes place Friday at the United Center.