"I kept thinking: `Should I do it? Should I do it?'" Wade said. "There were three guys with their backs to me."
New Jersey never got close again and the only cheers from the home crowd came when Frank emptied the bench in the closing minutes.
Wade appeared to be the only member of the Heat who wanted to end the series right away. He hit 6-of-8 shots and scored 14 points in the first quarter in helping Miami take a 27-16 lead.
O'Neal, who started the series with a sore right thigh and hurt his left in Miami's double overtime win in Game 3, had a horrible half. He was 0-for-5 from the field with three turnovers. The only thing he hit was a couple of Nets' jaws in picking up two offensive fouls, and three overall.
Pistons 97, 76ers 92, OT
In Philadelphia, Chauncey Billups carried the Pistons in the final minutes of regulation, Rasheed Wallace hit a couple of clutch 3-pointers in overtime and Detroit overcame an inspired effort by Philadelphia's Allen Iverson to take a 3-1 lead in its first-round series.
Game 5 is Tuesday in Detroit.
Billups scored 12 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter. Wallace had 17 points, and Ben Wallace added 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Pistons, who bounced back from a Game 3 loss on Friday night.
After a frantic finish to the fourth quarter that saw Billups carry the Pistons, Rasheed Wallace hit a decisive 3-pointer with 1:29 left in OT. Richard Hamilton hit a runner on the baseline with 14.5 seconds left, then sealed the win with a couple of free throws.
Iverson scored 36 points on 14-for-24 shooting and added eight assists. Chris Webber had 23 points, including several key baskets in the third and fourth quarters. Samuel Dalembert had 15 rebounds.
The Sixers led by nine with just over 6 minutes left in regulation.
Suns 123, Grizzlies 115
Phoenix Suns also wrapped up their first-round playoff series, dispatching the Memphis Grizzlies 123-115.
The Suns who completed their first postseason series sweep in 10 years.
The Grizzlies fell to 0-8 in the postseason.
Before the game, the Grizzlies announced that Bonzi Wells had missed the pregame shootaround and would not come to the game "by mutual agreement."
Supersonics 115, Kings 102
Ray Allen scored 45 points as the Seattle Supersonics took a 3-1 lead in their series with a 115-102 win over the Sacramento Kings.
The Sonics can wrap up the series with a win in game five on Tuesday in Seattle.
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