And, now, Dwyane Wade’s curtain call at ‘This is my house!’

The end of the road will come on the road, barring a late playoff-race miracle.

But Tuesday night at AmericanAirlines Arena will undoubtedly be the most meaningful moment of this “One Last Dance” Dwyane Wade retirement tour.

It is a moment that Wade has both braced for and yet been unable to fully comprehend, with the Miami Heat having scheduled a pregame commemoration prior to Tuesday night’s matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers at AmericanAirlines Arena.

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“I’ve never been in this situation before,” the franchise’s all-time scoring leader said. “I know all my family’s going to be there. So I’m just looking forward to it, close a chapter.

“I really don’t know what’s going on. I’ve seen some things. I really haven’t been focused on it. I appreciate whatever is going on.”

And yet it is not any of the trappings, but instead the moment that Wade appreciates will resonate most.

“It’s been incredible. It’s been amazing,” he said of a 16-season NBA career that has called South Florida home for all but 1 1/2. “A lot of people in that arena have watched me grow, have watched me be imperfect and make a lot of mistakes in life, and watched me blossom and watched me do amazing things, great things. So I’m thankful for it.

“I’m thankful for that drive up. It’s been a consistent in my life for a long time. So it’s definitely going to be emotional, poignant, if my last drive away from that arena is if I’m not coming back to it.”

The odds are stacked against a return playoff engagement, the Heat needing five almost improbable results to fall their way to make the postseason. Otherwise a career that began as the No. 5 pick in the 2003 draft out of Marquette by the Heat will end on the road Wednesday against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center.

“Hopefully things go our way where we can come back to that arena for the playoffs,” he said, “but it’s going to be emotional regardless.”

And not only for Wade.

“It’s going to be special, man, just what he’s done for the game of basketball in general,” teammate Justise Winslow said. “He’s inspired and motivated and helped so many basketball players, whether they make it to the NBA or not, just the motivation and inspiration that he’s provided for the game of basketball is great.

“Obviously we’re teammates, but just to be at the arena on Tuesday, it’s a big ticket, a hard ticket to get. I got a free ticket, but it’s going to be a lot of fun, it’s going to be crazy.”

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Even with the playoffs still in play, teammates plan to savor the moment.

“[There’s] going to be a lot of emotions,” guard Goran Dragic said. “I’m happy that I’m going to be there. But at the same time, sad, because you don’t want to see those kinds of players leave. I think he still has a lot left in his tank, but you’ve got to appreciate he’s going out on his own terms. Every athlete wants to finish on his terms.”

Winslow said the final ticks, are when the moment truly will resonate.

“I’m sure it’s going to be a little weird and emotional, especially toward the end of the game,” he said. “But it is what it is. He’s had a great career.”

Only in recent days has the finality of it all hit home, the impending last game in a building where more than once Wade, 37, has made it clear that, “This is my house!”

“I love Dwyane. I wish this could last longer,” coach Erik Spoelstra said. “But all great things must come to an end. I absolutely respect that he’s doing it on his terms. I wouldn’t expect anything less.

“I respect him so much, for the Hall of Fame player he is, but because of who he is as a person, a father, husband, it’s all that. That’s why he really transcends just the game and why he has such a global following. It’s not just because he’s a talent on the basketball court. He’s a guy that people really relate to, a role model you want your kids to act and behave like him, with that kind of dignity.”

And one who appreciates it also will be a night about all the support staff, those who made so many nights at AmericanAirlines Arena so much more tolerable.

“My grandma, when I was young, she just always instilled in us, treat others in the way you want to be treated. For the most part, you can get that back,” Wade said.

“That’s kind of how I’ve been. Someone who treats me in a certain way or talks to me at a certain way, then I’ve got to come at them that way. But if you treat me nice, treat me with respect, I do the same thing,”

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