Jimmy Butler

2022 - 5 - 29

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How a call from Dwyane Wade inspired Jimmy Butler's huge Game ... (USA TODAY)

BOSTON — P.J. Tucker, Markieff Morris and Jimmy Butler had a conversation in the Miami Heat locker room before Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals on ...

When we really needed it, as their defense stepped up, as the game got to four, six, he found a way to get us a really important bucket." "Sometimes, you just need your best players and your guy to make plays," Spoelstra said. Butler and the Heat were not finished. Butler’s performance conjured memories of another brilliant Game 6 road performance by a Heat player in this arena. I want to play basketball the right way," he said. Butler barely had 20 points in the three previous games: 13, six and eight and he missed the second half of Game 3 with right knee inflammation. "Just matching his intensity from the start wasn't there," Celtics coach Ime Udoka said. He accounted via scoring and assists for 24 of Miami’s 29 points in the first quarter. This was an impressive win for the Heat with Tyler Herro (strained left groin) missing his third consecutive game. "I want to win. We need 50 tonight," Tucker said, relaying the story to reporters. "Jimmy just brought his competitive will tonight," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.

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Jimmy Butler's playoff story adds another outlandish chapter (The Washington Post)

BOSTON — In the NBA playoffs, the games need a good story. Without one, they are merely matchups that tip off too late and drag on through too-long ...

And there’s no Jay-Z shout-out to “Jackson … Tyson … Jordan — Game 6″ if Michael Jordan doesn’t hit that championship-clinching jumper against the Utah Jazz in 1998. We don’t get the indelible image of LeBron, hunched forward and eyes menacing, if he doesn’t first save the Heat against Boston in Game 6 of the 2012 conference finals. Overwriting their mistakes with his own story, Butler showed up on the next Miami possession, swooping in from near the right baseline and scoring through Al Horford’s foul. A win and Tatum and Brown would’ve elevated into the rare green air of Celtic lore. With that kind of build up, the audience could further delight in the conclusion: Butler’s sensational night, scoring a playoff career-high 47 points, to go with nine rebounds, eight assists and four steals — on the Boston Celtics’ home court. Expected to win even by its potential opponent waiting in the West; Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors had just punched their ticket to the Finals on Thursday night when Green predicted on TNT: “We’re going to play Boston.

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Kyle Lowry calls Jimmy Butler's Game 6 'f***ing incredible,' begs ... (ProBasketballTalk)

Jimmy Butler dominated Heat-Celtics Game 6 in the Eastern Conference finals. Asked to describe Butler's game, Kyle Lowry said, "f***ing incredible."

That was really by mistake. Aye, listen, don’t fine me, NBA. That was by mistake. The NBA has fined players more frequently for profanity lately, especially for using the f-word.

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Embiid Reacts to Jimmy Butler's Dominant Performance on Twitter (Sports Illustrated)

The Miami Heat had their backs against the wall on Friday night. Similar to how they had the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs ...

Thybulle, who continues to rack up defensive accolades, has already become one of the league’s best perimeter defenders early on in his professional career. Overall, Butler finished the matchup with 47 points in 45 minutes. After checking in for all but eight seconds, Butler went 6-9 from the field and 4-4 from the free-throw line, grinding out 17 of his team's 29 points. By the time the third quarter wrapped up, the Heat star had 30 points in 34 minutes. The All-Star chucked up ten shots and knocked down six for 14 of his team's 29 points. The Miami Heat had their backs against the wall on Friday night.

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WATCH: Heat's Kyle Lowry accidentally drops F-bomb during ... (CBSSports.com)

Jimmy Butler was exceptional in Game 6 against the Boston Celtics, as the Miami Heat avoided elimination thanks to his 47 points, nine rebounds, ...

Fine him." "Fine him. That was considered an obscene gesture by the NBA, so it fined him $15,000. "My bad," Lowry said. Before Lowry was done pleading his case, though, Butler jokingly went at him. Jimmy Butler was exceptional in Game 6 against the Boston Celtics, as the Miami Heat avoided elimination thanks to his 47 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and four steals.

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Heat's Kyle Lowry drops F-bomb while describing Jimmy Butler's ... (Sporting News)

Heat guard Kyle Lowry gave a glowing review of Jimmy Butler's performance in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, but there is one word that he would ...

"Y'all fine me all the time. "That was really by mistake. "My bad, my bad.

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Jimmy Butler's Bold Quote After The Heat Won Game 6 (Sports Illustrated)

Jimmy Butler met with the media after the Miami Heat won Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics.

- SHOULD THE BUCKS MAKE A TRADE? On Sunday afternoon, the Milwaukee Bucks lost Game 7 to the Boston Celtics, which officially ends their 2021-22 NBA season in the second-round. However, this would be the second time in just four years that the Heat would be in the Finals (if they are able to beat the Celtics in Game 7 ). "It's not finished yet," Butler said.

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Jimmy Butler Is A Walking NBA Obliterator Of "The Narrative" - The ... (The Shadow League)

It seems as if the moment was destiny now, but entering Game 6 Butler had scored just 27 points in the previous three games and was battling an injury that ...

Butler overcame that setback and is one win away from reaching his second NBA Finals with the Heat. It also helps to have past legends of the game who once walked in your shoes available to give championship advice if needed. At every stop, from Chicago to Minnesota to his brief stint in Philly and Miami, Butler has emerged as the emotional leader of the team and a go-to guy in crunch time. He usually steps his game up, locks in and plays with a passion and purpose that few can equal. The huge scoring performances that others have during a regular season that doesn’t amount to much get them headlines and glory. He’s not exactly humble, because he will flaunt his triumphs and shove it back up in his opponent’s face in the heat of the moment. Believe it or not, at the time the sheep and prisoners of the moment laughed at Butler and scoffed at the declaration as hyperbole. Butler has been putting the league on notice for years, even leading the Heat to the NBA Finals inside the Disney bubble in 2020 and establishing himself (or so he thought) among the upper echelon of franchise-caliber stars. That’s back when LeBron’s Lakers, the Brooklyn Nets and Greek Freak’s Bucks were the toast of the NBA’s talking heads. The two-way phenom also added some menacing defense with nine rebounds, eight assists and four steals in a 111-103 Miami Heat win to force a Game 7. With Miami on the brink of elimination against a surging Boston Celtics squad, Butler rebounded from a poor Game 5 performance. He impacts the game on the level of most superstars, but doesn’t have the eye-popping offensive numbers, MVPs or mega endorsement deals those other elite ballers do. Heat forward PJ Tucker said that he told Butler “We need 50 tonight.” Tucker says Butler just looked at him and nodded.

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High Noon: Jimmy Butler Serves Up Silence In Recording His ... (Heat.com)

With about eight minutes left in the second quarter, the Celtics are fighting back fast and furious. Jayson Tatum scores nine straight points, ...

There’s no guarantee that Game 7 will have to play out the same way, nor that the same will be required of Butler. It may be that Butler will have to step out into the midday sun, little hand and big hand both pointing right at twelve, and face down the same opponent. Butler has the ball on the right wing. The dagger comes in the final minute. Butler catches in the left corner with Marcus Smart in front of him. The HEAT score 21 points in the last three seconds of the shot clock, one off their own season high and the most late-clock points Boston has surrendered all season. Butler catches the ball on the right wing, drawing Robert Williams in a cross match. Butler passes the test regardless. Ime Udoka has stuck Horford on Butler, as he did down the stretch of Game 5, mimicking the choices of past coaches to put the likes of Anthony Davis and Giannis Antetokounmpo on Butler to keep him away from the rim. With about 11 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Boston is back within four. Jimmy Butler catches in the right corner. With about eight minutes left in the third quarter, Boston is pushing again. They had already taken a momentary lead early in the period after trailing by two at the break, answered by a ludicrous Max Strus three with one second on the shot clock.

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Does Jimmy Butler's historic performance spell doom for Celtics in ... (Sporting News AU)

Jimmy Butler channeled his inner Wilt Chamberlain, LeBron James and Michael Jordan in Miami's Game 6 win. Can he do it again, this time to punch the Heat's ...

Most of his assists came in the form of drive and kicks. Butler scored 16 points (5-for-14 shooting) to go along with four rebounds, one assist and one steal. According to NBA.com, Butler drove a total of 23 times in Game 6. Chicago came away with the win, but Butler had a quiet game, finishing with nine points (3-for-10 shooting), five rebounds and four assists. Butler made a whole lot of history in the process. Of the 16 shots he made, nine came outside of the restricted area.

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