Then, after the Bucks had jumped back in front in the final 90 seconds, he hit back-to-back pull-up jumpers (one of which ended up being a long two) to give the Heat the lead again for good.īutler has always been a guy who steps up in the postseason, but this was a different level, even for him. He had a fastbreak dunk to give the Heat their first lead with 3:17 to play. He ripped off 19 points in the final 5:16, outscoring the Bucks by himself during that closing stretch. That's when Butler once again took over the game. For much of the game, though, it seemed that Butler's one-man act was not going to be enough for the Heat, who trailed by as much as 15 in the game and as much as 14 in the fourth quarter with less than six minutes to play, they were still down by 12. He poured in 56 points, which were not only a personal career-high, but a Heat franchise playoff record - which is really saying something considering the amount of Hall of Famers that have come through that city - and enough for the joint fourth-highest scoring game in NBA playoff history.īutler started off on fire and poured in 22 points in the first quarter alone, including the team's final 20 points in the frame. The "G" stands for "gets," and that's just what Butler was doing on Monday night. Here are three key takeaways from Game 4: 1. With the win, Miami now has the opportunity to close things out on the road at what will surely be a rowdy Fiserv Forum in Game 5 later this week. In the end, the Heat star finished the comeback win with a game-high 56 points to go along with nine rebounds and two assists, setting a Heat postseason record for points in a single game, to push the Bucks to the brink of elimination.īutler's performance will overshadow some stellar games from Giannis Antetokounmpo and Brook Lopez as they combined for 62 points, 21 rebounds and 13 assists in what has to be a crushing loss for Milwaukee, considering they owned a double-digit lead entering the fourth quarter. The Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks provided NBA fans with another thrilling postseason matchup on Monday night as Jimmy Butler did everything in his power to will Miami to a 3-1 lead in this best-of-seven series with a 119-114 victory in South Beach.
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