He added a step-back jumper on Miami’s next possession, punched the air in celebration, and the Heat knew they would soon be leaving with a 3-1 lead. The lead changed hands four more times, and Butler’s 3-pointer with 1:20 left put Miami ahead for good. Jimmy Butler celebrates during his 56-point performance against the Bucks on Monday night USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con That’s when a 13-0 run, capped by a Butler dunk off a Bucks turnover, put Miami up for the first time all night with 3:17 left - 102-101. “And they did.”īutler had 21 of his points in the fourth, and the Heat still trailed 101-89 after a layup by Lopez with 6:09 left. “We didn’t make enough plays on either end,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said. Giannis Antetokounmpo returned from a two-game absence with a bruised back and had a triple-double - 26 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists.Īnd the Bucks - who now need to win three straight, starting with Game 5 at Milwaukee on Wednesday - led almost the whole way, until the Heat roared back in the final minutes. “For my team, to get this dub, in this way, in this atmosphere, for this city, it’s huge,” Butler said.īrook Lopez scored 36 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Milwaukee.
He was 19 for 28 from the field, 15 of 18 from the foul line and added nine rebounds for eighth-seeded Miami - which took a 3-1 lead over the Bucks in their Eastern Conference first-round series. The 56 points also became Butler’s career high. MIAMI - Jimmy Butler had the game of his life, and the Miami Heat had a comeback for the ages.īutler scored 56 points - tying the fourth-best scoring performance ever in an NBA playoff game - and the Heat roared back from 14 points down in the final quarter to stun the Milwaukee Bucks 119-114 on Monday night to put the NBA’s top overall seed on the brink of early elimination. Why Nuggets could be finally ready to win NBA championshipĬeltics’ Game 7 flop felt like a bad sequel to this embarrassment Heat rally for Game 2 win over Nuggets to even series, spoil star’s huge effort Heat coach keeps making all the right moves
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