Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler once again shows why he’s a big-time player when it matters the most, torching a career-high against the Hawks.
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The Heat showed us why they deserved the first seed in the eastern conference, taking a 2-0 lead against the Hawks. A Jimmy Butler Show was on full display, despite Hawks guard Trae Young having a relatively better game than his playoff opener.
Known to pull off upsets, the Hawks will have to play their best basketball on each possession to get past Erik Spoelstra and his men henceforth. With Young struggling, the injury to Clint Capela has only added to the woes of the Hawks.
Coach Spo’s defense put the clamps on Ice Trae, who had 10-turnovers in the game and was 2-for-10 from the 3-point line. With Games Three and Four shifting to Atlanta, it will be interesting to see if Young and co can pull off an upset.
Nonetheless, we couldn’t let the spectacle put up by Jimmy Buckets go unnoticed, with NBA Twitter pouring its love on the six-time All-Star.
NBA Twitter reacts to Jimmy Butler’s career-high 45-points.
Former NBA champion and ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins believed Butler was thinking of the American fast-food chain Wingstop, describing his 45-point piece as fried hard.
Jimmy Bucket’s highly efficient performance made him the only player apart from Dwyane Wade and LeBron James to have a 45-point playoff performance in the Heat franchise’s history.
Butler’s leadership comes in handy once again, proving why he may go down as one of the greatest players to wear the Heat uniform.
