On January 24, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Heat defeated the Lakers 113-107. The Heat's core Butler contributed a triple-double of 20 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists, and won the 10th triple-double of the Heat's career, officially surpassing James.
It is reported that this is Butler's 10th triple-double after playing for the Heat, and he has surpassed James to become the triple-double king in the history of the Heat.
It is worth mentioning that James has played four seasons with the Heat, while Butler is currently only playing for his third season, but he has already made history.
Although the results of leading the Heat in the championship are far from James, as a star whose strength and fame are not as good as James' and his skills are not as good as James's overall players, It is not easy for Butler to surpass James to become the new triple-double king of the Heat.
And in this game, James as an opponent witnessed Butler's catch-up to him. In the whole game, although James had 33 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, and Westbrook contributed 24 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, the Lakers still lost to the Heat.
This season, Butler averaged 21.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game, and averaged 20+5+5 for the second consecutive season. Currently, under Butler, the Heat are no. 2 in the East, behind the Nets, which have had Durant, Harden and Irving, and remain strong this season. After being out of the first round of the playoffs last season, the Heat are also making a comeback this season.