In an NBA regular season game that ended this morning, the Miami Heat beat the Lakers 113-107 at home, completing their revenge against their opponents while temporarily rising to the first place in the East.
The happiest player of the game is not Jimmy Butler, who played 39 minutes in today's game, 7-of-18 shooting, and had 20 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, of course, there was a clear crotch pull in the fourth quarter.
This is butler himself's third triple-double this season, and the 10th triple-double in the Heat's career, surpassing LeBron James's nine times to become the Heat's all-time triple-double, and the total number of career triple-doubles has also reached 14. For a star like Butler, who does not have a high starting point and is not very talented, this is undoubtedly a very great and rare achievement.
And being able to complete the surpass in front of James's own figure in the game against James, and helping the team to beat James's team, undoubtedly makes this triple-double have another layer of commemorative significance.
James has played for the Heat for 4 seasons, and this season is Butler's third season with the Heat, and from the efficiency of taking a triple-double, Butler has surpassed James that year.
In his post-game press conference, Butler was also inevitably asked by reporters about surpassing James to become the team's all-time triple-double, and he said bluntly: "It's more of a sign that my teammates are great because they keep finding me." ”
Giving credit to his teammates, it has to be said that Butler's wave of speeches is very level, which fully shows that he is a player who is not greedy, and also reflects that the Heat are a united team.
Realistically speaking, if you want to win the triple double, you must also rely on the strength of your teammates, especially the assist data, and half of it depends on whether your teammates can score the ball. Therefore, Butler's wave of credit to teammates does not have an overly modest component.