On April 23, the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Bulls lost to the Hawks by one point, and the series score was still 2-1, but they did not have the opportunity to win the game point early. The core of the Heat, Butler, came out with an injury, he cut 20 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, a good performance, but the key two shots were all iron, and also lost the killer ball.
In the first quarter, Butler hit the ground to down Adebayor, who received the ball and dunked. Taking advantage of Adebayor's blocking, Butler threw a throw into the field. Butler confronted Hunter next to him, who played 2+1 strongly, but also fell to the ground in pain, returning after briefly returning to the bench, Butler added a penalty shot. Trae Young wanted to connect with Gallinari, but was directly snatched by Butler, and after being fouled by clear-path, Butler got two free throws and he hit both free throws. Adebayor passes and Butler cuts a dunk. Butler reciprocated, assisting Adebayor to score. Hiro counter-attacked and then threw a pass, and Butler dunked with both hands. Butler was very strong in the first quarter, with 11 points, 5 boards and 2 assists in the single quarter.
In the second quarter, Butler assisted Dedmund tomahawk, and his pass was very accurate. Butler broke through the bottom corner of the score, and Hiro hit a three-point shot against the defender. Trae Young band smeared Vincent to a low-handed basket, and was directly sent to the big hat by Butler, which was quite wonderful. Butler didn't score in the quarter, but did a good job defending and passing.
In the third quarter, Butler pulled low to hit Hunter, who hit a back-up jumper. Butler hit the ground and sent to Strus, who made a layup. Hunter burst into the encirclement again, and was directly destroyed by Butler. The Heat hit a wave, successfully overtaking and extending their lead.
In the fourth quarter, Vincent passed the ball and Butler cut the dunk. Duncan Robinson missed a three-pointer, and Butler grabbed an offensive rebound and assisted Inmond's basket. Butler assisted Duncan Robinson on a three-pointer. The Hawks closed the gap, and when Okonwu's 2+1 allowed the Hawks to overtake by three points, Butler immediately responded with a three-pointer to equalize. After Trae Young hit two free throws, Butler assisted Tucker's three-pointer in the bottom corner to give the Heat another lead. Butler missed a key jumper and Trae Young threw a shot with 4.4 seconds left to leave the Heat one point behind. In the final moments, Butler threw a deadly three-pointer, and the Heat lost by one point.
It can be seen that Butler's performance in today's game is still very good, he continued the strong performance of the last game with 45 points, the first quarter was slightly injured under the line of fire, with injuries, cut a single quarter 11 points, 5 boards and 2 assists, and then Butler led the team through his own defense and passing, but unfortunately Butler lost the killer ball and missed the match point.