On April 27, Beijing time, the NBA playoff Heat hosted a G5 showdown with the Hawks. As a result, bad news came before the game, and the Heat's number one star Jimmy Butler suddenly stopped playing! The official reason given by the Heat is that Butler has inflammation in his right knee. Butler is currently on the Daily Watch list, and it's unclear why Butler has knee pain. For the Heat, this was obviously another blow, as they had already broken Lowry.
According to coach Spollstra in an interview, Butler has not yet undergone a scan and does not know what caused Butler's knee pain, and injuries or long-term strain in G4 are likely. In this game, Butler also sat on the Heat bench in civilian clothes, and his expression looked more relaxed.
In the playoffs this season, Butler can be called the Heat's fixed needle, averaging 30.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.8 steals in 4 games, and shooting 43.8% from three-point range. Against the Hawks, the Heat were able to score 3-1, and Butler was the best. Especially in Game 2, Butler slashed 45 points and almost single-handedly defeated the Eagles. Butler's long-term absence would be a fatal blow to the Heat.
At present, two members of the Heat's lineup have been injured. Before Butler, the main point guard Lowry also had a hamstring strain and has been suspended so far. Fortunately, another big player on the team, Oladipo, has returned, alleviating the impact of injuries on the Heat. But this time against the Eagles' G5, the Heat obviously played a little hard.
In the playoffs this season, injuries have had a big impact on all teams. Bucks two-time Middleton, Suns ace Booker, Jazz ace Mitchell, Heat's Lowry and Butler, Raptors' VanVleet, Philadelphia ace Embiid and other players, have suffered different degrees of injuries, and many people have not yet returned from the game. In the end, I am afraid that injuries will also become an important factor affecting the ownership of the championship.