Today's Miami Heat continue their NBA playoff journey, and their opponent is still the Boston Celtics.
The day before yesterday lost the "Battle of Tenno Mountain", the Heat have no way back, and if they lose one more game, they will be directly eliminated and end the journey of the season. The Heat's only chance is to win the game and drag the Eastern Conference Finals into a game of seven.
At the beginning of the game, Butler turned on offensive mode, shooting 6 of 10 in a single quarter and shooting 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. Despite a slight intake of offensive firepower in the second and third quarters, Butler was back in the fourth quarter of the scramble he needed to assert.
In the final quarter, the Greenshirts tied the score for the second time in the game, Butler stepped forward, scoring 17 points and 1 steal on 6-of-9 shooting in the quarter, leading the Heat to withstand the pressure and beat the Celtics 111-103. In the whole game, Butler only rested for 2 minutes and 04 seconds, and bombarded the quasi-triple-double data of 47 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals, shooting 16 of 29 in the sports game, 4 of 8 from outside the three-point line, and 11 free throws on the free throw line.
Butler has become the first player in Heat history to score 45+ points multiple times in the playoffs. With 47 points in a single game, Butler surpassed James and Wade to create a new playoff life-and-death scoring record in Heat history, ranking first in team history alone. In addition, Butler became the second player in NBA history to have at least 40 points and 4 steals in two games in a single-round series, the last of which was Jordan in the first round against the Cavaliers in 1988.
After the game, Butler said Wade called him before the game and encouraged him. I really want to thank Wade for letting Butler play such a wonderful showdown and be able to watch one more Game in the Eastern Conference Finals.