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The black eight miracle of the hot fire, the god-like Butler

The black eight miracle of the hot fire, the god-like Butler

In the NBA playoffs, there is probably nothing cooler than winning the championship. If there is, it is probably to complete a big reversal at the opponent's home field, and then the black eight succeeds. The Heat did just that today.

This round of the series was full of surprises, and the injury of Alphabet Brother's first game changed the situation of the whole series abruptly. When the Bucks led by 12 points in the fourth game, everyone thought the series was going to be 2-2, and then Butler was down.

The black eight miracle of the hot fire, the god-like Butler

Today, when the Bucks led by as many as 16 points in the final quarter, I think most people were thinking that the Heat should return to their home court to fight for the black eight. But as soon as the fourth quarter came up, the Heat told everyone that it was today.

Love, who was abandoned by the Cavaliers (the Cavaliers were eliminated by the Knicks today), hit two consecutive three-pointers in the final quarter, and the difference was chased by the Heat to only 6 points. Butler stepped up again to score consecutive points, erasing the Bucks' biggest 16-point lead in an instant.

The black eight miracle of the hot fire, the god-like Butler

Almost the same plot as in the fourth game, the Bucks will be reversed twice, and Budenholzer's coaching career with the Bucks has probably come to an end. In fact, he's almost exhausted in '21, but the Bucks championship keeps him to this point.

The Bucks still had a huge advantage in regular time, with Love leaving the game and Middleton hitting both free throws; Butler missed a three-point throw, and Holladay hit both free throws. The Bucks once again led by two balls, and the victory was already halfway into their pockets.

The black eight miracle of the hot fire, the god-like Butler

However, the Heat snatched the victory out of the Bucks' pocket, Vincent hit a key three-pointer, then the Bucks missed the serve, the referee finally awarded a scrum, and Holloday missed a key free throw after the Bucks got the ball, and the Bucks led by only 2 points.

Then came the most incredible scene of the game, when the Heat sideline ball was hung directly to Butler under the basket, who almost lay down and threw the ball into the basket.

The black eight miracle of the hot fire, the god-like Butler

When I watched the live broadcast, I didn't even see how Butler put the ball in, and the scorekeeper at home of the Bucks was stunned, and it took a long time to add the score.

The black eight miracle of the hot fire, the god-like Butler
The black eight miracle of the hot fire, the god-like Butler

The entire Bucks home court was silent at that moment, and no one could believe Butler dragged the game into overtime. The Bucks were also stunned by Butler's goal, and the entire overtime was like sleepwalking, eventually losing the key game, becoming the sixth seed in history to be blacked eight.

In fact, when Alphabet chose to throw the ball out while jumping, the Bucks' season was over. In this game, Alphabet Brother once again fell into the free throw circle, and almost every time he stood at the free throw line in front of him, he had to throw one. The back was simply two missed free throws, and his self-confidence was drained little by little at the free throw line.

The black eight miracle of the hot fire, the god-like Butler

So at the last moment, Alphabet Brother was already afraid to stand on the free throw line again, he did not dare to take the ball, did not dare to attack the jump shot, and the Bucks lost their sharpest weapon. Brother Alphabet hit only 10 of his 23 free throws today, still at his home.

In the playoffs when life and death are decided, Alphabet Brother's shooting ability has once again become a further constraint on him. It doesn't matter how many three-pointers you make in the regular season and how many free throws you make in a row. The playoffs are where the real story really is, and Alphabet Brother has clearly lost badly this year, completely to Butler in terms of star quality.

The black eight miracle of the hot fire, the god-like Butler

When Butler hit that incredible tie, the Black Eight wave swept through Milwaukee, and that was Butler's 40th point of the game. Throughout the fourth quarter, Butler scored 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting to save the team again. The Heat trailed the Bucks by a whopping 16 points in the final quarter, setting the biggest comeback deficit in the final quarter of the series.

Butler shot 17 of 33, including 3 of 10 three-pointers, 5 of 9 free throws, and scored 42 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. In the last game, Butler scored a career-high 56 points in the playoffs.

The black eight miracle of the hot fire, the god-like Butler

In the five games he played in Black Eight, Butler averaged 37.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.4 blocks per game, shooting 59.7% from the field, 44.4% from three-point range and 70.8% from the free-throw line.

It is worth mentioning that the last NBA's black eight miracle happened in 2012, when the eighth-seeded 76ers defeated the top-seeded Bulls led by Ross 4-2. Ross fell in the first game of that series and walked off the altar. And Butler was on that black eight-faced Bulls team, and Butler was a rookie that year and did not score in the entire series.

The black eight miracle of the hot fire, the god-like Butler

Eleven years later, Butler is already a playoff superstar, and he is once again part of the Black Eight. Only this time, he was the one who led the team to complete the Black Eight.

Butler today seems to me to be a godlike figure like Jordan. Even his final push in front of the draw is so similar to Jordan's push in the '98 Finals. But as Stockton said in a later interview: "If you push and the referee doesn't blow, so be it." ”

The black eight miracle of the hot fire, the god-like Butler
The black eight miracle of the hot fire, the god-like Butler

The course of history is always interesting because of these details.

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