On April 27, Beijing time, the Heat defeated the Bucks 128-126 to advance to the second round 4-1. After the Heat led in the first quarter, the Bucks rallied in the first half, and the Bucks opened up to 16 points after the third quarter, but the Heat erased the gap of 16 points in the final quarter and scored a key moment, Middleton hit two key free throws, Butler missed a three-point shot in 16.1 seconds before the end, and Holloday hit two free throws in 2.1 seconds Butler tied into overtime, and the Bucks collapsed in overtime and the Heat won.
Butler played perfectly in the G4 game, with 56 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block in the game, shooting 67.9% from the field, 37.5% from three-point range, and two three-pointers at key moments to seal the victory. The first four games of the series averaged 36.5+5.5+5 per game.
In the opening game, Butler and Alphabet Brother played 12 minutes, 5 of 9, 1 of 4 from three-point range, scored 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, Brother Alphabet was 4 of 5 + 3 of 4 free throws in 9 minutes to score 11 points and 2 rebounds, Butler was more comprehensive, Brother Alphabet was more efficient.
Butler's efficiency value plummeted in the second quarter, with 5 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 1-of-3 shooting in 9 minutes, 6-of-12 from the field and 1-of-4 from three-point range for 16 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists; Alphabet scored 19 points and 7 rebounds on 6-of-8 shooting in 17 minutes, and the Heat were outscored by the Bucks in the second quarter.
In the third quarter, Butler led the team to play a 16-4 climax, but the Bucks immediately responded to a wave of 10-0 to overtake again, Butler key to stop the bleeding, but unfortunately Da Luo and Midou hit three points in a row, the third quarter after the Heat trailed to 16 points, Butler personal 36 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in the third quarter has been very explosive.
At the end of the quarter, Butler was still resting the second team to play an 8-0 offensive, Butler came on the game and scored 4 consecutive points to continue to narrow the point gap, Matthews hit a three-point shot to stretch to 7 points, Butler scored 7 points to help the Heat equalize, Butler had 2 minutes and 13 seconds left in the three-point game was too hard, NBA officials applauded him.
Butler has scored 12 consecutive points in the final quarter, and the American media BR has praised Butler as Michael Jordan in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately, 16.3 seconds before the end, Butler missed a three-point shot, Middleton protected the rebound Holloday made both free throws, Midou and Lowry fought for a ball and finally jumped the ball, Holloday was fouled and hit one of the two free throws, Butler was tied with the whistle.
Butler's absolute flat once again ranked first in the United States. One more in overtime, Alphabet Brother missed two free throws for a foul, Reba made two baskets, Zeller dunked and pulled it to 7 points, Middleton hit all three free throws to narrow down to 2 points, Alphabet Brother fouled Strus for a three-point foul to bury the game.
The US media has gone crazy for Butler, who has not had a 40+ in the regular season this season, and Butler has been 40+ twice in the playoffs.
Butler played 46 minutes, 17-of-33, 3-of-10 from three-point range, scored 42 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, shooting 51.5% from the field, he was scary enough.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream