On May 7, Beijing time, the Heat beat the Knicks 105-86 at home, rewriting the overall score to a 2-1 lead. Butler returned from injury, shooting 9-of-21 from the field, 10-of-11 from the free throw line, contributing 28 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, and his folding back dunk in the game made the game boil. In the second half, Butler hit his injured right foot again, and although he limped a little, he continued to fight. The Heat and Knicks clashed at the end of the third quarter, and Butler looked quite relaxed, showing off the heat and spinning the ball, and the Heat were already leading by 17 points. In the last quarter, Butler shook his finger after scoring a goal, domineering!
At the beginning of the game, the comeback Butler appeared aggressive, hitting a series of shots and a fast-break dunk to help the Heat take the lead. The defense also threw out two big hats, leaving Barrett and Hart deflated. In the first quarter, Butler scored 10 points and 2 blocks.
In the second quarter, Butler hit a mid-range shot and made it 2+1. Before half-time, Butler showed a folding back buckle in the dead-ball state, causing cheers from the audience, and a reporter forwarded it and said that Butler looked to be recovering quite well. In the first half, Butler contributed 15 points, 3 rebounds and 2 blocks, shooting 7-of-14 from the field, the highest scoring player on both sides.
In the second half, Butler made consecutive kills, walked to the free throw line, and scored more than 20 points. However, the accident happened in the third quarter, when Butler broke through and hit his injured right foot, and slow motion showed that his right ankle was visibly turned outward. A tough guy is a tough guy, and like G1, Butler insisted on staying on the pitch despite being a bit limp.
With 14.7 seconds left before the end of the third quarter, there was a big clash under the basket. Zeller and Randle suddenly clashed while stuck under the basket. Zeller pushed Randall under the basket, Hattenstein pushed Zeyler from behind, Martin pushed Hatten away, and then the players from both sides rushed up. After watching the replay, the referee gave Zeller, Hatten and Martin a technical offense.
At this time, an interesting scene appeared, Butler played flower work on the side, first a hot dance, and then began to spin the ball. The Heat led by 17 points at the time, and Butler was already in a relaxed mood. At the end of the third quarter, Butler scored 24 points.
He didn't play in the first half of the fourth quarter, and Butler wasn't idle. The Knicks' Topping stepped out of bounds, and Butler and Love immediately leaned over to wipe the floor and teased their opponents.
With just over five minutes left before the end of the game, the Knicks narrowed the gap to 14 points, and Butler put on the squad again, hitting a shot as soon as he came on to help the Heat stabilize the situation, shaking his fingers and domineering. The Heat also had the last laugh.