Originally compiled from: ESPN
Originally written by Brian Windhorst
原标题：How a turbulent season has fueled Jimmy Butler, Heat's playoff run
Jimmy Butler is writing about his greatness, and how did a season of ups and downs ignite him, make the playoffs explode, and lead the team to a wild race?
The Heat had its regular season up and down
Jimmy Butler likes to make people feel uncomfortable, and that's where his toughness lies. After four seasons with the Heat, he led the No. 8 seed team to develop an undisturbed ability through an ups and downs and is now able to make the playoffs.
For the Heat, this is a season that can be described as turbulent. In the regular season, they started the season poorly, losing seven of their first 11 games, followed by a three-game winning streak followed by a four-game losing streak, followed by a three-game winning streak, followed by four of their six.
After that, the Heat won a winning streak and then went on a losing streak, and in the end, they only had a 44-38 record, and they lost one playoff, defeated the Bulls, and made it to the eighth place and advance to the playoffs.
62 crucial moments to temper will
Another statistic also shows how tough the Heat has been this season, with a total of 62 games in the regular season and playoffs (within 5 points in the final 5 minutes of the game), which is third in the last 25 seasons.
That said, the Heat have stumbled all the way this season and haven't shown significant dominance.
However, it was this stumbling that helped the Heat adapt to their ability to play in different situations in the playoffs. "We learned a lot and understood how to deal with different emotions. Every game, even the last shot of every game, whether it's a shot from us or a shot from an opponent, you can develop a kind of courage from it. Boss Spoelstra said.
These crucial moments make the Heat a team that is good at playing tough battles and is full of tenacity. In Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals, with 6 minutes left, they trailed by nine points, and at that point, Butler completed a 2-plus-1 and completed a comeback in the face of Gwe's provocation.
"I like Jimmy's savage side," Spoelstra said after the game. That's Butler, who injected blood into this team and interpreted the toughness of the Heat.
The Heat trailed by at least 10 points in the playoffs this season, and their record is an incredible 6-2, including 2-0 in the Eastern Conference finals.
The performance of the core of the two teams in the decisive moment was a stark contrast, and in the second game of the Eastern Conference final, the Celtics made seven of their last eight shots and three turnovers.
That's the result of the two teams in different situations in the regular season, when the Celtics felt like they were the best team in the league, and the Heat honed their toughness in many close games.
"This team has been together for a while, but there is no doubt that this year has been a unique experience for all of us, there is a beauty of going through hardships in these battles, and we are honored to have a unique regular season like this." Spoelstra said.
Shared difficulties forge solidarity
After the third big win, Heat center Adebayo also said, "After all these ups and downs, the good and bad of this season, I think the most important thing that we all really rely on is that everyone is always together." ”
Especially in the fourth quarter of the game, the Heat twisted into a rope. "I think the fourth quarter is the most important, certainly not that the first three quarters are not important. When the game entered the fourth quarter, everyone came together to win the quarter and win the whole game. Many of us take this to heart, and I am especially so. So for us, to win this quarter, we can win the game, even if it's only half a point. Adebayo said.
All in all, after the regular season, this Heat team has been on par with the regular season. In the regular season this season, the Heat shot only 34.8% from three-point range, ranking fourth from the bottom in the league, and their three-point shooting rate of 39.8% so far in the playoffs, ranking first in the league. Now, they're just one win away from becoming the first eighth-seeded to reach the Finals since the 1999 Knicks, and only one eighth-seeded in history has reached the Finals. Now that the Heat are one step away from rewriting history, and they look like they have a chance to create even greater magic, will the Black Eight win the championship?