The Heat are a magical team, they played 8th in the East in the playoffs this year, all the way to the comeback, first sending the alphabet brother home 4-1, then eliminating the Knicks again 4-2, and in the Eastern Conference finals, although the Heat were cornered with a 3-0 lead, they easily defeated the Green Army in seven steals.
It is no exaggeration to say that the Heat can reach the Finals, which has been unexpected, after all, the Heat only has Butler a star, and among other players, the Heat also has 7 undrafted teams, becoming the NBA history to reach the Finals, and has the most undrafted teams.
Before the start of the Finals, the Heat was generally not favored by the outside world, and after losing G1, the outside world agreed that the Heat had very little hope, and the Finals lost suspense, but the Heat was very good at hitting the face, today's NBA Finals G2, the Heat with 111-108 Nick Nuggets, chasing the big score to a 1-1 draw. In this game, Butler shot 7 of 19 from the field, scoring 21 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.
The two teams played fiercely, the Heat led by double digits in the first quarter, but the Nuggets had the upper hand in the second and third quarters, and the Heat trailed by up to 17 points, fortunately, they did not give up, launched a counterattack in the final quarter, Dunroe scored 8 points in a row, Vincent, Adebayo and Butler all stood up, took turns to cut points, the Heat overtook with a bang, coupled with Murray's three-point shot at the key moment, the Heat finally won without risk. In this way, Butler also led the team to create a miracle.
What kind of miracle? According to NBA big data statistics, the Heat, as a black eight team, has won 13 games in the playoffs, and in the 77-year history of the NBA, no black eight team has been able to do this, and the previous record holder was the 99-year Knicks (12 wins), which is quite remarkable, after all, it is a real all-time first.
In addition to this, the Heat set some records today, and according to statistics, they have completed a comeback after trailing by at least 10 points for the seventh time, tying for the NBA's highest record in nearly 25 years. The 22-year Warriors, '12 Heat, and '11 Heat have done this seven times. But unlike them, this year's Heat have fewer stars, so it's even harder to do that, which speaks volumes about the resilience of Butler and will never give up no matter how far behind. What's more, the Finals continue, and the Heat have hopes to become the number one on the list in the future.
Second, Adebayo scored 20+ in the Finals for the third time in his career, second only to Wade (19), James (17) and Butler (6) in Heat history.
Third, the Heat became the only team in this year's playoffs to send the Nuggets their first home defeat, which the previous Timberwolves, Suns and Lakers did not do.
Fourth, the Heat shot 68.8% from the field in the final quarter of today, the third-highest record in the NBA Finals in nearly 25 years.
That's the magic of the Heat, who set multiple records in a fight, and if the Heat can win the championship, then their championship content is not the first in history, but it is enough to be at the top.
Butler was also interviewed after the game, and he said: "I don't think anyone in our team cares what other people think, we don't worry about what other people think, we focus on being ourselves, focusing on our team, at the end of the day, that's what we rely on." This is easy to understand, Butler does not care about the outside world looking down on them, hope that in G3, the Heat can continue to make efforts.