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In the third game of the 2022 NBA Playoffs series between Miami Heat and Boston Celtics, Jimmy Butler was injured and did not re-enter.
A very intense game was played in the TD Garden when Jimmy Butler had to leave the party and the alarms for Miami Heat they caught fire Boston Celtics reached the third game of the series after tying it and with the opportunity to defend the locality and get ahead in the Finals of the Eastern Conference of the NBA Playoffs 2022.
The first half was all of the visitors. They quickly built up a lead of more than 20 points in the first quarter. Miami’s domination continued and they went into the break with a comfortable lead. Everything seemed given for the Heat to win and go 2-1.
One of the low points up to this point in the series and in the postseason in general had been the center Bam Adebayo. Barely in the first quarter was he able to show how good he can be, with 16 pointsthe same amount as in the first two games.
Butler had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists at halftime.. But the news that came when he returned to start the third quarter surprised everyone and is a bucket of cold water for those led by the coach Eric Spoelstra.
Jimmy Butler and the terrible news for the Miami Heat
After playing 20 high-level minutes, Miami announced that Butler would miss the remainder of the game against the Celtics for a “inflammation in the right knee”. On court he showed no signs of pain, so dismissing him so quickly and mysteriously cannot be good news.