2023-05-29 13:30:00
Tonight at 2:30 a.m., the Heat and the Celtics will face off in the boiling lair of Boston’s TD Garden. A place in the NBA Finals for the winners, a vacation spot for the losers. Last year, the Heat had already moved to Beantown to save his skin, during Game 6. Jimmy Butler had then offered one of the best games of his career with 47 points, to allow. in Miami to still believe it.
Last year, few observers saw Sout Beach come out in Boston in Game 6. The Heat are down 3-2, the Celtics have the home field advantage and the momentum. Nothing or almost nothing goes against a qualification of the Greens in six rounds. Finally nothing… Until the start of the match. Because Jimmy Butler is well aware of what is at stake. His team finished first regular in the East, and sees its status abused. His clique is on the edge of the precipice, we must react, and properly.
Mister Buckets to do better than that. Despite a TD Garden which vociferates in all directions to destabilize the men of Florida, Jimmy sublimates himself. He atomizes the Celtics cleanly with 47 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals, 1 block, all at 16/29 shooting, 4/8 parking and 11/11 free throws. JB falls that night into the category of guys who are indefensible in the Playoffs when they are in their zone. The start of the match sets the tone: the boy is present on both sides of the pitch, chaining high-level defensive sequences while providing scoring and efficient distribution of the game in attack. Ime Udoka takes timeouts, adjusts as best he can… but Buckets is definitely too strong. We wrote it last year, at the end of this legendary match: “Butler touched the heights of basketball last night“.
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A performance for the ages. pic.twitter.com/MSgGQHsa0T
— NBA (@NBA) May 28, 2022
His second half? A master class. He played 46 minutes, and therefore did not come out during the second act. Despite its incandescence, the Celtics cling and are within direct reach of the score. It was once again Jimmy who saved his team with a basket and the fault at 99-99, then a huge shot to kill the match a few moments later. That night, Butler inscribed his name in gold letters in the legend of the Playoffs.
For Heat fans, this perf ‘has also been a huge symbol, since it occurred 10 years after the monstrous match of LeBron James which already allowed at the time to force a Game 7 in favor of Miami, already against Boston. Corones, courage and above all taking responsibility. This is what it will take again in Jimmy’s basketball tonight if he wants to taste the NBA Finals again. He has the capabilities, we must now apply. Which won’t be easy, but far from possible. History has a date with him, it is better not to give him a hard time.
Source : NBA
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