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Jimmy butler stats playoffs 202212/16/2023 ![]() Nikola Jokic's spectacular night led the Nuggets to a 104-93 win over the Heat at Ball Arena.We break down Sunday night's Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 matchup between the second-seeded Celtics (-3.5) and eighth-seeded Heat, providing an against-the-spread and over/under prediction. The first-ever NBA Finals game in Denver went according to plan for the home team. Jimmy is just a real competitor.”īoston used a 21-2 run to turn an eight-point, first-quarter deficit into an 11-point lead.Heat finals. I think now people are just paying more attention. “I love that gnarly version of Jimmy,” Spoelstra said. After Max Strus made one of two free throws, Adebayo scored on a putback dunk to make it 105-100 with less than a minute to play. He made a 17-footer to tie it 100-all, and then a short fadeaway to give Miami the lead. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra challenged, but lost. Miami trailed 98-96 when Butler was called for an offensive foul, kicking Marcus Smart after landing on a missed three-pointer. I just don’t know if I was the best person to talk to.”Īfter Tatum missed from long distance – one of three missed threes in the fourth quarter – Butler drove to the basket to make it a four-point Boston lead. He hit a big shot and started talking to me. ![]() “But that’s just competition at its finest. “As long as we get the win, I’m good with it.”Īsked if Boston “poked the bear” by getting Butler angry, Brown said, “Next question.” But Butler said there was no doubt that the attempt to get him off his game actually fired him up. Butler scored at the other end and was fouled by Williams the two players leaned into each other – drawing double technicals – before Butler hit the ensuing free throw. Williams made a three-pointer to make it 96-87 and was talking to Butler on the way back down the court. The Celtics led by 11 in the third quarter and made it a dozen early in the fourth. We’ve got so much faith and trust in one another.” I love every bit of it,” Butler said on the postgame TV broadcast. Jaylen Brown scored 16 points on 7-for-23 shooting he went 1 for 5 with a turnover in the final quarter, when Miami outscored Boston 36-22. But there’s no point being up here sad and (stuff),” Tatum said. But the Celtics star went 0 for 3 with two turnovers in the fourth quarter, when Boston blew an 89-77 lead en route to a second home loss in three nights.Īfter finishing 13 games ahead of the Heat in the regular-season - and then watching top-seeded Milwaukee fall to Miami in the first round - the Celtics have stumbled on what appeared to be a clear path to their second straight NBA Finals. Jayson Tatum had 34 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists for Boston. “And I’m not going to turn and look otherwise because I respect him as an fucking player.” “He’s going to have to make every single tough shot the rest of the series,” Williams said. You could kind of see it in his eyes he was ready to go after that.”īam Adebayo had 22 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists for Miami, which returns home with a chance to sweep and become just the second No. “I knew that was going to be good for us,” said Caleb Martin, who came off the bench to score 25 points. ![]() Then ‘Jimmy Buckets’ scored and scored some more – nine points in all during a 23-9 run that turned a nine-point deficit into a 105-100 lead. ![]()
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