Jimmy Butler Gets BUCKETS In Heat Game 1 W! #PLAYOFFMODE | April 16, 2023

Here comes Holliday the other way and Butler is on him with Giannis Esprit and a rebound by Bam Adebayo. As I said, 17 the other night. Portland, Butler, he'll convert at the other end. For that to happen, they're going to have to have a healthy Chris Middleton throughout these playoffs. Here is Butler, he too, and 31 on Friday against Chicago. Here come the Heat, 44-38. Road record of 17-24. Inside, Butler, got it, count it, foul. He'll go to the free throw line. Onto the Kumbo, he's back in. Lowry remains in. Kevin Love is in for the first time for Miami. Butler on top. What a pass. Sneaks one off the Lowry, who dives for two. And a great assist from Butler. Yes, Butler into Matthews. Kind of looks like his tailbone, right? Jimmy Butler continues to be solid here for Miami. His first year with Miami, they were running him a point guard. And the next year, that's a small forward. And this year, a powerful forward. Jimmy Butler again gets ahead and in back of that Milwaukee deep end. 33-year-old Jimmy Butler, who played at Marquette here in Milwaukee. And a 15-footer is pure. Dave Benson is back in there. He'll take it against Holiday. Hard screen. Love slashing inside is Jimmy Butler. He has been unstoppable. Blazing for 16 points in the first half. It's Middleton, another turnover. Picked up by Hero. Look who's wide open at the other end. Butler puts it through, and he's got 18. Butler at 14 in the first quarter. Has four here in the second. Driving by Holiday. And with ease, he's getting everything he wants. He's analyzing Butler's game. He's a finalist for the inaugural Clutch Player of the Year award. That's a three. Kevin Love. Kevin Love has got the stroke. 1-2-2 or 3-2. They'll be much dangerous without Giannis in this building. Vincent with a three. Vincent knocks down a three. Five of eight shooting. And he averages 14 a game. Good entry feed. Butler. But Lopez is always there. That time, he snuck around. Final seven seconds. Jimmy Butler with 22. Drives into Allen and over Lopez. He is getting absolutely anywhere he wants on the floor. In the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season. Miami in the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year. Lopez off on the three. Butler, the court linked after the rebound. And Adebayo is there. He'll flush it down. They're used to not having NBP on the floor. Butler with the reverse. Lopez tried to get in the way. And Jimmy Butler's got 26. Butler is 12 of 20. Trying John Middleton. Hands off to Bam. That was over Lopez. And again, points in the paint. And here comes Butler. Bumping and grinding. And now doubled by Lopez. Primarily on an airliner shot by Bam. Will trickle in. Foul. Count it. He'll go to the line. He's watching Butler. Butler with 26. Love. Three. Love comes in off the bench. He's got three threes and 11 points for the Heat. Foul ring. Deflected. But picked up by Jimmy Butler. By Jake Crowder. He's inside. What a play. Jimmy Butler. And Butler will have it. They'll work on Wesley Matthews. Outside. Love. A three from Kevin Love. Middleton. Holliday, who's on the bench. Miami shooting 60%. Kevin Crowder. Vincent. Butler. Foul. Count it. Send him to the stripe. So Butler's got five rebounds, 33 points, 10 assists, and a floater on the fly here for two more and 35 for Jimmy Butler.