Jimmy talked about the inspiration he got from a phone call from Dwyane Wade. The song is called "1:24."
The Miami Heat might have to clear some room.
The path from their home court to the locker room is filled with wall-sized memories of greatness from Miami's past. Their 2006 Finals comeback was started by Gary Payton's jumper. Udonis Haslem had blood on his face in the fourth quarter. In the first quarter of the 2012 Game 6 in Boston,Lebron James stared at the screen as he scored 45 points. And many more.
Pat Riley sometimes takes guests down the long walk, stopping in front of the huge images above the deep red carpet to tell the back stories.
Maybe the photo from Friday night that makes it onto the wall next is of Jimmy Butler rising in front of the Boston Celtics bench playing his 46th minute of an elimination Game 6 that was instantly etched in the history books. Marcus Smart, the Defensive Player of the Year, and Derrick White, the would-be hero of a comeback, watched as Butler soared into the air. Everyone in the Garden looked at the man.
He could not jump anywhere near as high as two days before. Forget about it four days later. His ailing right knee, which had started to improve the past two days after aggressive treatment, allowed it toTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkia The Heat had a chance to win the game in the final seconds, but Butler hit a 20-foot jumper to force a Game 7.
I don't pay much attention to the crowd. I want to win. I will do whatever my teammates need me to do.
As the shot clock expires, Jimmy butler continues his masterful performance with this incredible bucket.
After he injured his knee in the third game of the playoffs, he was a shell of himself. It showed immediately when he played when maybe he shouldn't have. His lift was almost non-existent. By the middle of Game 5, the Celtics defense publicly admitted that they didn't want to bother him and that he wasn't a threat.
In the first minute of Game 6, Butler jumped into a passing lane and beat everyone to the other end for a fast break score. He exploded off his feet to grab the rebound. It was obvious that the Heat were back.
The Miami player carried the team, piling up 47 points with nine rebound and eight assists. He was there 11 times in Game 6 after getting to the foul line six times. He made them all. He made four 3-pointers.
The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat are tied 3-3 with a trip to the NBA Finals on the line. You can watch the action on the internet.
Game 7 is on Sunday. The program is on ABC
He was tied for the third-most points in a road elimination game in the 75-year history of the NBA. He scored or assisted on 68 points, the most in a conference finals elimination game in history.
Jimmy Butler is a great competitor, he really is, according to the Heat coach. He put his fingerprints on the game.
The veteran of dozens of these high stakes games was confident and steady all week. The Heat struggled to get 80 points in Games 4 and 5.
As the Heat went through a light workout at a health club near their hotel, and saw that Tyler Herro was going to miss a third straight game, they knew that Spoelstra was deep in his bag.
There was a light in his eyes and a confidence in his demeanor. He lives his life with incredible discipline, thanks to Riley and his guidance. He wears the same outfit every day and never stops doing his job.
The rest of the team was calm despite the turmoil. Kyle Lowry showed up on the court three and a half hours before the start of the game to try to loosen his ailing hamstring and then gutted his way to 18 points and 10 assists. After missing 19 consecutive 3-pointers, Max Strus finally made a desperation heave in the third quarter and made two more.
It is not like I guaranteed anything. After his team got a big win, he said he knew how his guys were wired and that he hoped that would bring out the best in them. You are going to get pushed uncomfortably over the course of the series. Sometimes you are going to lose along the way.
It looked like the Heat were going to lose one more time. Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors assumed on national television that the Celtics would advance to the finals. They still might. The series isn't over despite Miami's win Friday night.
We got Game 7 at the crib.
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