Draymond Green, NBA Twitter in awe as Heat's Jimmy Butler drops 56 on Bucks
Draymond, NBA Twitter in awe as Jimmy Butler drops 56 on Bucks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
Jimmy. Butler.
The Heat forward put together one of the greatest individual performances in NBA playoff history on Monday night to put No. 8-seeded Miami on the brink of an unbelievable first-round upset.
A franchise playoff record 56 points from Butler led a 119-114 comeback win over the No. 1 Milwaukee Bucks in Miami, pushing the Heat's series lead to 3-1 over the 2021 NBA champions.
Butler checked into the game at the 8:11 mark of the fourth quarter with the Heat trailing 98-87. He then led a 29-11 run with 18 points as Miami stunningly seized control of the game with a seven-point lead inside the final minute.
JIMMY BUTLER ð¤ pic.twitter.com/Pz5cwhWHVy
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 25, 2023
Butler almost single-handedly outscored the Bucks in the fourth quarter (25-21). His 56 points, on 19-for-28 shooting, are tied for the fourth-most in NBA playoff history behind Michael Jordan's 63, Elgin Baylor's 61 and Donovan Mitchell's 57. And he did it against the No. 1 overall seed.
The mesmerizing performance had NBA Twitter in awe:
Say or feel what you want about Jimmy⦠ANIMAL!!! Double Nickel! And counting
— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) April 25, 2023
PLAYOFF MF HIMMY BUTLER
— Joel âTroelâ Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) April 25, 2023
Jimmy spazzing!
— Tyrese Maxey (@TyreseMaxey) April 25, 2023
Nikola Jovic with the same reaction to Jimmy Butler as the rest of us. pic.twitter.com/PkRnHjFa0x
— Andy Bailey (@AndrewDBailey) April 25, 2023
Himmy Butler. pic.twitter.com/P1YbjGQb3Q
— nba paint (@nba_paint) April 25, 2023
Jimmy Butler once the playoffs start pic.twitter.com/g20FC0lYyc
— RingerNBA (@ringernba) April 25, 2023
W-O-W.
— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) April 25, 2023
This is insane
— JJ Redick (@jj_redick) April 25, 2023
JIMMY BUTLER YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) April 25, 2023
JIMMY BUTLER IS THE BEST BASKETBALL PLAYER WHO EVER LIVED.
— jeremy taché (@jeremytache) April 25, 2023
Jimmy Butler could give heart transplants to every kid in Florida and still have some left over
— myles brown (@mdotbrown) April 25, 2023
Playoff. Jimmy. Freakin. Butler.
— Kurt Helin (@basketballtalk) April 25, 2023
Shhhâ¦Jimmy Butler is speaking. pic.twitter.com/d4Wv6R6O6z
— Cousin Sal (@TheCousinSal) April 25, 2023
Watching Playoff Jimmy pic.twitter.com/xn5Rk1yTNH
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 25, 2023
They don't call him Jimmy Buckets for nothing.