NBA Twitter reacts to Jimmy Butler’s 47-point performance in Game 6: ‘They’re going to talk about this game forever’
The Miami Heat forced a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference Finals, after beating the Celtics in Boston 111-103.
Jimmy Butler put up a historic performance with a career playoff-high 47 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists.
Butler and the Heat were trending on Twitter during Game 6.
Jimmy Buckets!!!
— DeMar DeRozan (@DeMar_DeRozan) May 28, 2022
Best words in sports:
GAME 7.
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) May 28, 2022
LeBron James 10 years ago in Game 6 in Boston: 45 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists in 45 minutes.
Jimmy Butler tonight in Game 6 in Boston: 45 points, nine rebounds, eight assists in 45 minutes.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) May 28, 2022
never thought we'd see a more heroic Jimmy Butler performance than that finals game in the bubble but this will be up there if the Heat hold on to win. undoubtedly.
— Jimmy Wobler (@WorldWideWob) May 28, 2022
Most points in Heat playoff history:
49 — LeBron James
47 — Jimmy Butler pic.twitter.com/ujQGETPrlM— StatMuse (@statmuse) May 28, 2022
jimmy butler was charging people $20 for a cup of coffee in the NBA bubble, this man has always been built different
— Molly Morrison (@mollyhannahm) May 28, 2022
They're going to talk about this Jimmy Butler game forever.
On the road. Facing elimination.
47 points. 9 rebounds. 8 assists. 4 steals.
— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) May 28, 2022
Jimmy Butler is a bad, bad man.
An All-Time game from him. 45 points in 45 minutes.
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) May 28, 2022
Jimmy Butler. On a hurt knee. With whatever just happened to his ankle. Attacking constantly. In a consistent defensive stance. Draining jumpers and every free throw. Good grief. This is an all-timer for him.
— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) May 28, 2022
Jimmy Butler doesn’t need a bubble or two good knees apparently. Onto Game 7 in the East!
More NBA from me: https://t.co/LGN9cVpeGP
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) May 28, 2022
Jimmy Butler to the Celtics: pic.twitter.com/BjVrp3cfNL
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) May 28, 2022
Jimmy Butler headed back to Miami pic.twitter.com/ryWKna3L0O
— Overtime (@overtime) May 28, 2022
What a masterpiece by Jimmy Butler.
If this run ends with a ring, this becomes an all-timer.
— HoopsHype (@hoopshype) May 28, 2022
THANK YOU, JIMMY BUTLER, FOR REDEEMING YOURSELF WITH ONE OF THE GREAT ROAD PLAYOFF PERFORMANCES IN NBA HISTORY. WHY YOU WOULDN'T ATTACK IN THE LAST THREE GAMES I WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND. NOW, CAN YOU PLEASE COME OUT FIRING ON SUNDAY NIGHT???
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) May 28, 2022
Consider that $52,413,394 Jimmy Butler is due in 2026 as backpay for this.
— Jimmy Wobler (@WorldWideWob) May 28, 2022
That was an amazing game. This series has been WILD. Jimmy Butler is absolutely iconic. I’m hype af.
— Joy Taylor (@JoyTaylorTalks) May 28, 2022
Jimmy Butler. Game 6 in Boston. pic.twitter.com/TigK4Ehxkt
— StatMuse (@statmuse) May 28, 2022
Give me Jimmy Butler in an elimination game any day of the week.
— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) May 28, 2022
47 9 and 8 against that defense.. salute!
— Seth Curry (@sdotcurry) May 28, 2022
Jimmy went and got that W tonight
— Tyus Jones (@1Tyus) May 28, 2022
Jimmy
— Malcolm Miller (@MalcMili13) May 28, 2022
“Mama there goes that man”
— Joel “Troel” Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) May 28, 2022
Jimmy Butler in the summer of 2014: No cable, no wifi, just buckets https://t.co/yiD5CwqNUk pic.twitter.com/2l4i7xLZbt
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) May 28, 2022
That game by Jimmy Butler is on the Mt Rushmore of @MiamiHEAT playoff performances.
Historic.
— Greg Sylvander (@GregSylvander) May 28, 2022
Jimmy Butler is a superstar
— raw✨ (@raweezzyy) May 28, 2022
Jimmy butler took what draymond green said personal pic.twitter.com/d0d8Josym1
— IN THE LAB (@DevInTheLab) May 28, 2022
30% of your max contract needs to go to Jimmy Butler’s coffee business he saved you @Bam1of1
— Ahmed🇸🇴 (@big_business_) May 28, 2022
JIMMY BUTLER YOU ARE A MONSTER!!!!!
— O’Shea Jack(Nichol)son (@OsheaJacksonJr) May 28, 2022
LEGACY DEFINING PERFORMANCE.
JIMMY. BUCKETS. BUTLER.
47 POINTS
8 ASSISTS
9 REBOUNDS
4 STEALS pic.twitter.com/LhDxWOYvzX— Miami Heat Beat // #BurnTheBoats🔥🛥 (@miaheatbeat) May 28, 2022
Jimmy Butler doing something only Jordan has done pic.twitter.com/KRXUCVzahg
— Alex 👋 #ThankYouDeebo (@dbs408) May 28, 2022
Jimmy Butler… I am STUNNED
— Chiddy 🇳🇬 (@chiddyafc) May 28, 2022
Ten years ago, Lebron James played one of the great clutch games ever, in a game six in Boston, for the #Heat.
Tonight, Jimmy Butler, in the exact same situation, was every bit as good. That’s one of the great elimination game performances of all time.
— Mike Greenberg (@Espngreeny) May 28, 2022
Jimmy Butler says phone call from D-Wade inspired him. What the heck did Dwyane say? Put up 47?
— Manny Navarro (@Manny_Navarro) May 28, 2022
Yeah never going for Jimmy Butler slander
Dude walked into TD Garden in an elimination game and dropped 47 points
— Niko (@nikotaughtyou) May 28, 2022
to make it official …
Most points in a playoff win, facing elimination, on road:
50: Wilt Chamberlain, PHL at BOS, 1960
47: Jimmy Butler, MIA at BOS, 2022
46: Jayson Tatum, BOS at MIL, 2022
45: LeBron James, MIA at BOS, 2012
45: Kawhi Leonard, LAC at DAL, 2021— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) May 28, 2022
Jimmy Butler with 47 9 8 just had a @KingJames gm 6 against the Celtics in the Garden. That was a virtuoso 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) May 28, 2022
Jimmy Butler this regular season ➡️ playoffs:
21.4 ➡️ 26.9 PPG
5.9 ➡️ 7.3 RPG
1.6 ➡️ 2.1 SPG
2.1 ➡️ 1.5 TOV
48.0 ➡️ 50.3 FG%
23.3 ➡️ 34.4 3P%
0.5 ➡️ 1.4 3PMBest when the lights are brightest. pic.twitter.com/K6owWlbrMk
— StatMuse (@statmuse) May 28, 2022
Jimmy Butler and Giannis both took this Cs team 7 but KD couldn’t get a game??? pic.twitter.com/0NCyjOpzLO
— 22 (@khashdinero) May 28, 2022
Jimmy Butler playing through an injury and dropping 47 in 46 minutes pic.twitter.com/7GR9WVtFNu
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) May 28, 2022
3 nba organizations had jimmy butler on their roster and were really like “thanks but no thanks. we got it from here”
— Michael Pina (@MichaelVPina) May 28, 2022
Dear NBA carpenters.. take your time tonight.. get paid over time.. but take this shit down.. no one is getting any trophies tonight… pic.twitter.com/vqVgDyo088
— Bernard Lee (@BernieoLee) May 28, 2022
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