We’d normally wait until the full episode is live before publishing another teaser but… Playoff Jimmy Butler happened as The Miami Heat defeated Giannis Antetokounmpo and The Milwaukee Bucks. In this clip, JJ Redick and Trey Murphy (The New Orleans Pelicans) talk about what they’re seeing from Jimmy Butler in these playoffs and Trey shares a great Jimmy story.
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TM3 is the man pelicans need to make cj come off the bench and let trey start with Z, BI, jonas and herb
Jimmy is perfect example no matter what if you play your butt off you have an advantage nobody plays as hard as playoff Jimmy Butler,the Knicks are an example they just played harder than cavs
Jimmy has got it right. Save your body in the reg season, don’t go for individual awards, do enough to make the playoffs and then flick the switch on. He knows the biggest prize in basketball is the ring. The seed you finish in the reg season doesn’t mean as much as people think, you gonna meet the top teams eventually if you want to go all the way. That natural competitiveness Jimmy possesses allows him to reach his peak level when the stakes are higher
Himmy Jordan is a special beast.
Jj is a 🤡🤡🤡🤡
can't touch jimmy, cuz he'll draw fouls. same thing that harden did that made him unguardable but he was condemned for that.
I looooove that Jimmy is the anti-flopper, he gets calls cuz he initiates contact and doesn't complain at no calls. You can tell he think he should make the shot irregardless of the contact.
As Michael Jordan's son, Jimmy Buckets has another level.
as a Clevelander, I am crying — how did we let KLove go, and now we have no 3pt shooters (Green barely played?) and KLove starting for the Heat and scoring 15??? w h a t t t t t
That story of Jimmy beating the 1st string TimberWolves with a 3rd string unit is sounding more true every day.
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Heat nation baby
Trey Murphy seems like a chill dude and speaks well
Give me Miami Warriors in the finals and I don’t care who wins. Love Jimmy and Steph and for what they do for their teams.
Jimmy Jordan
Jimmy Butler now has the most 40-point Playoff games in Heat franchise history. scored 98 points in the past two playoff games. In NBA only Michael Jordan, Elgin Baylor, and Jerry West scored more points in consecutive playoff games. Top 10 – Most points in consecutive playoff games:
Jordan – 112 (1986)
Jordan – 105 (1988)
West – 101 (1965)
Jordan – 99 (1993)
Baylor – 99 (1962)
Barry – 98 (1967)
Butler – 98 (2023)
West – 96 (1965)
Jordan – 96 (1993)
…multiple players with 95
Himmy Buckets in the first round:
37.6 PPG
6.0 RPG
4.8 APG
1.8 SPG
59.7 FG%
44.4 3P%
Largest PPG Increase From The Regular Season to The Playoffs (min 4 games):
+14.7 — Jimmy Butler (This Year)
+14.7 — Hakeem Olajuwon (1988)
Most PPG in a series in Heat franchise History. Absolutely incredible.
Butler in this series
42 PTS, 8 REB (51% FG)
56 PTS, 9 REB (68 % FG)
30 PTS, 5 REB (4/4 3PT)
25 PTS (67% FG)
35 PTS, 11 AST, 3 STL (56% FG)
Himmy also has 98 points) is the 7th player in NBA history to record 95+ points in a 2-Game span in the Playoffs. He joins:
Michael Jordan (8 spans, high of 112 points)
Jerry West (3 Spans, high of 101 points)
Elgin Baylor (2 Spans, high of 99 points)
Kevin Durant (95 points, 2019)
Rick Barry (98 points, 1967)
Wilt Chamberlain (95 points, 1960)
The Heat had lost 51 straight games when trailing by 10+ Pts entering the 4th quarter before winning games 4 & 5 in that fashion.
Over last 5 seasons, the Bucks are 9-4 against Miami when entering the 4th quarter with a double-digit lead (171-1 against rest of league).
the Heat become the sixth No. 8 seed in nba history to eliminate the No. 1 seed. Miami is the only team to do so while only losing one game.
They also became the first Play-In team to win a Playoff series.
It’s been “unsustainable” for four playoffs running. He got swept after the bubble season because he went to the finals and the offseason was like two weeks long. Never forget he was a Kawhi miracle away from taking Philly to the finals.
He’s Jim Jordan now.
Need that Jimmy Butler jersey !!! It’s long overdue !! Historical series but job isn’t finish 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
2:53 nahh dbook definitely mr.get to your spots👍🏾
Jimmy does what kawhi wanted to do: load management during the season, then insane performances in the playoffs
Knicks in 6
jj redick coming out of retirement and joining miami 😅
I really hope Jimmy Butler and Damian Lillard win a championship in their career. I sincerely mean that 🏆
Jimmy got actual load-management
The fact that the 76ers thought Simmons and Harris were a better option than Butler tells you all you need to know about that organization's chances to advance in the playoffs.
Let’s talk about the “elephant” in the room… the 6th men, the NBA Refs last night! They tried hard to win it for the Bucks — very hard!!