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Led by Jimmy Butler’s 42 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, the No. 8 seed Miami Heat defeat the No. 1 seed Milwaukee Bucks, 128-126, in overtime. Bam Adebayo added his first career playoff triple-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the victory, while Giannis Antetokounmpo (38 points, 20 rebounds) and Khris Middleton (33 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists) added a combined 71 points for the Bucks. After closing out this best-of-seven series, 4-1, the Heat now advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals where they will face the New York Knicks on Sunday, April 30th.
The Miami Heat become the sixth 8th seed in NBA history to defeat a 1 seed in a Playoff series. They also become the first Play-In team to win a Playoff series.
1994: Denver (8) over Seattle (1)
1999: New York (8) over Miami (1)
2007: Golden State (8) over Dallas (1)
2011: Memphis (8) over San Antonio (1)
2012: Philadelphia (8) over Chicago (1)
Tonight is Jimmy Butler’s 8th 40-Point game for the Miami Heat in the Playoffs, giving him the most 40-PT games in franchise history (Dwyane Wade, 7).
Jimmy Butler is the first Miami Heat player with back-to-back 40-point games in the Playoffs.
Jimmy Butler (98 points) is the 7th player in NBA history to record 95+ points in a 2-Game span in the Playoffs, joining:
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, 04/24/2019 – 04/26/2019)
Rick Barry (98 points, 04/18/1967 – 04/20/1967)
Wilt Chamberlain (95 points, 03/14/1960 – 03/16/1960)
Over the five games of this series, Jimmy Butler has totaled 188 points, passing Dwyane Wade (180, 06/11/2006 – 06/20/2006) for the most points in a 5-game span of a single postseason in Heat franchise history.
Bam Adebayo becomes the third player in Miami Heat history to record a triple-double in the Playoffs, joining LeBron James (5) and Jimmy Butler (3).
Erik Spoelstra is the 6th Coach in NBA history to eclipse 100 career Playoff wins, joining:
Phil Jackson: 229
Pat Riley: 171
Gregg Popovich: 170
Doc Rivers: 108
Larry Brown: 100
Tonight marked Erik Spoelstra’s 100th Playoff victory as a coach, passing Red Auerbach (99) and tying Larry Brown (100) for 5th on the NBA’s All-Time Coaching Playoff victory list.
Giannis becomes the 11th player in NBA history with 10 or more Playoff games of 30+ points and 15+ rebounds, joining:
Wilt Chamberlain: 39 Games
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 33 Games
Elgin Baylor: 31 Games
Bob Pettit: 24 Games
Shaquille O’Neal: 22 Games
Tim Duncan: 18 Games
Hakeem Olajuwon: 14 Games
Moses Malone: 12 Games
Charles Barkley: 11 Games
Willis Reed: 10 Games
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton have now scored 30+ points each in 5 Playoff games, becoming the 5th pair of teammates in NBA history with 5 or more such games:
Los Angeles Lakers: Elgin Baylor & Jerry West: 24 Games
Oklahoma City Thunder: Kevin Durant & Russell Westbrook: 11 Games
Los Angeles Lakers: Kobe Bryant & Shaquille O’Neal: 7 Games
Cleveland Cavaliers: Kyrie Irving & LeBron James: 6 Games
Milwaukee Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo & Khris Middleton: 5 Games
48 Comments
Max my boy butler out next contract re-up, 76 stup*d for letting him go smfh
Allen with the smooth brain drive instead of a pull up jumper 😂
Tyler hero getting hurt in the first game of this series igniting jimmy buckets and sending him into super saiyen mode.
bucks and giannis are so overrated been saying this
W script 😂
I wish my Heat shirt didn’t have Lebron on the back so I could start wearing it again! Amazing win! 🎉
Jimmy buckets I’m a fan
Htf they don't get off a shot at the end…….they played that game at the end of the 4th and the end of OT like sum amateurs…lmao
Bucks pack loud🤣🤣🤣
Imagine being the 1st seed and lose to the 8th seed. Bucks r frauds
Jimmy be popin off
Allen getting his ass traded for that. Lmao
Good game jimmy
Jimmy Buckets
So when people talk about Jordan in this era…if Jimmy Butler can do this to the top seed in the NBA…Jordan might be avg 55 a game in playoffs
Why did J. Butler leave Philly?
I said a couple days ago that it was so satisfying to see the foul line freak get his comeuppance, and this game only reinforces that. Good riddance to a player who plays utterly out of control and gets rewarded for it.
what happen to Giannis why he pass the ball at the last 4 seconds. he can just hold and get foul.
I know there's gonna be callbacks to when Dirk lost in the 1st round to an 8 seed.. Dirk never was in the ref's favor though. Dirk won his championship on the back of his pure skill, not at the free throw line. Dirk never shot more free throws in a game than his entire opposing team like Wade or Giannis.
Didn't see that coming at all wtf
I said after game 2 the Heat stink. I take it back!
Akumpo sold
6:19 bruh…
The heat won me a lot of money 😈
With the free-throw disparity and fouling out 3 starters in the other team, the bucks still couldnt put this away?! smh
Bucks gave this game away
Is it me or does Giannis travel all the time
So happy for you Jimmy I knew your day was coming… ✅💪💨🎉🎉 Please bro enjoy the moment you deserve it .💪🏀💍
Only 6 8th seeds have won the first round in history?
5:11 he traveled like a mf
Jimmy Butler is a top 10 playoff performer ever. I don’t give a fuck what anyone says I’ve never seen anything like this
Is it me or does that ref look like gucci
Sonics vs. Nuggets
Tighten down on that shit Jimmy buckets let’s go
Miami set us up. They wanted Milwaukee instead of Boston. SMH.
Man Grayson Allen had one job…shoot the basketball. I am not a Bucks fan but damn to lose like that sheesh.
Bucks Coach was to blame… only stood on the sidelines and did.Nada… couldn't formulate a plan to lock down Jimmy.
why the hell does this keep freezing at 2:02… fk you YouTube
This is hilarious 😂. Bucks fans wait till we get Middleton back lmao u had Middleton and u get gentlemen swept by the 8th.
5:07 hows that not called travel? he took 5 steps….
Argue
Kyle Lowry and demar DeRozan Toronto duo
Jimmy butler derek rose duo
Tyler herro
K love
Come on now 😅
That oop to force OT was crazy
Bucks exposed
silang
Wow man. Jimmy Buckets turned it on automatic!!
He’s shooting like 45+% from 3!! In regular season he was low 30’s%!
That boy can play man!!
He beat the bucks single handed!
56 points and then follows with a 42!! Amazing!
Amd I am not a heat fan but I like butler!!
Could easily be a Ray Allen moment for Grayson but he decide to euro step his way to the buzzer.
I can't belive Grayson Allen didn't pull up and shoot from the free throw line with 1 second left but ran out the clock going for a layup! 😆😆😆
Jimmy Butler is not human wow
not only beating them, but Miami had the bucks SHOOK in the 4th quarter, so SHOOK that Giannis literally threw the ball out of bounds like it was a hot 🥔