After going off for 56 points in a pivotal Game 4 win over the Bucks Monday night, Jimmy Butler took a moment to publicly endorse another fellow star at the center of the race for the 2023 Most Valuable Player award.
The Heat star rightfully earned “MVP” chants from the home crowd in Miami en route to helping his team secure a commanding 3–1 series lead over the top-seeded Bucks.
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After missing a last-minute, potential Finals berth-clinching three against the Celtics in Game 7 of last year’s Eastern Conference finals, Jimmy Butler didn’t sulk. He didn’t watch the shot on a loop over the summer. He didn’t spend the offseason wondering “what if?” Instead, he told those close to him if he earned a similar opportunity next postseason, not only would he shoot that gutsy three again, next time he would make it.
Jimmy Butler scored a Miami-playoff-record 56 points, and the Heat roared back from 14 points down in the final quarter to stun the Bucks on Monday night and put the NBA’s top overall seed on the brink of early elimination.
Rookie Taj Bradley won his third consecutive start to begin his big league career, and the Tampa Bay Rays set a modern-era MLB record with their 14th consecutive home win to begin a season, beating the Houston Astros 8-3 on Monday night.
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The Bucks were in control for nearly the entirety of Monday night’s Game 4 tussle with the Heat, looking to even the series at two games apiece. Then, Jimmy Butler took over.
Butler caught fire in one of the most prolific scoring performances in NBA playoff history, finishing the game with 56 points on 19-for-28 shooting to spark a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback, with Miami rallying for a 119–114 win to take a 3–1 series lead. Butler scored 22 points in the first quarter of the game and 21 in the fourth, adding nine rebounds.
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Alex Kerfoot’s deflection in overtime capped off a dramatic comeback for the Maple Leafs as they took a commanding 3-1 series lead over the Lightning.
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