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Led by Jimmy Butlerโs 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 Butlerโs 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 โ 04/26/2019)
Rick Barry (98 points, 04/18/1967 โ 04/20/1967)
Wilt Chamberlain (95 points, 03/14/1960 โ 03/16/1960)
Over the five games of this series, Jimmy Butler has totaled 188 points, passing Dwyane Wade (180, 06/11/2006 โ 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 Spoelstraโs 100th Playoff victory as a coach, passing Red Auerbach (99) and tying Larry Brown (100) for 5th on the NBAโs 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 OโNeal: 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 OโNeal: 7 Games
Cleveland Cavaliers: Kyrie Irving & LeBron James: 6 Games
Milwaukee Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo & Khris Middleton: 5 Games
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You could feel the energy being sucked out of the room
as a bulls fan imma always root for jimmy
instead of a long 2, Allen chose a euro step ๐
What an astonishing collapse. I donโt ever recall a #1 seed getting crushed this badly by an #8 seed. Am I wrong?
โMilwaukee had a time out and didnโt use itโ.
Damn.
Jimmy BUCKETS LIVES!
I haven't been keeping up with Eastern Conference but dam after seeing Heat's lineup , they might actually win the chip this year.
Jimmy been a problem. He said u need me to win. Let's go HEAT ๐ฅ
Allen had a floater at the end idiot
Butler is the most clutch player of all time.
Jimmy Neutron Butler Went Nuclear ๐ฅ
Jimmy buckets.. damn!
Refs tried so hard to give gianiss this game
Can't know from highlight, but free throw rate is 17:45 ! 45 free throws in one game and still lose lol.
Man, Jimmy and the Heat did it AGAIN. They made the Bucks very very nervous when they were starting to make their comeback in the 4th. I already knew once the Heat officially got within 3 points and one possession of the game, the Bucks confidence was completely shot. At that point, once it went into OT after Milwaukee ended the quarter being up 16, it was inevitable that they were going to bow out and loss.
Man, I never seen a #1 seed team this TERRIFIED by a 8 seed team ever
giannis 5 steps 5:07
Where wud they be if jimmy missed 3gms..now do you dwindle heads get it? They got 3wins b/c Giannis was missing & he was definitely not the same. This shld not be a surprise ending.
Damn butler turned jordan in that game.
You need to watch more gms. If jimmy was gone 3gms then yea great upset! Yaw act like it was an even Steven's series. Wow so many casuals. ๐๐ฏ๐ฏ so comical. I didnt know it was so many of yaw! The odds in the beginning were done with a healthy Yannis all gm..duh! ๐๐ & they barely won! Hilarious! Are yaw.
top 10 playoff performances,. and theres no debating that.
gannis travels to much 5:08
The buck ๐
We going all the way I keep telling people we not playing this year at all
Miami is my team and Jimmy Butler my mans always been I always been a heat fan tho
HIMMY Butler never disappoints๐ฎโ๐จ
Jimmy butler is performing at a Michael Jordan esque level! First round M!V!P! Period!
Miami shocked the world what was an UNBELIEVEABLE performnce by jimmy bucket!!!
Its already fixed. Lakers and Miami in the Finals and Lakers will win. NBA is like WWE now.
Jimmy Jordan
Jimmy is an absolute dog
terrible coaching.. both games up double digits in the 4th quarter but gave it away
Jimmy=Jordan
It's good to watch the son of jordan
7:59
Gucci Mane dad ๐
Tf is that grey allen..euro step with just 1sec remaining
Lol…I loved that Grayson Allen f'd up at the end and couldn't get a shot up. Sit yo punk ass down ๐
Jrue Holiday…naw that's Jrue Butler ๐๐ญ๐๐คฃ
JIMMY BUCKETS MAN ๐ชฃ ๐. My boy a terminator ๐ฆพ. We gots this bro ๐ฏ
New coach pleaseโฆ Thanks
Miami had to beat the refs too? 24 more freethrows? Did Giannis miss games? Was he hurt?
Some of these and 1's are pure refereree boner calls. How is there a shooting foul in a grown mans league when said grown man lays ball in with ease? If he was fouled the layin wouldnt be so fucking EASY!!!
Brilliant incedental whistle with 7 seconds at crucial moment. Nice fucking call for a blind 5yr old to make
Awesome fake lob on last play in 4th. And missed shove off by refs. Brilliant play. And another blind toddler no call
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