Jimmy Butler scored 35 points and the Miami Heat capitalized on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s early exit to beat the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks 130-117 in an Eastern Conference playoff opener featuring two notable injuries.
Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler shoots over Chicago Bulls guard Coby White during the first half of an NBA basketball play-in tournament game, Friday, April 14, 2023, in Miami. – The Milwaukee Bucks didn't have their best player around for the full game. The Miami Heat did.
“He's just a brilliant competitor,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “He does it on both ends of the court. He has an innate feel for what's necessary during the course of a game. We needed obviously some offensive punch, some triggers, something to settle us all down, particularly when we found out Tyler was out. Jimmy was able to do it in a lot of different ways.
The early departures of Antetokounmpo and Herro gave this game an unusual feel and forced both teams to adjust on the fly.
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