Jimmy Butler made his return from a sprained right ankle a triumphant one, lifting Miami to a 105-86 second-round Game 3 victory over the Knicks.
Jimmy Butler made his return from a sprained right ankle a triumphant one,The sellout crowd of 19,927 at Kaseya Center roared when he was announced with the starters, then Butler announced his return in typical Playoff Jimmy style.
“You can’t put an analytic to it, just the overall confidence level your team has that you can always get the ball to him and know we’ll get something efficient and coherent,” Erik Spoelstra said. “It reminds me of another player that I played with for several years, so it’s an amazing thing to watch,” Kevin Love said in an allusion to LeBron James. “He leads us, he sets the tone for us every single night.”
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