Watch: 'Playoff Jimmy' activated for play-in game
Jimmy Butler is a different player in the postseason. “Playoff Jimmy” excelled in the play-in game early.
Butler picked up a steal and took it in for a dunk in the first quarter. A minute later, he did it again.
Miami got off to a slow start, scoring only two points in the first 5:32 of their play-in game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Then Butler got two free throws, got two steals and two dunks and dished assists to Tyler Herro and Jaime Jacquez Jr.
But in the final seconds of the quarter, Butler went down clutching his knee after Kelly Oubre Jr. fouled him after biting on a shot fake.
Butler stayed in to split the free throw, to the relief of his team. Injuries might be the only way to stop Butler once the calendar turns to April and May.
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