Watch: Jimmy Butler makes game-winning block on Devin Booker to hold Heat’s 1-point advantage over Suns
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Jimmy Butler blocking Devin Booker
On Monday night against the Phoenix Suns, Jimmy Butler played the sort of game we’ve learned to anticipate from him. With his pivotal and game-saving block on Devin Booker, he displayed outstanding defense on the floor and played an important role in the Miami Heat‘s victory over the Suns.
Jimmy Butler, a six-time NBA All-Star, is known for his determination to be best over everything. In the Miami Heat’s decisive win against the Phoenix Suns, Butler played with the type of effort we’ve become accustomed to seeing from him, which ultimately means he did a little bit of almost everything. When the Suns got the ball and a chance to defeat another NBA Finals contender in the game’s dying seconds, Butler had other ideas, demonstrating what made him so distinctive by carrying out a play of the season.
Devin Booker had a chance to win the game for the Suns with one further play with 12 seconds left on the clock and the Heat leading by only one point. Of course, Phoenix gave Book the ball and expected him to seal the game, but Butler lingered onto him to block his midrange jumper which was meant to be the potential game-winning bucket. Eventually Heat finished off with one-point 113-112 victory at home after the wild sequence.
Jimmy Butler saves the day for the Miami Heat
The Miami Heat overcame a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Phoenix Suns 113-112 on Monday night behind the 30-point performance of Bam Adebayo, who also made a pair of game-winning free throws. Jimmy Butler‘s iconic block on Devin Booker was also a key component of the suspenseful finish. For Miami, who finished the game 7-7 and returned to.500, Butler finished with 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists, Caleb Martin and Kyle Lowry both scored 15 points, and Dewayne Dedmon scored 12 points for the Heat as well.
For the Phoenix Suns, who made only four free throws compared to Miami’s 25, Booker scored 25 points, Duane Washington Jr. contributed 21 points off the bench, and Deandre Ayton finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Mikal Bridges did lead Phoenix with 15 points, where Damion Lee had 14, and Torrey Craig added 10 to the total.
Phoenix missed twelve of their sixteen shots in the final eight minutes, while Miami made eight of its final twelve. On its final possession, Phoenix had three chances to win, but Miami’s defense was powered by Jimmy Butler.
What are the hopes for Butler and his Miami Heat in the 2022-24 season?
Many fans and analysts were doubting the Miami Heat’s ability to contend for a title after a dismal 2-5 start, but they have since turned things around and are now 7-7. Last season, the Heat won 53 games, took first place in the Eastern Conference, and came one game shy of the NBA Finals before falling to the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Conference Finals.
This victory is undoubtedly a tremendous confidence booster for the squad as they attempt to move to the top of the Eastern Conference standings, aside from being their third straight victory. The Heat are predicted to be a playoff team this season because they kept the majority of their players from the previous campaign as Jimmy Butler and Erik Spoelstra will eventually figure it out and embark on an undefeated streak. Butler has played in fourteen games this season, scoring 21.6 points, pulling down 7.1 rebounds, and dishing out 6.2 assists.
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