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Heat – Bucks 119-114: the legendary Butler with 56 points caught an epic upset despite … Giannis Antetokounmo’s orgy (vides)

Heat – Bucks 119-114: the legendary Butler with 56 points caught an epic upset despite … Giannis Antetokounmo’s orgy (vides)

The Bucks led 89-101 with just 6 minutes left in the game, but Butler’s stellar 56-point performance led the Heat to an upset and a 3-1 lead in the series, despite a hat-trick from Giannis Antetokounmpo.

the John He ignored the pain. the dollars They seemed to control the situation by building up double-digit odds and even led by 13 with six minutes to go. his trilogy Greek freak But she went to … garbage, besides her terrible appearance Brook Lopez. Why; Because the “deer” demolished everything they were building until the 42nd minute Jimmy Butler He played the game of his life.

Counter scored 56 points with 19/28 inside players (3/8 three pointers), 15/18 blocked shots, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. But basically what the numbers don’t show is that the Butler He was the only one who believed. Clearly alone, without help, with Milwaukee In the driver’s role, Butler’s legendary curls and massive straight shots did everything to upset and deliver. In their last 119-114 game, the Heat is up to 3-1 and the “deer” are looking for three wins in the same number of games if they don’t want to experience a repeat bubble.

At 26 with 13 assists and 10 rebounds, he finished… the triple Antitokonmo who obviously had a sore back and failed to write an epic… another 36 with his 11 rebounds Lopez But without making the right choices from the rest around them. With 6/19 indoor shooting and 2/11 three-pointers, O vacation.

An epic butler from the start

The entry of both teams into the match showed that dollars They just want to send the message. Antetokounmpo came out as if a day never went by, ferocious and despite a back problem that was clearly bothering him, he did his best to build the teams. 12 (5-17)while a little later he counted 7 personal points and 9 which he distributed to his teammates.

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What failed dollars to do? Put the brakes on Butler. By the time their defense stopped it all, Butler not only found rhythm but made history. Scored 22 of his team’s 28 points in the period, 20 in a row by throwing 8/9 2, 2/2 3 shots and cutting to 28-33.

His rest minutes were only 3’30” and when he came back in the second twelve minutes he found his only points from two shots of 38-38. At that point Pax’s reaction was immediate. Giannis started… sprinting in the open field and with Lopez’s help to make a new 0-9 streak, so they could run again.

The two finished with the same number of points and assists, 17 and 7 in the half, with the difference being that Antetokounmpo recorded 6 assists. Holliday made the final save and the score after 24 minutes brought the Bucks to the goal +7 (50-57).

The picture was the same as at the beginning of the second part. With a little Middleton and Holiday at the start, but a lot of collaboration between Giannis and Lopez for 52-64. Butler remained the only one who resisted. After beating Holiday with a few more moments, he tried to hold his own, but even with Antetokounmpo on the bench, a shot from Lopez sent the deficit to 13 (68-81, 34 min).

Triple double with Antetokounmpo but … Butler show again and again

A small break for Miami brought it down to 9 but Antetokounmpo, who had already reached double double, with a single made it 78-89 It seemed that the “gazelles” wanted to defend 3-4 minutes into the break, but there was one player who was not going to give up …

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The Greek star’s collaboration with Splash Mountain finally landed the triple-double, but Butler wouldn’t let go. that 89-101 It was done in two minutes 102-101 With three minutes remaining. Giannis answered, and Holiday scored for three (105-107, 46 min.) But Jimmy Buckets felt it was his night.

Three big for that 110-109 To follow up with another shot at 112-109. Nine of his team and Miami took over in the last minute. The Bucks had terrible decisions at the time of the crisis and were mortally defeated, now with their backs against the wall in the series.

Twelve minutes: 28-33, 50-57, 78-89, 119-114

Bucks – hit 1-3

Game 1: Bucks – Heat 117-130
Game 2: Bucks – Heat 138-122
Game 3: Heat – noon 121-99
Game 4: Heat – noon 119-114
Game 5: Bucks – hits 4/27
Game 6: * Hit – Backs 29/4
Game 7: * Backs – Hit
* if it is necessary