The Miami Heat trail by 9 with 6 minutes left in game 2 against the Celtics
A few seconds later, Grant Williams gets in the face of Jimmy Butler and pokes the bear
Thread on what Jimmy Butler did next:
Jimmy Butler asked about not making the All Star team:
“Aww me no All Star, man please. I’ll see y’all when I see y’all…I’m happy I get a vacation baby.”
Jimmy Butler asked about how much he’s been affected by his ankle after the second round:
“Zero. My ankle’s fine. We just didn’t win, there’s no excuse. They beat us.”
The Heat made this adjustment down 7 with 4 minutes left to make Bam Adebayo the primary ball handler
Why?
To set up the high low actions with Jimmy Butler
They completely took Lopez and Giannis out of their defensive roles
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