Led by Jimmy Butler’s 42 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, the No. 8 seed Miami Heat defeat the No. 1 seed Milwaukee Bucks, 128-126, in overtime. Bam Adebayo added his first career playoff triple-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the victory, while Giannis Antetokounmpo (38 points, 20 rebounds) and Khris Middleton (33 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists) added a combined 71 points for the Bucks. After closing out this best-of-seven series, 4-1, the Heat now advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals where they will face the New York Knicks on Sunday, April 30th.
The Miami Heat become the sixth 8th seed in NBA history to defeat a 1 seed in a Playoff series. They also become the first Play-In team to win a Playoff series.
1994: Denver (8) over Seattle (1)
1999: New York (8) over Miami (1)
2007: Golden State (8) over Dallas (1)
2011: Memphis (8) over San Antonio (1)
2012: Philadelphia (8) over Chicago (1)
Tonight is Jimmy Butler’s 8th 40-Point game for the Miami Heat in the Playoffs, giving him the most 40-PT games in franchise history (Dwyane Wade, 7).
Jimmy Butler is the first Miami Heat player with back-to-back 40-point games in the Playoffs.
Jimmy Butler (98 points) is the 7th player in NBA history to record 95+ points in a 2-Game span in the Playoffs, joining:
Michael Jordan (8 spans, high of 112 points)
Jerry West (3 Spans, high of 101 points)
Elgin Baylor (2 Spans, high of 99 points)
Kevin Durant (95 points, 04/24/2019 – 04/26/2019)
Rick Barry (98 points, 04/18/1967 – 04/20/1967)
Wilt Chamberlain (95 points, 03/14/1960 – 03/16/1960)
Over the five games of this series, Jimmy Butler has totaled 188 points, passing Dwyane Wade (180, 06/11/2006 – 06/20/2006) for the most points in a 5-game span of a single postseason in Heat franchise history.
Bam Adebayo becomes the third player in Miami Heat history to record a triple-double in the Playoffs, joining LeBron James (5) and Jimmy Butler (3).
Erik Spoelstra is the 6th Coach in NBA history to eclipse 100 career Playoff wins, joining:
Phil Jackson: 229
Pat Riley: 171
Gregg Popovich: 170
Doc Rivers: 108
Larry Brown: 100
Tonight marked Erik Spoelstra’s 100th Playoff victory as a coach, passing Red Auerbach (99) and tying Larry Brown (100) for 5th on the NBA’s All-Time Coaching Playoff victory list.
Giannis becomes the 11th player in NBA history with 10 or more Playoff games of 30+ points and 15+ rebounds, joining:
Wilt Chamberlain: 39 Games
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 33 Games
Elgin Baylor: 31 Games
Bob Pettit: 24 Games
Shaquille O’Neal: 22 Games
Tim Duncan: 18 Games
Hakeem Olajuwon: 14 Games
Moses Malone: 12 Games
Charles Barkley: 11 Games
Willis Reed: 10 Games
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton have now scored 30+ points each in 5 Playoff games, becoming the 5th pair of teammates in NBA history with 5 or more such games:
Los Angeles Lakers: Elgin Baylor & Jerry West: 24 Games
Oklahoma City Thunder: Kevin Durant & Russell Westbrook: 11 Games
Los Angeles Lakers: Kobe Bryant & Shaquille O’Neal: 7 Games
Cleveland Cavaliers: Kyrie Irving & LeBron James: 6 Games
Milwaukee Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo & Khris Middleton: 5 Games
M H
April 27, 2023 at 2:33 pm
Great game. Weak commentary
Robert Čiš
April 27, 2023 at 3:48 pm
Butler at his best. Huge game for Adebayo also. Where was Atnentnnoumpkio last Q and OT…
bell antonio abraham
April 27, 2023 at 4:03 pm
Milwaukee Bucks didn’t call their last timeout with .5 seconds left in regulation after Jimmy Butler scored tying basket.
With 10 seconds left in overtime didn’t use one of their timeouts to draw up a play.
They dribble the ball full court Giannis & Khris Middletown could have taken the shot to tie the game & force 2nd overtime.
Put the ball in Grayson Allen hands don’t get off final shot at buzzer.
Miami Heat become sixth eight seed to beat one seed in postseason.
Joining Denver, Memphis, New York, Golden State, Philadelphia.
Mickey Mouse
April 27, 2023 at 4:25 pm
the ball moves differently than it does in other leagues
Mickey Mouse
April 27, 2023 at 4:26 pm
1:51 “he’s fouled out by giannis’
Mickey Mouse
April 27, 2023 at 4:27 pm
no timeouts taken, allen doesn’t take a timeout, giannis misses 13 fts
deserved to lose
Kpeng
April 27, 2023 at 4:43 pm
Budenholzer is a terrible coach…
– Burning his challenge 3 minutes into the game.
– Subbing out Lopez and having Giannis guard the inbounder so there’s no big to guard the rim.
– Not calling timeout with 0.5 seconds left in regulation.
– Not calling timeout down 2 with 6 seconds left in OT.
Spin24Doctor
April 27, 2023 at 5:33 pm
A few fun facts
1- The Heat are now the 6th number 8 seed in NBA HISTORY to knock off a # 1 seed in the first round.
2- The Heat are the first play-in team to ever win a playoff series.
3- In 1999 the # 1 seed Heat were defeated by the # 8 Knicks. They are the first team to ever be on both ends of a number 8 defeating a # 1.
4- Jimmy Butler scored 56 points in Game 4- the most ever by a Heat player in a playoff game.
5- The Heat have allowed the least wins by a # 1 seed in the first round (when facing a # 8 seed) out of all the 8 seed teams to win.
‘94 Nuggets defeat Sonic 3-2
‘99 Knicks defeat Heat 3-2
‘07 Warriors defeat Mavs 4-2
‘11 Grizzlies defeat Spurs 4-2
‘12 76ers defeat Bulls 4-2
‘23 Heat defeat Bucks 4-1.
ARYAN ATHEIST
April 27, 2023 at 5:50 pm
Too bad ZOG screwed Doncic out of the playoffs, or you’d see some REAL basketball
Nestor Jologs
April 27, 2023 at 8:01 pm
if I’m not mistaken heat was intentionally missing the shot in the paint when they are doubled, they used to practice that a lot I guess with Bam, because that clean up shot by Bam is a set-up pass.
Fidel Duran
April 27, 2023 at 8:34 pm
How do you not get a shot off with all that time man no one from the bucks wanted that ball at the end
LDRঊৣʀ҉ѧ҉ɴ҉Ԁ҉ᴏᴍSM JCR
April 27, 2023 at 9:28 pm
When the Big 3 of the
Nets combined for 104 points in
game 4 vs. Celtics (KD 42, Kai 39,
Harden 23) to later beat them in
5 games and go to the conference
semifinals vs. Bucks.
Game 1: Harden did not get to
play or play for at least 1 minute
(43 seconds) but Kyrie, Durant and
Griffin were able to easily win 115
to 107.
Game 2: no problem, Nets 125
Bucks 86. 39 POINT DIFFERENCE
Game 3: The Bucks started
stealing in a way never seen
before, Buck$/Ref$ 86 Nets 83
Game 4: GIANNIS INJURES
KYRIE.
Game 5: One-legged Harden (45
minutes) 49-point triple-double
KD and Jeff Green (27) vs. the
world. Nets 114 Buck$ 108
Game 6: The Buck$ steal even
more than ever.
Game 7: KD and Harden 53 minutes each, Khris Middleton
and Jrue Holiday rushing the
Bucks with the last 5 minutes
with a missing Giannis. KD vs the
world with 48 points and stepping
on the line 2 CM from the end
but the Buck$ did not get tired
of stealing and became MAFIA.
Buck$ win.
Summary: If the Nets were 100%
healthy and the Buck$ didn’t
steal. The Nets swept the Buck$.
The Buck$ advance to the
conference finals against a young
Atlanta Hawks led by Trae Young
Game 1: Trae Young 48 points.
Hawks 1-0
Game 3: THE BUCKS REFEREE
INJURES TRAE YOUNG KEEPING
HIM OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS.
KHRIS MIDDLETON EL SALVADOR
38 POINTS. Buck$2-1
Game 4: Giannis reportedly gets
injured. Hawks without Trae 2-2
Game 5: The saviors Middleton,
Holiday and Lopez suffering and Holiday and Lopez suffering and
saving the legacy of Giannizzz,
Buck$3-2
Game 6: Trae Young without being
100% vs. the saviors Middleton
and Holiday. The Buck$ also had to
steal from the poor Atlanta Hawks
to get through to the finals
Summary: Trae Young was robbed
by the MAFIA.
The Buck$ go into the finals
having stolen from the Nets and
Hawks.
The Buck$ championship is not
valid.
LDRঊৣʀ҉ѧ҉ɴ҉Ԁ҉ᴏᴍSM JCR
April 27, 2023 at 9:28 pm
The Milwaukee Bucks won the easiest championship of all time, all the nba superstars players were hurt in the playoffs like Kyrie, Harden, Trae, Murray, Kemba Walker, Jaylen Brown, Kawhi, Zubac, Ibaka, Lebron, and AD. Milwaukee played in the finals with a team that hasn’t been in the playoffs in the last 10 years and none of the Phoenix Suns players played even played in the playoffs basically they had no experience and obviously the Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis won the hospital championship and nobody said that Championship didn’t count because it wasn’t Lebron and the Lakers who won and y’all pretend not to say anything, and see you saw how ridiculous you guys sound?
LDRঊৣʀ҉ѧ҉ɴ҉Ԁ҉ᴏᴍSM JCR
April 27, 2023 at 9:28 pm
I’m glad that Jimmy Butler got his revenge against the Bucks and their toxic fans and proved haters wrong and the people who believe that the NBA bubble doesn’t count. I remember when haters called The Miami Heat bubble guppies because they also beat the Bucks in the 2020 playoffs in the bubble as a 1st seed while Miami Heat was 5th seed and the people thought that the bubble helped them to beat them in the playoffs in 2020 and make a playoff run to the finals. But now Miami Heat just beat the Bucks in 5 games in a series without the bubble as an 8th seed while the Bucks were in the 1st seed and had the best record in the NBA overall. This is why no team should underestimate any team in the NBA and it doesn’t matter what seed the team is when you’re in the playoffs everything starts at 0. And I’m also glad the Lakers are proving the people who believed that the bubble didn’t count so wrong because when the Lakers won the title in the 2020 finals people thought that the bubble was the reason why the Lakers won the title but what people are forgetting is that before the NBA suspension, the Lakers were in the 1st seed in the West before the suspension with a record of 49-13 and Lebron and AD were in the MVP conversation that year and dominating any team in the regular season. But now the Lakers are proving that they have always been the best team with healthy Lebron and AD and that the reason why the Lakers missed the playoffs after the bubble was because they didn’t get enough rest and their best players Lebron and AD have been dealing with injuries in the past 2 years which it was why they were struggling but now they proving everyone wrong and now the Lakers got healthy Lebron and AD and are in the playoffs, and are about to beat the 2nd seed in the West Memphis Grizzlies in the 1st round.
LDRঊৣʀ҉ѧ҉ɴ҉Ԁ҉ᴏᴍSM JCR
April 27, 2023 at 9:28 pm
Y’all called us the bubble guppies, now my question is what’s y’all next excuse?? 😂😂
LDRঊৣʀ҉ѧ҉ɴ҉Ԁ҉ᴏᴍSM JCR
April 27, 2023 at 9:28 pm
GIANNIS
ANTETOKOUNMPO OVERRATED
CAREER
2014: a nobody averaging 6.8 PPG
2015: owned by Jimmy first round
4-2 averaging 11ppg
2016: 12 seed missed playoffs
2017: shot 9-24 to go up 3–1 on the
raptors and lost
2018: owned by the Celtics first
round shot 7-17 game 7 while
googly eyes had 3200
2014: robbed hardens mup owned
by kawhi blew a 2-0 lead1%
2020: robbed ad and LeBron for
mup and dpoy owned by bam 7-21
game 3
2021: injured Kyrie to win, team
beat hawks without him
Greek cheeks isn’t top 5 rn most
overrated player oat
2022: Got clamped by Al Horord and Tatum, Struggled in a elimination game, he shot 9/26 with 24 points only and stat padding his rebounds and assists.
2023: Got swept by an play-in 8th seed Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs and got outscored/outplayed by Jimmy Butler who averaged 37.6ppg 6.0rpg 4.8apg 1.8spg on his head. Shot 10/23 from the free throw line, and Giannis’s team was 1st seed with the best record in the NBA overall and had w all-stars players on his team Middleton and Holiday and still lost with a superteam to an 8th seed team💀💀🤣😭🧹🧹😭.
RevoLveR •
April 27, 2023 at 9:36 pm
Great talents come’s with Great responsibility🪣🪣🪣
Izzy Brilliant
April 27, 2023 at 9:44 pm
Jimmy been Showing Out All Series.
Devvv
April 27, 2023 at 9:47 pm
grayson allen what a dumbass lolll
Julius Villas
April 27, 2023 at 10:04 pm
Coach Spoesltra should deserved the COACH OF THE YEAR, in which he didn’t have in his career 😢
Jeffrey Ownes
April 27, 2023 at 10:39 pm
Nice euro step Grayson Allen😂
_sarangchae
April 27, 2023 at 11:48 pm
Miami went from 2 play in Games to Beating the first seeded Bucks.
Rommel De Juan
April 28, 2023 at 12:00 am
I laugh hard at grayson allen dribbles the ball and run out of time 😂