Jimmy Butler Made NBA History In Heat-Bulls Game

Jimmy Butler moved up on the NBA's all-time scoring list during Saturday's game.

On Saturday evening, the Miami Heat are in Chicago facing off against the Bulls at the United Center.

During the game, Jimmy Butler made NBA history by moving up on the all-time scoring list.

Butler came into the evening with 13,904 career points, and he has now passed five-time NBA Champion Ron Harper (13,910) and Alvan Adams (13,910) for 189th on the list.

The next player for Butler to pass will be Andre Iguodala (13,968). 

Make that 7 straight games with a #Kaboom! (btw that's the 2nd longest streak of Jimmy's career) pic.twitter.com/gAJ6JVhzfv

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) November 19, 2023

Butler entered the matchup with averages of 21.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 47.9% from the field and 47.8% from the three-point range in ten games.  

The Heat are 8-4 in their first 12 games, which has them tied for the third seed in the Eastern Conference.   

They are in the middle of a seven-game winning streak and most recently defeated the Brooklyn Nets by a score of 122-115 (at home) in Florida on Thursday evening. 

In 35 minutes of playing time, Butler had 36 points, five rebounds, three assists, one steal and three blocks while shooting 12/19 from the field and 2/5 from the three-point range. 

Butler is in his 13th season in the league (his fifth with Miami), and has also played for the Chicago Bulls, Minnesota Timberwolves and Philadelphia 76ers. 

Last year, the six-time NBA All-Star averaged 22.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.8 steals per contest while shooting 53.9% from the field and 35.0% from the three-point range in 64 regular season games. 

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