MUST SEE: How Did Jimmy Butler Make This Shot In Heat-Bucks Game 5?

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler hit an unreal shot at the conclusion of Game 5 on Wednesday night, leading the Miami Heat to an improbable first-round series victory over the Milwaukee Bucks
MUST SEE: How Did Jimmy Butler Make This Shot In Heat-Bucks Game 5?
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When it is time for the playoffs, Jimmy Butler becomes a whole different player and that has certainly been the case this season for the Miami Heat.

After leading the Heat to a 3-1 series lead over the 1-seeded Milwaukee Bucks behind a historic 56-point performance, Butler followed his play up a 42-point Game 5 victory in Milwaukee, clinching the series for the Heat. 

Miami now advances to the Eastern Conference Semifinals for the third time in the last four seasons, but they may not have if it was not for Butler's late-game heroics in Game 5 on Wednesday night. 

Leading the charge after trailing by 16 points entering the fourth quarter, Jimmy Butler took over once again and hit one of the craziest shots you will ever seen at the end of a game!

With just 2.1 seconds left on the clock and the Heat trailing by two, Gabe Vincent threw a lob and a prayer towards the rim where Butler somehow caught the ball and threw it towards the rim with one hand in one motion. 

Without even hitting the rim, Butler made the game-tying layup with 0.5 seconds left on the clock, sending the game to overtime where the Heat would eventually prevail 128-126 to win the series on the road. 

To score 56 points in Game 4 and then 42 points in Game 5 with one of the most improbable game-tying shots we have ever seen in NBA Playoff history is speechless stuff from Butler.

"Playoff Butler" is a real thing and now, Jimmy Butler and the Heat are heading to the Eastern Conference Semifinals to take on the New York Knicks in a series between two underdogs starting Sunday, April 30 in Madison Square Garden. 


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Brett Siegel
BRETT SIEGEL

Brett Siegel worked with Fastbreak on FanNation until May 2023 as a credentialed NBA journalist after previously covering the NBA for NBA Analysis Network and working with Louisville Basketball. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.