Jimmy Butler ties Dwyane Wade's Miami Heat Record For Most Points In A Quarter With 22 Against Bucks in Game 4

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler got off to fast start against the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 4

"Playoff Jimmy" made an early appearance in Monday's Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks. 

Butler scored 22 points in the first quarter, keeping the Heat afloat. He shot 9 of 10 from the field, including 2 of 2 from the 3-point line. 

The Heat trailed 33-28 after one quarter despite playing most of it without center Bam Adebayo, who was sent to the bench after picking up two early fouls. 

The highlight of the Heat staying close was Butler dunking over Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Butler drove the middle of the lane and slammed on the two-time MVP.

Battle at the rim goes to Jimmy ‼️ pic.twitter.com/uABw1W48Bs

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) April 24, 2023

This was Antetokounmpo's first since action since sustaining a back injury in the first half of Game 1. He missed the last two games but was cleared to play early this morning.

The Heat lead the best-of-7 series 2-1 and have a chance to take control with a victory tonight. The Bucks entered as the No. 1 overall seed after earning the league's best record during the regular season.

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