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11.05.2022 / 06:33

Heat roll past Sixers 120-85 in Game 5, take 3-2 series lead

MIAMI, FLORIDA - MAY 10: Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat celebrates a three pointer with Max Strus #31 against the Philadelphia 76ers during the second half in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at FTX Arena on May 10, 2022 in Miami, F MIAMI - Jimmy Butler scored 23 points, Max Strus added 19 points and 10 rebounds, and the Miami Heat moved one win away from a trip to the Eastern Conference finals by topping the Philadelphia 76ers 120-85 on Tuesday night.Victor Oladipo scored 13 for Miami, which got 12 from Bam Adebayo and 10 apiece from Tyler Herro and P.J. Tucker.

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USA Basketball picks 57 players for men's Tokyo Games pool

USA Basketball is a step closer to choosing the team that will play in this summer’s rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, releasing the names Thursday of 57 players who are part of the pool to fill the squad.

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Milton sparks 76ers past undermanned Heat 125-108

PHILADELPHIA - Ben Simmons called trade rumors part of the NBA. With another triple-double, he showed why he’s coveted around the league — and needed in Philly.Simmons had 10 points, 10 assists and 12 rebounds and Shake Milton returned from COVID-related issues and scored 31 points and lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 125-108 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday night."There’s far worse things going on in the world," Simmons said of recent trade talk.

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AP source: VanVleet staying with Raptors, Hayward to Hornets

, just like the deals they struck Friday with returnees Goran Dragic and Meyers Leonard. That protects Miami's spending flexibility for the summer of 2021.Moe Harkless, who was briefly — on paper, anyway — a member of the Heat in July 2019 before getting moved as part of the trade that brought Jimmy Butler to Miami, is now with the Heat and for real this time.Harkless agreed to a $3.6 million contract, a person with knowledge told AP.

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Coffee talk: Butler, Heat look to even up the NBA Finals

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Jimmy Butler, perhaps the NBA’s best-known barista, is not adjusting the prices at the coffee shop that he’s been operating out of his hotel room for Miami Heat teammates and staff inside the NBA bubble. Even after a win, everything at Big Face Coffee remains $20.The plan is working, so Butler sees no reason to change.The Heat might apply the same approach going forward in these NBA Finals.

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James' turnovers, Davis' fouls doom Lakers in Game 3 loss

115-104 loss to the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.“It wasn’t about effort, it was just about execution,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel said.Knocked off track early by Anthony Davis' first-quarter foul trouble, the Lakers wasted a chance to take a 3-0 lead, which has never been blown in NBA playoff history. They never got control of Jimmy Butler or of the basketball in Game 3.

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Butler's big night helps Heat cut Lakers' Finals lead to 2-1

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Jimmy Butler is not ready to go home.A triple-double later, he joined NBA Finals lore — and the short-handed Miami Heat might have made this title matchup a series after all.Butler finished with 40 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Heat beat the Los Angeles Lakers 115-104 on Sunday night to get within 2-1 — doing so with starters Bam Adebayo and Goran Dragic still unable to play because of injury.It was the third 40-point triple-double in finals history, Butler coming up with the game of his life when the Heat needed it most. He was 14 for 20 from the field, and after the Heat surrendered a double-digit lead early in the fourth he made sure this one wouldn’t get away.“Win,” Butler said.

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Halfway home: Lakers top Heat 124-114 for 2-0 Finals lead

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Anthony Davis got most of his points with a feathery shooting touch. LeBron James flexed his muscle to bulldoze his way to damage.

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Heat are ailing, but insist NBA Finals vs Lakers aren't over

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Jimmy Butler had a bandage on his right knee and a wrap on his left ankle. His team’s starting point guard and center are both doubtful to play in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.

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Bam! Adebayo's block helps Heat win Game 1 over Celtics

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Jimmy Butler thought he won the game for Miami with a 3-pointer late in regulation.He put the Heat ahead again in overtime — and then Bam Adebayo finished it off with the biggest block of his career.Butler’s three-point play with 12 seconds left put Miami up for good, Adebayo blocked Jayson Tatum’s dunk attempt in the final seconds and the Heat rallied time and again to beat the Boston Celtics 117-114 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday night.Kemba Walker’s basket with 23.2 seconds left in overtime put Boston up by one, before Butler muscled his way to the rim for a score while getting fouled by Tatum.

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Heat reach the East finals, top Bucks to win series 4-1

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat are headed to the Eastern Conference finals.Giannis Antetokounmpo could only watch.The fifth-seeded Heat finished off an upset of the NBA’s best regular-season team Tuesday, topping the Milwaukee Bucks 103-94 in Game 5 of their East semifinal series — while Antetokounmpo, the league’s reigning MVP, couldn’t play because of a sprained right ankle.Butler and Goran Dragic each scored 17 points for the Heat, who won the series 4-1 and will face either Boston or Toronto when the NBA’s final four gets underway next week.

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Heat use big 4th quarter to take 3-0 series lead over Bucks

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Jimmy Butler sent the ball out to Jae Crowder, then started celebrating before his teammate even took the shot.He knew what was about to happen.The Miami Heat did it again — and have the Milwaukee Bucks, the No. 1 overall seed in the NBA playoffs, on the brink of leaving the bubble weeks earlier than they anticipated.Butler scored 17 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, the Heat outscored the Bucks 40-13 in those final 12 minutes — the biggest fourth-quarter margin in NBA playoff history — and topped Milwaukee 115-100 to take a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.“No, I'm not surprised," Butler said.

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Jimmy Butler wins it at buzzer, Heat top Bucks 118-116

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Jimmy Butler made two free throws with no time remaining and the Miami Heat wasted a six-point lead in the final seconds yet found a way to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 116-114 on Wednesday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.Butler rattled in the first, which was the only one that mattered, then made the second for the final margin. He got fouled by Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo with about a tenth of a second left on a jump shot from the left corner.Referees sent Butler to the line, with no one else on the lane, as some Heat teammates knelt at midcourt.And just like that, the Heat became the first No.

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Butler scores 40, Heat top Bucks 115-104 for 1-0 series lead

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Jimmy Butler scored a playoff career-high 40 points, Goran Dragic added 27 and the Miami Heat clamped down defensively in the final three quarters to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 115-104 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Monday night.Bam Adebayo had 12 points, 17 rebounds and six assists for the fifth-seeded Heat, who are 3-1 overall against the top-seeded Bucks this season. Tyler Herro added 11 points for Miami, which improved to 5-0 in the postseason.Khris Middleton scored 28 points for Milwaukee, which also dropped Game 1 of its first-round series against Orlando.

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Butler scores 27 points, Heat beat Pacers to take 3-0 lead

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and the Miami Heat held off a furious rally to beat the Indiana Pacers 124-115 on Saturday to take a 3-0 lead in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.Goran Dragic added 24 points, Bam Adebayo had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Tyler Herro scored 20 points for the Heat. They can sweep the series Monday.Malcolm Brogdon set career playoff highs with 34 points and 14 assists for the Pacers.

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Butler, Dragic help Heat pull away to beat Pacers in Game 1

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Jimmy Butler scored 28 points, Goran Dragic had 24 and the Miami Heat beat the Indiana Pacers 113-101 on Tuesday in the opener of their Eastern Conference first-round series.The Heat pulled away in the closing minutes, long after the Pacers had lost star guard Victor Oladipo to an eye injury.Bam Adebayo had 17 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for the Heat, who were just a little bit better in a mostly even matchup between the Nos. 4 and 5 seeds, who were separated by a game in the standings in this pandemic-shortened season.Indiana went 6-2 in the seeding games and Miami was 3-5, with the teams splitting a pair of meetings.

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Butler misses Heat practice, teammate hints he's isolating

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Jimmy Butler was not with the Miami Heat for practice Sunday, and one of his teammates suggested that he was quarantining away from the team.The Heat said only that Butler, who scored 22 points in Miami’s restart-opening win over Denver on Saturday, had “an excused absence." But Heat teammate Jae Crowder indicated that it wasn’t just a day off for Butler.“We want to talk to him as soon as he gets out of quarantine or whatever he’s in,” Crowder said.

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Butler, Adebayo score 22 each as Heat top Nuggets 125-105

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each scored 22 points to help the Miami Heat beat the Denver Nuggets 125-105 on Saturday in the first restart game for both teams.Kelly Olynyk scored all 20 of his points in the fourth quarter for the Heat, who shot 56% from the field.Nikola Jokic and Jerami Grant each scored 19 points for Denver. The Nuggets played without guards Jamal Murray (hamstring), Will Barton (knee) and Gary Harris (hip).

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