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Anthony Gharib, ESPN
The Miami Heat beat the Boston Celtics 111-101 to tie the first round of the Eastern Conference series at 1-1, and Jimmy Butler likes the game.
The Heat star trolled the Celtics on Instagram after the game, posting a quote image from last season with his face Photoshopped over Jaylen Brown's. Brown's words, “Don't let them score a single point,” came after Boston lost 3-0 in the Eastern Conference finals, and Miami went on to win the next seven games.
Despite not being on the court due to injury, Butler still finds a way to talk trash.
The eighth-seeded Heat, without Butler, Terry Rozier and Josh Richardson, bounced back from a 114-94 Game 1 loss to the Celtics. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, this is the fifth time in NBA history that a playoff series led by Erik Spoelstra has lost a game by 20 points or more and won the next game by 10 points, and is the first in NBA history to He tied the record for most wins by a coach. .
Miami made 23 total 3-pointers, the most ever in a playoff game, according to ESPN Stats & Information. Tyler Herro led the Heat with 24 points and 14 assists, including 16 3-pointers or assists, the second most in a playoff game in the last 25 years. His 14 assists are also the second-most in franchise history.
“Before the series started, [Butler] He texted me asking me to lead the team and lead these guys,” Herro said after the game. “…Everyone came out to play. Even though we lost badly in the first game, everyone responded.”
Butler injured his right anterior cruciate ligament in last Wednesday's play-in tournament game against the Philadelphia 76ers. According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the player is expected to miss several weeks.
Game 3 will be played in Miami on Saturday.
