Miami Heat escaped game 3 with a win over the Lakers behind a monster performance from their leader, Jimmy Butler. In a 115-104 win, Butler had himself a ball game with 40 points, 11 rebounds, and 13 assists in almost 45 minutes of action. To put into context how big was his performance, Butler had as many points, steals, blocks, and more assists than Lebron and Anthony Davis combined tonight.
Alongside the visible passion Butler played with, that performance caused other NBA to go to their social media accounts to share their appreciation for what they’ve just witnessed.
Jimmy a DOG!!!
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) October 5, 2020
Truly a masterpiece from Jimmy
— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) October 5, 2020
Ok Jimmy 😤
— Bradley Beal (@RealDealBeal23) October 5, 2020
Damn Jimmy really like that. I thought for sure a 🧹was coming. Bruh really went to work work
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) October 5, 2020
Heat made great adjustments oh and Jimmy Butler been hoopin from the start
— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) October 5, 2020
Inspiring
— Joel “Troel” Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) October 5, 2020
Talk yo sh*t JIMMY!!!!
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) October 5, 2020
Built Different… https://t.co/zu1ksWoJM5
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) October 5, 2020
Brate @JimmyButler showed today why he is the leader and the heart of this team !!! 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/wBJsfI1Hav
— Goran Dragić (@Goran_Dragic) October 5, 2020
Jimmy Butler. That’s the tweet. #Culture
— Meyers Leonard (@MeyersLeonard) October 5, 2020
Jimmy buckets it was a honor to play aside you!!! #leader
— James Ennis (@JamesDa_Truth) October 5, 2020
They really tried to trick us into thinking that Jimmy wasn’t a guy that you want on your team if you wanna win 🤦🏽♂️.
— Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) October 5, 2020
I don’t wanna hear anymore Jimmy Butler slander.. that man is TOUGH
— Larry Nance Jr (@Larrydn22) October 5, 2020