Embiid, Maxey, Twitter react as Jimmy Butler drops 56 on Bucks (originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia)
By Eric Mullin
(Source yahoo!sports):
Jimmy. Butler.
The Heat forward put together one of the greatest individual performances in NBA playoff history on Monday night to put No. 8-seeded Miami on the brink of an unbelievable first-round upset.
A franchise playoff record 56 points from Butler led a 119-114 comeback win over the No. 1 Milwaukee Bucks in Miami, pushing the Heat’s series lead to 3-1 over the 2021 NBA champions.
Butler checked into the game at the 8:11 mark of the fourth quarter with the Heat trailing 98-87. He then led a 29-11 run with 18 points as Miami stunningly seized control of the game with a seven-point lead inside the final minute.
