Playoff Thriller … Miami Takes Down Milwaukee

Miami Heat surprised the Milwaukee Bucks, one of the most prominent candidates for NBA basketball champion, by beating him (115-104) at the start of their confrontations in the second round of the playoff, while the Oklahoma City Thunder forced the Houston Rockets to play a seventh game in the first round after drawing them (3-3). Jimmy Butler established himself an undisputed star for the Miami and Bucks game by scoring 40 points (a career high), including 13 of his team’s last 16 points and 27 in the second half. Butler became the third player in Miami history to score 40 points in playoff games, joining superstars LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. Butler’s best point percentage came in the playoffs when he scored 36 points in the basket for the Philadelphia 76ers last season. Butler had warned his teammates before the game not to wait for the ball to pass to them during the game, saying: “I told my teammates that I probably wouldn’t pass the ball. I did it with some balls and they said, ‘Okay. ‘) “. He added: “I raised my level in the fourth quarter. If I have to do it in every game, I will. But there are other players who can also do what I did today.”

And Slovenian Goran Dragic contributed not only by scoring 27 points, but through his defensive effort at the end of the match, catching the ball from Greek Pax star Janis Antitokonpmo, who was satisfied with just 18 points off the pitch. defensive control over him with 10 rebounds and 9 assists. It is the lowest percentage of points for the Greek star in a playoff game since he scored 12 points against the Toronto Raptors in Game 3 between them in the semifinals last season. He also missed 8 free throws of the 12 made against Miami. The best scorer for the Bucks was Khris Middleton with 28 points and Brooke Lopez added 24.

Pat Butler is the third player in Miami history to score 40 points in playoff games.

Pax is reported to have lost their first game in the first round against the Orlando Magic before winning the next four games to adjust the score in their favor (4-1). The Miami Heat fell behind in the first half (60-63), but managed to get ahead of their rival (82-80) at the end of the third quarter.
And the Oklahoma City Thunder imposed a seventh game on the Houston Rockets by beating them (104-100) thanks to 28 points from Chris Paul, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and also scored two free throws in the final seconds to ensure the victory of his team. Houston’s best scorer was James Harden, with 32 points, 8 rebounds and 7 free throws. “This is our metal. This team was built to do this. Many of our players have moved to other teams, but our strength is solidarity and struggle,” Paul said.
Russell Westbrook (17 points per game) is somewhat responsible for losing his team in the last 40 seconds of the game, because he hit a loose ball when the score was 100-100, and then lost the ball immediately after that 12 seconds before the end of the game to allow Danilo Galinari to fix the score. The party is in favor of his team.

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