The Miami Heat were victorious in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics, securing a 118-107 win. It was an impressive comeback for the Heat, who trailed the Celtics by eight points at the half. A monster third quarter, a masterclass performance by Jimmy Butler, who dropped 41 points, and an impressive game from Tyler Herro, who provided a spark off the bench, helped lead Miami to this NBA Playoff victory.

Such an impressive win should have the Heat feeling confident about their chances of advancing to the NBA Finals for the second time in the past three seasons. It could also lead to some overreactions, which is what we'll discuss here.

That said, here are some overreactions to Butler and the Heat's excellent performance in Game 1.

3 Overreactions To Heat's Game 1 Win Over Celtics

3. The Celtics had no answer for Tyler Herro

Heat guard and Sixth Man of The Year Tyler Herro had an excellent start to the game, scoring seven points and dishing out three assists in the first quarter. He helped keep the Heat in the game when their offense was struggling to manufacture points against a stingy Celtics defense.

However, to say that they “had no answer” is a bit of a stretch. After all, the Celtics held Herro to just 11 points in the final three quarters while limiting him to just 1-for-5 shooting from beyond the arc. In other words, he wasn't exactly setting the world on fire the rest of the way.

Plus, if the Celtics can get Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart, who has been dealing with a foot injury, back for Game 2, they'll have an even better chance of slowing down Herro.

However, Herro's ability to create offense off the bench is something that the Celtics didn't have to deal with in the previous round against the Milwaukee Bucks. It figures to test their defense throughout this series.

2. The Heat are going to make quick work of the Celtics 

Miami only got 10 points from Bam Adebayo, 11 from Max Strus and just six from Victor Oladipo- and still won by 11? Good luck to the Celtics when those guys get going!

Let's pump the brakes here. Jimmy Butler (probably) isn't going to score 41 points every game, plus, the Celtics won every quarter except for the disastrous third period. If they do that again in Game 2, they'll surely win.

However, there's no doubt that this Miami team- which is just as long, athletic and switch-able on defense as the Celtics- is going to be a very tough out for Boston. Even if the Celtics are able to get healthy, this series has the feel of a seven-game slugfest.

1. Jimmy Butler is the best player in the world

Butler was masterful as a scorer, as he continuously got into the paint and overpowered Boston's defense. His ability to score from inside the three-point line, considered a lost art in the modern game, is beauteous to behold. Not only that, but Butler does it on the other end of the floor as well, as his trademark perimeter defense- four steals- was on full display Tuesday night. We are watching the best player in the world.

Woah, hold up! Have we forgotten that Stephen Curry, Luka Doncic and Jayson Tatum still exist? It's a stretch to say that he's the best player in the world but not a stretch to say that he's been the best player in these NBA Playoffs. Butler is averaging playoff career-highs in points, 29.8, rebounds, 7.7 and steals, 2.3 per game, while shooting an uber-efficient 53.5 percent from the field.

Opposing defenses have had no answer for Butler so far in these playoffs. He's not only been the best player in these playoffs, but this is the best playoff performance of his career. In a series against the Celtics that figures to be decided by the tightest of margins, Butler could be the difference.