Jimmy Butler has taken some flak for his controversial 3-point attempt in the dying seconds of the Miami Heat's heartbreaking loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. That miss ended up costing Miami their season as the Celtics escaped with a win to book their place in the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors.

Dubs star Draymond Green has chimed in on Butler's near-heroics for the Heat and it is clear that the former Defensive Player of the Year believes that it was not the best decision on the part of Butler. Speaking on a recent episode of The Draymond Green Show, the Warriors veteran explained why he believes it was a bad shot:

“I personally think that shot shouldn’t have been taken,” Green said (h/t Sam Leweck of Heat Nation). “And the reason I thought that it was a bad shot was because that shot right there, that was it. That was like — the shot simply said, ‘We’re either winning this, or we’re going home.’ And once the shot was missed, it just felt like somebody took a little staple or a little safety pin and just poked right at the balloon, and the air just left out of the building once that shot was missed, as opposed to Jimmy Butler, who we know is absolutely amazing at getting to the rim and even better at getting to the rim and getting fouled.

“And so you have a backpedaling Al Horford with a ton of space with your shooters running to fill it in, and you’re sitting at 35 points. You’re at home, crowd’s into it. If Jimmy Butler drives that basketball and scores or if Jimmy even drives, the likelihood of you getting a foul call — and you’re on your home court, and Jimmy’s great at getting fouled — is significantly higher. And so if Jimmy drives that basketball and he scores, or he gets fouled, and the game is tied, all of the pressure then turns to the Boston Celtics.”

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Fair point from Green here. Then again, you can't really blame Jimmy Butler for his decision. He was having another outstanding game and he opted to go for the kill. Unfortunately for the Heat, it just did not work out for them in the way Jimmy envisioned it. Nevertheless, you still can't take away from what Butler did for his team throughout this season.