Miami Heat superstar Jimmy Butler connected on a spectacular play midway in the third quarter of Game 5 against the Los Angeles Lakers.
https://twitter.com/LegionHoops/status/1314757459232268289
Jimmy Butler got a whole forearm to the face from Dwight Howard pic.twitter.com/cZZVP8UkhI
— SB Nation (@SBNation) October 10, 2020
Jimmy Buckets had perfect position down low and cleaned up the miss by one of his teammates with a beautiful two-handed tip-in right over the much bigger Dwight Howard.
Butler, however, paid the price, as he was clubbed right in the head by one of Howard's massive arms. He got decked pretty hard but was rewarded with an and-one.
Officials quickly reviewed the play and assessed the Lakers center with a flagrant one for excessive contact.
Dwight Howard was called for a flagrant one on that foul on Jimmy Butler. Not only did Butler make that putback, but now Miami will get the ball back.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) October 10, 2020
Jimmy Butler and Dwight Howard, meanwhile, already had a heated confrontation in the first quarter, when they exchanged words after getting entangled on a rebound.
Butler, meanwhile, is certainly locked in Game 5 in hopes of extending Miami's brilliant season. Although down 3-1 in the Finals series, Butler and the Heat aren't going down without a fight.
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