Miami Heat superstar Jimmy Butler looked dog tired in the aftermath of his team's 111-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Friday.
Who can blame him? Jimmy Buckets played all but one minute of the entire 48-minute contest but still came up big at both ends of the floor in the dying seconds.
Shortly after entertaining questions from the press following his herculean performance, Butler slowly rose from his seat and walked gingerly away from the media area.
Jimmy Butler gave his team EVERYTHING tonight
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— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) October 10, 2020
Heading into the do-or-die Game 5 for the Heat, it was evident that Jimmy Butler was not going to let his championship aspirations just end right away. He was absolutely all over the place from the opening tip until the final buzzer, recording remarkable numbers of 35 points, 12 boards, 11 assists, five steals, and one block in 47 minutes.
Butler was answering LeBron James' clutch buckets in the end game, then raced back on the other end to defend the Lakers' best player. His valiant effort certainly did not come to waste, as Miami lived to fight another day and will get a chance to tie the series on Sunday.
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