Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler struggled from the field in the team's win over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night. However, he made up for it through other aspects of the game.

Butler's contributions produced a rare stat line that puts him beside James Harden, Draymond Green, Andrei Kirilenko, and Jamaal Tinsley.

Per Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press, Butler posted the best 2-for-10, 5-point game in league history.

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Like the great player that he is, Butler made sure that he will contribute. Though he's seen as the team's best offensive gunner, shots weren't just falling for him that night. So he exerted extra effort on the other aspects of the game.

Butler just played his second game of the season after missing the first few games due to the birth of his child. In his 2019-20 debut, he dropped 21 points, five rebounds, three steals, and two assists.

Butler's new chapter with the Heat is a fresh start for him. The last two seasons were relatively tumultuous times for the four-time All-Star. Everyone knows how his stint with the Minnesota Timberwolves went. His time with the Philadelphia 76ers, meanwhile, was tagged as a failed experiment. Now, with the Heat, Butler has his own team — a team filled with young and promising players helmed by a championship-winning coach.