Butler has had two games against the Nets making more than 0.5 3-pointers. In games against the Nets, Butler has made 0.2 more three-pointers per game than this contest’s over/under (0.5). He leads all players in the NBA with 19 on the season. Butler made more than 0.5 three pointers in 41 of his games last season. Butler became the second player with multiple 30-point triple. He added 12 rebounds to his stat line, adding another double-double to his resume. He is also the second player to reach such stats in NBA playoff history after Gary Payton in 2000. Joel Embiid had another 30 point night, finishing with 32. He shot 5-7 from the floor and was 4-4 from beyond the arc, giving him 16 points - his new career high. Landry Shamet had a great night, providing the spark the Sixers needed and hitting some big threes down the stretch. It didn’t matter, however, because of Jimmy freaking Butler. In his first playoff game with Miami, Butler had a monster performance against the Indiana Pacers. He finished with 31 points, tying his career high. Jimmy Butler's ascension to superstar form with the Miami Heat started from the moment he arrived. Dinwiddie shot 73.3% from the floor, something he has never done when attempting more than 10 shots. In addition to poor defense, both Russell and Dinwiddie were shooting out of their minds, seemingly just throwing up shots that found their way through the basket. They were unable to defend any of the Nets’ guards, allowing both D’Angelo Russell and Spencer Dinwiddie to score at will.

To say the Sixers weren’t playing good basketball for most of the game would be an understatement. Tommy Beer TommyBeer Jimmy Butler’s scoring average in the 5 playoff games he played before spraining his ankle vs NY: 37.6 PPG on 60 shooting 2. After trading the lead with Brooklyn a few times in that final minute, Butler sunk the dagger to give the Sixers the win. They took the lead for the first time since leading 2-0 in the first quarter with 1:02 left in the game. The Sixers decided to start playing basketball with a little over five minutes left, and play basketball they did. The Sixers beat the Brooklyn Nets tonight by a score of 127-125 on a 3-point shot from Butler with 0.4 seconds left in the game. Just as the Brooklyn Nets were 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, and 5-5, they now sit at 6-6 after a road loss to the Miami Heat, ending their five-game win streak against the NBA’s southern-most franchise.

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