“Phenomenal”: Jimmy Butler Heaps Huge Praises on Miami Heat Rookie for a Fantastic Season

Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers was a close-fought battle until the end of the third quarter, where they were locked at 81-80. The last quarter belonged to the Heat, and hence the 113-101 win. Jimmy Butler shined in the win with 28 points, 3 rebounds, and 4 assists. 

Unfortunately for the Indiana Pacers, they lost their main man, guard Victor Oladipo, to an eye injury in the first quarter. He could play only for nine minutes and did not return. The Miami Heat knew this had gone their way, and they did not slow down after that. Jimmy Butler had some glowing words for his team.

Jimmy Butler has some words of praise for the Miami Heat teammates

The dragon, Goran Dragic, picked up pace in the second half of the game as he scored 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. On the other hand, Bam Adebayo contributed a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds. But it is the performance from the 20-YO rookie Tyler Herro that must garner huge praise. Jimmy Butler also accepted in the post-game press conference, “Tyler has been phenomenal all year long.”

In his rookie year, Tyler played 55 games in the regular season and averaged 13.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 0.6 steals. He brings a lot of speed and versatility to the game. His free throw percentage of 93.5% is another addition that gains him the trust of the team. With those 15 points, 4 assists, and 3 rebounds today, seems like the Bubble has been treating him well. 

Butler produced some impressive results

Jimmy joined the Miami Heat this season and became the face of the team. He is known as ‘Jimmy Buckets’ for a reason. His regular-season per game average of nearly 20 speaks for it. He is the best gun that the Miami Heat counts on. As a proof, have a look at this extraordinary block that left the Pacers biting the dust.

Wasn’t that stupendous? Jimmy Butler ended the first game expectations of Indiana Pacers by dropping 10 of the last 12 points that the Heat scored. The point that worked the Heat’s way was the fact that they could keep the turnovers in check in the second half of the game. The two sides will again play each other on August 20 at 1 PM ET (ESPN) in the NBA Playoffs 2020.