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By Kristen Wong
NBA Rumors: Jimmy Butler reveals Heat plan to beat Celtics in the clutch
In Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Boston Celtics poked the bear. The bear roared back.
Jimmy Butler scored 27 points to help the Miami Heat erase a double-digit deficit in the fourth-quarter and overpower the Celtics to a 111-105 victory. After Butler’s headbutt with Boston’s Grant Williams, Butler led the Heat on a 23-9 run to give his team a five-point lead late in the game.
It was a classic Playoff Jimmy performance. In a post-game interview, Butler told reporters about the Heat’s plan to defeat the Celtics in clutch time:
"“Our game plan is kind of simple in the fourth quarter, if I’m being brutally honest. It’s like, “Gimme the ball to move,” and I’m tasked to make the right play.”"
Has Joe Mazzulla been watching too many late-night movies when he should be drawing up a game plan to stop the hottest player in the league right now? Instead of being inspired by Ben Affleck’s performance in “The Town”, maybe he should watch Ben Affleck as Batman, because Boston need a superhero to compete against Butler’s heroics this series. And humbly, Tatum ain’t it.