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Jimmy Butler has not played successful nan Miami Heat's first-round playoff bid against nan top-seeded Celtics, yet he is tired of seeing each nan praise being fixed to Boston.
During an on-court question and reply pinch Butler, who is distant from nan tribunal pinch nary timetable to return from an MCL sprain, he expressed his frustrations pinch nan sum nan Celtics person received heading into Saturday's Game 3.
It is eating astatine Butler that he could not beryllium connected nan tribunal to subordinate his teammates, arsenic nan Celtics are a celebrated prime to not only triumph nan Eastern Conference, but an NBA title.
The bid was tied heading into Game 3, but nan Celtics dominated nan Heat aft Butler's remarks.
Butler suffered nan wounded connected April 17 against nan 76ers. He besides did not play successful nan Heat's Play-In Tournament triumph complete nan Bulls.
The Boston Celtics dominated nan Miami Heat connected Saturday nighttime during Game 3 successful Florida
Butler voiced his frustrations pinch nan sum of nan Miami Heat aft nan Game 2 victory
'I deliberation we believe, it's everybody other that don't,' Butler said. 'If I gotta perceive 1 much praise astir Boston connected nationalist TV erstwhile we triumph a game, I'm tired of proceeding that, man. Its 1-1 and we finna spell up 2-1.'
Miami facing Boston is simply a rematch from past year's postseason wherever Butler was awesome successful winning nan Eastern Conference Finals clash.
The Heat are erstwhile again nan East's No. 8 seed this play and will person to excavation themselves retired of a 2-1 spread against nan Celtics, dissimilar past year.
MCL injuries usually return weeks to retrieve from, pinch Butler apt needing Miami to beforehand past Boston to guidelines a chance astatine playing again this season.
Butler has been pinch nan Heat since 2019 and has yet to triumph an NBA title successful his career.
