Butler, Heat eliminate top-seeded Bucks

By Associated Press

Apr 28, 2023 12:15 am

MILWAUKEE: Jimmy Butler scored 42 points and the Miami Heat staged a second straight stunning fourth-quarter rally before winning 128-126 in overtime on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) in Game Five to complete an upset of the top-seeded Bucks in their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.

Two nights after outscoring the Bucks 30-13 in the final six minutes of a 119-115 victory in Miami, the Heat produced another huge comeback and tied the game on Butler's layup with half a second left in regulation.

PLAYOFF JIMMY Jimmy Butler (22) of the Miami Heat shoots over Pat Connaughton (24) of the Milwaukee Bucks with less than a minute remaining in Game Five of the Eastern Conference First Round Playoffs to force overtime at the Fiserv Forum on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. PHOTO BY STACY REVERE/AFP

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