

If we can get Jimmy in his comfort zones and strength zones more consistently, he'll be just fine." "We weren't able to initiate our offense, get the ball where we needed it to go in spots where you could operate. "Our offense was disjointed a little bit," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. Like I always say, it's going to be all smiles, and we are going to keep it very, very, very consistent, knowing that we are going to win next game."įor one of the first times throughout his torrid postseason run, Butler did not live up to the sky-high standard he has set for himself over the past month, scoring 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting as the Celtics dominated from start to finish. You just have to come out and play harder from the jump. We stopped playing defense halfway because we didn't make shots that we want to make. "Because the last two games are not who we are," he said. So why is Butler, who walked around the outside of the locker room calmly eating popcorn after the game, still so confident about his team's chances? Jimmy Butler, Heat keep calm as Celtics cut series deficit to 3-2īOSTON - Jimmy Butler still believes the Heat are going to close out the Celtics and advance to the NBA Finals despite two straight losses that have cut their series lead to 3-2.Īfter a 110-97 Game 5 loss Thursday night inside a raucous TD Garden, the Heat have lost by a combined 30 points over the past two potential close-out games.
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