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NBA World Reacts to Monster Jimmy Butler Performance vs. Bucks

Butler erupted for 56 points in a masterful performance to push top-seeded Milwaukee to the brink of elimination.

Sports Illustrated

Antetokounmpo status remains up in air as Bucks, Heat move on to Game 4

MIAMI — It was back to double duty Sunday for Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, with it still unclear when All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo will be able to return to duty for the Milwaukee Bucks in this best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.

Tribune News Service

Miami Heat suffer fresh Victor Oladipo setback after NBA star's injury and hidden rule

The Miami Heat are winning their NBA Play-Off series with the Milwaukee Bucks but on the flip side the former champions are dealing with some injury concerns

Daily Mirror

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Heat this time seize upon Antetokounmpo absence, thrash Bucks for 2-1 series lead

MIAMI — There will be basketball at the Miami Heat’s arena beyond Monday night’s Game 4 of this best-of-seven opening-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Tribune News Service

Marcus Hayes: Tobias Harris was worth every penny in Sixers sweep

NEW YORK — There have been times over the past five years when the hate for Tobias Harris in Philly has been palpable. He’s overpaid. He misses big shots. He’s not That Guy.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Will Duncan Robinson continue to start for Heat in place of Tyler Herro after Game 2 loss?

The Miami Heat spent most of the regular season searching for the right starting lineup and that process has continued in the playoffs.

Miami Herald

No Giannis, no problem for Bucks in 138-122 thrashing of Heat that evens series 1-1

MILWAUKEE — This is what happens when you are a No. 1 seed playing a No. 8 seed:

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Bulls vet DeMar DeRozan gets out-Fox-ed for Clutch Player of the Year

DeRozan, Jimmy Butler, De’Aaron Fox were the finalists for the Clutch Award, but it was Fox in a landslide.

Chicago Sun-Times

Who will Heat turn to with Tyler Herro likely out for rest of playoffs?

In the moment, the gravity was difficult to discern. On one hand, in this case the right hand, Tyler Herro was in considerable anguish. On the other hand, he still was ambulatory and able enough to launch a successful 3-pointer in the waning seconds of the first half of Sunday’s…

Tribune News Service

Dave Hyde: Giannis hurt, Herro out and Miami Heat beat Milwaukee in Game 1 stunner

You know how they go to the facial close-up in the movies to signal a sudden change in plot? Some look of eye-widening surprise? Some painful cry for help?

Tribune News Service

Takeaways from Heat’s Game 1 win over Bucks behind another big playoff game from Jimmy Butler

MILWAUKEE — The Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks both lost important players in the opening game of their first-round series. But it was the Heat that escaped Game 1 with an impressive win to send a statement to the heavily favored Bucks.

Miami Herald

DeMar DeRozan named finalist for NBA’s Clutch Player of the Year

DeRozan joins De'Aaron Fox and Jimmy Butler as the three finalists.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Miami Heat grab the last playoff spot in East with victory over Chicago Bulls

Miami Heat grabbed the No. 8 seeding in the Eastern Conference on Friday with a 102-91 play-in victory over Chicago Bulls, which booked them a ticket to the NBA playoffs, where they will take on top seeds Milwaukee Bucks in the first round.

The Times of India

Four Takeaways From the NBA’s Last Two Play-in Games

The Heat and Timberwolves moved on to the postseason, while the Bulls and Thunder were sent packing. Here’s what we learned from the final games before the playoffs.

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Miami Herald

Greg Cote: Change may be ahead for Heat, but for now celebrate Max Strus leading Miami into playoffs

MIAMI — Max Strus? Max Strus!

Tribune News Service

Jimmy Butler, Max Strus push Heat into playoffs in harrowing 102-91 comeback against Bulls

MIAMI — There will be playoffs instead of lottery for the Miami Heat, as they punched their ticket into the fist round with a 102-91 victory Friday night over the Chicago Bulls at the Kasaya Center.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bulls hit by reality as the season ends, and his name was Jimmy Butler

Despite keeping Butler under wraps through the first three quarters in Friday’s play-in elimination game, the visiting team watched the former Bull come back to haunt them, with Butler scoring 13 fourth-quarter points.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bulls vs. Heat play-in preview: How to watch, TV channel, start time

The winner of tonight's game will secure the No. 8 seed in the playoffs.

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Chicago Sun-Times

The next step in Zach LaVine’s Bulls legacy? Beat Jimmy Butler

LaVine is coming off his first real signature moment as a Bull, scoring 30-second-half points in the play-in game against Toronto. But if he truly wants to stay on that path, it means beating Butler and the Heat Friday in Miami ... for starters.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

David Murphy: Joel Embiid and the Sixers have the talent, but they need championship toughness

PHILADELPHIA — Doc Rivers had just gotten done extolling the toughness of his team when he said the only three words that really matter.

Miami Herald

Greg Cote: Heat season looks spent. Done. Now we see if a team on the brink has any fight left.

MIAMI — The best coaches are part-psychologist when the time demands. They understand that attributes like self-confidence and motivation start in the brain. That how you practice is important, but how you think is more so.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Trae Young destroyed the Heat and then rightfully called Jimmy Butler out for guaranteeing a win against the Hawks

Trae Young and the Hawks got the last laugh on this one.

Sports Illustrated

Jimmy Butler Doesn’t Hold Back When Assessing Heat’s Effort vs. Hawks

Miami is on the brink of elimination, and Butler knows the team’s play must be better on Friday.

Sports Illustrated

It Wasn’t Pretty, but Lakers Overcome Anthony Davis’s Brutal Mistake to Lock in NBA Playoff Spot

Anthony Davis, LeBron and the Lakers are playing on. So is Atlanta. Minnesota and Miami, however, are down to one last chance to advance Friday.

Miami Herald

Heat loses to Atlanta Hawks, will need win on Friday to make playoffs

MIAMI — A Heat season that has felt like a season-long slog, with one step forward followed by one step back, now teeters on the brink of expiration.

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