It was a fantastic outing for Miami Heat as Jimmy Butler got his second triple-double in the Finals with 35 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists. Duncan Robinson added 26 to the scoreboard and the Miami Heat defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 111-108 in Game 5. Six Heat players scored in double digits as they cut the Lakers lead to 3-2 in the best-of-seven series.
Meanwhile, LeBron James got 40 points, 13 rebounds, and seven assists while Anthony Davis added 28 points and 12 rebounds for the Lakers who will now look to close out the series on Sunday night.
Four players spent at least 40 minutes on the floor – Heat’s Jimmy Butler (47) and Jae Crowder (40); and Lakers’ LeBron James and Anthony Davis (42 minutes each).
The Miami Heat Head coach, Erik Spoelstra never hesitate to shower encomium on Jimmy Butler for the superlative performance in the game.
“Jimmy, again, his will to win is remarkable. To do that in 47-plus minutes and take the challenge on the other end, this is — every young player coming into this league should study footage on Jimmy Butler, the definition of a two-way player competing on both ends, five steals, and then making those big plays down the stretch for us offensively.”
The Miami Heat players were not left out of the praises as many of them reacted describing him as a goal-getter.
“That’s Jimmy. He took us home. He does whatever it takes to win. He hit some shots. He made plays on both sides of the court. He willed it. It’s not always pretty, but he always finds a way. I’m just glad he’s in our locker room.” said Duncan Robinson
“Man, he’s been as close to perfect as you possibly can get. On my part I got to be better for him, so he doesn’t have to carry that load as much. So my whole mindset is I got to be better for Jimmy, for my team. So good contribution, just keep stacking these, keep building on them.” Bam Adebayo posited
Game 6 is scheduled to take place on Sunday, Oct. 11 at 11:30 p.m. GMT / 1:30 a.m. CAT!
