Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler didn’t need to do much to get his point across on social media after leading his team to a Game 1 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday.
Butler posted a photo of two deer on his Instagram Stories, suggesting the Bucks got caught in the headlights as they succumbed to Miami at home. The Heat won the game 130-117.
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Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, #22, drives against Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton, #22, in the second half during the first game of the 2023 NBA Playoffs at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on May 16. April 2023. (Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports)
Butler scored 35 points in 43 minutes. He was 15 of 27 from the field with 11 assists, five rebounds and three assists.
«He’s a brilliant competitor,» Miami head coach Erik Spoelstra said after the game. «He does it on both ends of the court. He has an innate sense of what’s necessary during the course of a game. Obviously, we needed some offensive punch, some triggers, something to calm us all down, particularly when we found out Tyler was Jimmy was able to do it in many different ways.»
Butler said he was just trying to control what he could control on the court and let the game come to him.
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Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, #22, argues a second half call against the Milwaukee Bucks during Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Playoffs at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on April 16, 2023. (Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports)
«I only control what I can control in the end, I play basketball the right way, no matter who is on the court on my team or the opposing team,» he added.
The Heat and Bucks suffered injuries during the game.
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered a lower back contusion after he fell hard trying to dunk the ball over center Kevin Love. He would try to fight but would be ruled out in the second quarter.
Heat guard Tyler Herro also suffered a hand injury when he dove for a loose ball. According to reports, he would miss 4-6 weeks.
Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, #22, shoots over Chicago Bulls guard Coby White, #0, during the first half of a game in the NBA basketball play-in tournament, Friday, May 14. April 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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Game 2 is scheduled for Wednesday night at 9 pm ET.
Associated Press contributed to this report.