MIAMI – Jimmy Butler’s a few-position play with 12.9 seconds remaining capped an NBA-document functionality by the Miami Heat and gave them a 112-111 victory about the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night.
Butler’s no cost toss manufactured the Warmth 40 for 40 from the foul line, breaking the 39-for-39 mark by Utah in opposition to Portland on Dec. 7, 1982.
Butler was 23 for 23 from the line, tying the second-most helps make without having a miss out on in NBA heritage. James Harden designed 24 without having a skip for Houston on Dec. 3, 2019, and Dirk Nowitzki made 24 devoid of a skip for Dallas in a playoff match against the Thunder on Might 17, 2011. Dominique Wilkins also went 23 for 23 in a recreation in 1992.
And Miami needed every single bit of Butler’s perfection – alongside with every person else’s.
Butler experienced 35 points for Miami, which had made use of only eight players and was down to seven when Dewayne Dedmon was ejected in the second quarter.
Max Strus scored 22 points and Victor Oladipo experienced 19 for Miami. The Heat were with no four standard starters – Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo, Kyle Lowry and Caleb Martin – on Tuesday, together with reserves Duncan Robinson, Omer Yurtseven and Nikola Jovic, all since of injuries.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 details for the Thunder. Josh Giddey experienced a triple-double – 18 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists.
Giddey obtained the triple-double on an guide environment up Aaron Wiggins’ dunk for a 111-106 direct with 1:28 left.
Miami scored the last six details.
Miami led 89-88 going into the fourth, and with Butler on the bench – he experienced performed the complete third quarter – the Thunder took edge. They scored the initially six details of the remaining period of time, having their initially guide of greater than 3 details when Tre Mann connected on a jumper with 9:20 still left for a 94-89 direct.
But a six-level possession gave Miami the direct again. Oladipo made a steal and Thunder middle Eugene Omoruyi was referred to as for a very clear-route foul. Oladipo created equally absolutely free throws, and on the ongoing Miami possession, Gabe Vincent made a 3-pointer although receiving fouled by Mann. Vincent made the free throw, and just like that, a 96-91 deficit was a 97-96 lead.
Idea-INS
Thunder: Oklahoma Town attained the midway stage of this time at 18-23. Even without the need of the injured No. 2 decide Chet Holmgren, it is development – the Thunder were 15-21 at the midpoint of the 72-activity time two several years ago, and 14-27 halfway by means of very last season. … Gilgeous-Alexander experienced 15 of his factors in the last 6:26 of the 2nd quarter, after owning only two details previously.
Warmth: Udonis Haslem was the only available Warmth participant who didn’t get into the match. … Orlando Robinson started at middle for Adebayo, generating him the 13th participant to get started for Miami this season and the 202nd to start a recreation in team record.
Lots of LINEUPS
Oklahoma City made use of its 20th setting up lineup of the year in 41 online games. Miami employed its 18th in 42 online games.
“I consider you can find a hidden gain to type of some instability in your rotations and in your lineups,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault explained. “It forces your individual crew to develop into pretty adaptive and to truly not make excuses … and I believe it becomes hard to adjust to.”
UP Following
Thunder: At Philadelphia on Thursday night.
Warmth: Host Milwaukee on Thursday night time.
