Jimmy Butler ices big win Wednesday with late jumper
by Adam Udinski | Heat Correspondent | Wed, Mar 20th 10:02pm EDT
Jimmy Butler turned it on late once again for the Sixers on Wednesday, scoring 15 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter to help lead Philadelphia past Boston in a must-win game. His final two points iced the win for Philadelphia after he seemed to lose his dribble to Kyrie Irving, only to pick it back up and hit an 18-foot jumper to put the Sixers up by five with under five seconds to play.
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Butler hit three triples that keyed Philadelphia's comeback efforts halfway through the fourth, helping to turn a 99-90 deficit into a tie at 105. He also added four rebounds and two assists on the night. Butler has scored at least 22 in each of the Sixers' last four games (all victories) and six times in Philadelphia's nine games in the month of March. If Philadelphia is to advance deep into the postseason, Butler will need to keep scoring at a similar volume (a trend his owners certainly wouldn't mind seeing continue).
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