Jimmy Butler’s three-point play with 12.9 seconds left capped an NBA-record efficiency by the Miami Heat and gave them a 112-111 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday evening.
Butler’s free throw made the Heat 40 for 40 from the foul line, breaking the 39-for-39 mark by Utah towards Portland on Dec. 7, 1982.
Butler was 23 for 23 from the road, tying the second-most makes and not using a miss in NBA historical past. James Harden made 24 and not using a miss for Houston on Dec. 3, 2019, and Dirk Nowitzki made 24 and not using a miss for Dallas in a playoff sport towards the Thunder on May 17, 2011. Dominique Wilkins additionally went 23 for 23 in a sport in 1992.
And Miami wanted each little bit of Butler’s perfection — together with everybody else’s.
Butler had 35 factors for Miami, which had used solely eight gamers and was all the way down to seven when Dewayne Dedmon was ejected within the second quarter.
Max Strus scored 22 factors and Victor Oladipo had 19 for Miami. The Heat have been with out 4 common starters — Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo, Kyle Lowry and Caleb Martin — on Tuesday, together with reserves Duncan Robinson, Omer Yurtseven and Nikola Jovic, all due to accidents.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 factors for the Thunder. Josh Giddey had a triple-double — 18 factors, 15 rebounds and 10 assists.
76ERS 147, PISTONS 116
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid rocked braids and had 36 factors and 11 rebounds, James Harden added a second straight triple-double and Philadelphia routed Detroit.
Harden completed with 16 factors, 15 assists and 12 rebounds
Embiid returned from a three-game absence with a sore left foot with a brand new look. But it was the identical dominant efficiency out of final season’s NBA scoring champion.
Two days after Harden additionally had a triple-double within the 76ers’ victory at Detroit, the Sixers raced to a 24-point lead within the first half.
Saddiq Bey, Jaden Ivey and Rodney McGruder every scored 17 factors for Detroit.
RAPTORS 132, HORNETS 120
TORONTO (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 28 factors, Gary Trent Jr. had 24 and Toronto beat Charlotte for its second straight victory
O.G. Anunoby had 22 factors, matching his profession excessive with six 3-pointers. The Raptors made a season-high 20 3-points in 44 makes an attempt.
Terry Rozier scored 33 factors and LaMelo Ball had 24 factors and a season-high 14 assists for Charlotte. The Hornets misplaced for the fifth time in six video games.
