I think people underestimate the difference between having a career high against the best team in the NBA and arguably the best defensive team in the NBA vs having a career high against a weak team. We should give Jimmy his credit on giving an offensive clinic
Yea not only that it’s against jrue holiday with giannis on the help arguably the best defensive duo in the world, he made them look like high schoolers. Crazy
This needs to be amplified because I don't think a lot of people really realize this. He dropped 56 on the All NBA Defensive 1st team in the playoffs with a short roster. This is one of those performances that is so great that it's too soon for us to give it it's accurate ranking. And that's with people already calling it the greatest playoff performance ever. It may go down as the greatest individual performance we've seen in sports, period.
@@ronaldtucker8997 you’re one hundred percent right. Someone (not naming names) lit a fire in him so immense that it brought out the absolute giant of a player he is. If he was ever motivated like this for every game it would be the best player we’ve ever seen. But he picks and chooses when to attack. Liked him in Philly when he facilitated a lot but you gotta love him here when he just straight up attacks and plays the smartest fundamentals. Absolutely made one of the best players and arguably best defender in the world look like a middle school center. Madness.
Exactly and not only with how great they are defensively but this was an absolute must win game, MIL are champs, they knew the importance, came out focused to win and Jimmy alone just said nah I got this. One of the greatest postseason performances ever in any sport
He's the Tim Duncan of SGs. Not flashy, not lightning quick, no ankle breaking crosses, no 40 inch vert, just goes to work with the most simple and efficient moves.
This may be the one and only strongest performance of the NBA playoffs.......I've seen other crazy shows too, but east 8th vs top of the league? Just astonishing
Butler was astonishing last night. This Heat team has no business being up 3-1 on Milwaukee, even with Giannis missing time. This man is the playoff MVP to this point. I'm a Celtics fan and I have so much respect for how he is carrying Miami. Well done Mr.Butler.
It goes without saying the performance itself is absolutely incredible. Kevin Harlan's calls throughout is what's going to make this so great to revisit over the years though. It really made Jimmy's game that much more special.
This is hands down the greatest basketball game I’ve watched live from my living room. Absolutely unreal comeback, don’t know if I’ll ever witness anything as incredible again. The hype slowly building up more and more as the Heat closed in on the Bucks in the 4th was something special. Just glad to have experienced this. Jimmy is a different breed in the playoffs!
What for me makes this Jimmy's performance even more iconic & legendary is the fact that : he had to deal with two elite defenders and future HOF. 1er_ Jrue Holiday = an all - court defender & very good/tough in One on One. 2e_ Giannis Antetokounmpo = a perimeter defender & very dissuasive when it comes to protecting the hoop. And yet, they've NEVER been able to find a way to even slow him down, if not stop it all the game long. That was epic & stratospheric in every way 🔥💯👌✌️. I've always said that : Jimmy Butler was too underrated & and not respected enough in this league. It's really time to give the man his flowers 🎉🙏.
Lebron game 6 imo against the Celtics. At that time, 0 rings and just coming off a choke job against the Mavs in the Finals. It was elimination game, the pressure he had was indescribable but he annihilated the Celtics singlehandedly. This is an absolute top 2
@@supremelink7299 Neither was he playing against an all NBA 1st defence team like this Bucks, while being 8th seed against the number one contender, jimmy is a goat on everything
Love that this season has so many teams that are evenly matched even if the seeding doesn’t say so. Whoever wins the title this season will not have any asterisk whatsoever
Bro as a Heat fan these highlights brought me to tears 😂😂 what an incredible player and what a series I’ll never forget wow! Lets go Heat baby ! Dade county 305 FOREVER !
The playoffs aren’t for everybody. Some players shrink, others turn into stars. Some don’t survive, others find a way to thrive. It takes a different breed. A special kind of DNA. A human who’s not really human. But only one man becomes a mix of Michael Jordan and Jesus Christ in the NBA playoffs. It’s not LeBron, KD or Kobe. It’s the man who just sent the best player in the world back home with a 95% chance of getting eliminated. His name is JIMMY “F”an BUTLER. And somehow, someway he’s keeping his promise from the beginning of the season alive…
Remember, lebron in the playoffs had his highest with miami at 49 pts. Jimmy went 56 on the best defensive team in the league, and miami was a play-in team.
Never forget. The front office picked Tobias Harris and motherfucking BEN SIMMONS over this dude!!!... 😑🤦🤣 🤷 Had they kept him and instead traded Simmons for Harden, potentially even a full year earlier to boot (+ ditching Tobias while they still could for picks if they still needed even MORE cap space after bailing on Simmons' absolutely gargantuan ankle weight), Philly would have at LEAST one chip by this point... Prolly two... Just saying. 🤷 Lol.
People are really stupid if they didn't think after the first game of the New York series Jimmy Butler got injured in the beginning of the fourth quarter and you already had 25 points after that for the next three series Jimmy Butler ankle sprain he suffered was supposed to keep him out 6 to 8 weeks but he kept playing on a bad ankle if you watch this game and see the burst and jumping his step was completely different after this series Jimmy Butler's getting his shot block left and right because he had no bounce no lifting his ankles but even with bad ankles to still take your team is amazing
It’s amazing when you look at it from this perspective, look at how great the league and the media perceived James harden to be and look at his playoff performances Now look at jimmy butler and his playoff performances . Don’t let the media fool you, having heart and pride is everything . Jimmy I salute you
The opposite of James Harden where Harden turns into invisible in the playoffs. Jimmy rarely scores 30 in a season but come playoff times 35 is his minimum pts every game. Guy is a smart man not giving all his body to collapse on playoffs. He is not even an all star this season and so far he leads all the category on the playoffs averaging like 35 in the series.
I think people underestimate the difference between having a career high against the best team in the NBA and arguably the best defensive team in the NBA vs having a career high against a weak team. We should give Jimmy his credit on giving an offensive clinic
He was going at Drue, Giannis, and Lopez all night. He was just unstoppable.
Yea not only that it’s against jrue holiday with giannis on the help arguably the best defensive duo in the world, he made them look like high schoolers. Crazy
"best team in the NBA"
@@ClassifGaming The Bucks had the best record in the NBA this season...
Running through a wall vs toilet paper, makes you a Heat legend.
56 points in front of Jrue, Giannis, and Lopez is not even insane… those are literally the best defenders in NBA in their positions
This needs to be amplified because I don't think a lot of people really realize this. He dropped 56 on the All NBA Defensive 1st team in the playoffs with a short roster. This is one of those performances that is so great that it's too soon for us to give it it's accurate ranking. And that's with people already calling it the greatest playoff performance ever. It may go down as the greatest individual performance we've seen in sports, period.
@@ronaldtucker8997 This man a straight legend fr on god
@@ronaldtucker8997 you’re one hundred percent right. Someone (not naming names) lit a fire in him so immense that it brought out the absolute giant of a player he is. If he was ever motivated like this for every game it would be the best player we’ve ever seen. But he picks and chooses when to attack. Liked him in Philly when he facilitated a lot but you gotta love him here when he just straight up attacks and plays the smartest fundamentals. Absolutely made one of the best players and arguably best defender in the world look like a middle school center. Madness.
@@ronaldtucker8997 greatest individual performance we've seen in sports, you out of your mind.. do you watch other sports?
Exactly and not only with how great they are defensively but this was an absolute must win game, MIL are champs, they knew the importance, came out focused to win and Jimmy alone just said nah I got this.
One of the greatest postseason performances ever in any sport
Very few players turn up in the playoffs. Jimmy Buckets is one of them!
He's the Tim Duncan of SGs. Not flashy, not lightning quick, no ankle breaking crosses, no 40 inch vert, just goes to work with the most simple and efficient moves.
@@d33763 he’s just under 40 inch if you were wondering
Don’t forget the G.
i mean, 6'6, skillfull and strong asf.
Jimmy g bucket. G for the gets
This may be the one and only strongest performance of the NBA playoffs.......I've seen other crazy shows too, but east 8th vs top of the league? Just astonishing
It's up there, but I give number 1 spot to Damian Lillard 2021.
and now in the finals 1-1
Love watching this guy play. Definitely brings it like Kobe and Mike.
May not be as skilled as they were, but he is 100 percent cut from that same cloth
same mentality
Mike's son😂
So when he doing all this to lose in the cf or finals, it’s like Mike and MJ? Lol
@@boyzaya15 MJ’s career high in playoff was a lost to Boston remember?
Never doubted the man. He knows importance of hard work and results.
MJ’s son or not Jimmy is his own made man and deserves ✊
You know you’re clutch when your career high is in the playoffs
Against one of the best defensive teams and players to boot
Jimmy has more clutch than a brand new 6 speed sports car.
Kevin Harlan was on his ish announcing this game 🔥🔥, legend fr.
Seriously a HoF play call
This is one of the greatest individual playoff performance of ALL TIME
All die hard Chicago Bulls fans are rooting for Jimmy Buckets! I'm blessed to witness greatness once again! Go Jimmy Go!
Butler was astonishing last night. This Heat team has no business being up 3-1 on Milwaukee, even with Giannis missing time. This man is the playoff MVP to this point. I'm a Celtics fan and I have so much respect for how he is carrying Miami. Well done Mr.Butler.
Especially considering that they have 7 undrafted players on their roster!
@@supremelink7299 miamis undrafted players preformed amazing in the celtics series, especially caleb martin
It goes without saying the performance itself is absolutely incredible. Kevin Harlan's calls throughout is what's going to make this so great to revisit over the years though. It really made Jimmy's game that much more special.
Jimmy Buckets is the living, breathing, no nonsense, battle hardened never say die, no quitting till the end playoff hero. ❤
Wade told him he was perfect for the team. Wade was a prophet.
This is one of the greatest individual perfomances of all time.
This is Jordanesque takeover.
He has some of his father's killer instinct!
Like father like son!
Nah Kobe is.. Let's see if he can win a chip lol
@@rubren9683 bringing up ring culture lol
@@rubren9683 that ring culture gone to your head kid
@@justinstella6787 Im just telling facts fella!!
This is hands down the greatest basketball game I’ve watched live from my living room. Absolutely unreal comeback, don’t know if I’ll ever witness anything as incredible again. The hype slowly building up more and more as the Heat closed in on the Bucks in the 4th was something special. Just glad to have experienced this. Jimmy is a different breed in the playoffs!
"LONG SHOT, GOOOOOOOD!!!"
Another masterful call from the brilliant mind of Kevin Harlan
What for me makes this Jimmy's performance even more iconic & legendary is the fact that : he had to deal with two elite defenders and future HOF.
1er_ Jrue Holiday = an all - court defender & very good/tough in One on One.
2e_ Giannis Antetokounmpo = a perimeter defender & very dissuasive when it comes to protecting the hoop.
And yet, they've NEVER been able to find a way to even slow him down, if not stop it all the game long. That was epic & stratospheric in every way 🔥💯👌✌️.
I've always said that : Jimmy Butler was too underrated & and not respected enough in this league.
It's really time to give the man his flowers 🎉🙏.
Put some fuckin respect on his name.Everyone said Bucks re gonna sweep them.
Jimmy Fuckin Buckets!!! 🔥🔥🔥
Had the Bucks winning in 5. Definitely would have lost money if I actually bet 😂
@@ja4309 Same until Game 1 finished
@@ja4309 You can still bet on them to win in 7. The payout is 15 to 1
@@annie20232 1. Don't think the Bucks could win in 7 in their current state. Maybe push it to 6 at best
2. Don't have the money to bet anyway 😂
this game still gives me chills… unreal performance
“Long Shot…GOOOOOOOOOOOOD” still sends shivers down my spine 😤
to this day
Every year in the playoffs Jimmy Buckets delivers a masterclass like this
Indeed, Jimmy's making his dad proud.
Have been a heat fan since 1988. This is the greatest single game performance ever.
Game 6 Lebron
@officialeditingloader9035 Wade vs Dallas was the best overall series a player has had in Heat history.
@@aquify9883 Lebron was great, but he didn't have 7 undrafted players on his squad.
Lebron game 6 imo against the Celtics. At that time, 0 rings and just coming off a choke job against the Mavs in the Finals. It was elimination game, the pressure he had was indescribable but he annihilated the Celtics singlehandedly. This is an absolute top 2
@@supremelink7299 Neither was he playing against an all NBA 1st defence team like this Bucks, while being 8th seed against the number one contender, jimmy is a goat on everything
This was the definition of Mamba Mentality!
Jimmy butler deserves his ring easily one of the most under hyped players in the game
Love that this season has so many teams that are evenly matched even if the seeding doesn’t say so. Whoever wins the title this season will not have any asterisk whatsoever
Yea I’m thinking about there’s still 4-5 more rounds of this whoever wins gonna have to work crazy hard, could literally be anyone
Suns?
That last shot was so NASTY 🔥🔥
Bro passed up on the open lane, just to make a stepback 3-pointer
A man who was born to fight in playoffs
Makes me think of MJ
cannot be stopped in the modern era
Reggie Miller could average 25 to 30 a game. Jordan would average 35 to 40 because they couldn't touch him.
Hanging on that rim to take the lead has to be one of Jimmy's all time best feelings.
Amazing performance, talk about being in the zone. Ranks right up there with the best ever playoff games in the NBA.
When Jimmy started hitting 3s and the rim wasn't moving that was a sign of things to come.
This is one of those videos, i will always come watch even 10 years from now 🤣
Real definition of "carrying the team"
Thats on JRUE HOLIDAY too… the best perimeter defender in the NBA. Legendary performance.
Jrue and Gianni’s took turns guarding butler and he cooked both of them all night 😂😂
And he is not the best perimeter defender one of the best but def not the best
@@KDTHAPHENOM maybe Kawhi but who else is better?
@@QMS9224 Marcus Smart, Mikal bridges, Greek Freak just to name a few
@@KDTHAPHENOM Marcus Smart flops too much on D refs won't call it every time.
Bro as a Heat fan these highlights brought me to tears 😂😂 what an incredible player and what a series I’ll never forget wow! Lets go Heat baby ! Dade county 305 FOREVER !
Jimmy doing this with undrafted players and a science teacher
This game will forever be etched into my brain until the day I die. JIMMY FUCKING BUTLER!! 😤
MJ blood in action ... DNA never lies
The best performance of this season so far. Jimmy playoff butler
Most hype moment in playoff history I’m ngl
Hope to see more like this Jimmy!!!
No matter how many star, when the team with Jimmy, that must be Jimmy Butler's team !!!
Love that they tried guarding him with every player on the team, but Jimmy didnt care.
Wow I mean wow. I stress out so much while the game is happening that I forget to enjoy these great performances.
Whenever you have a nearly 5 minute highlight reel by yourself in 1 game you know you went crazy
Look At Michael Jordan’s son putting in work …wished he never left the bulls lol
The playoffs aren’t for everybody. Some players shrink, others turn into stars. Some don’t survive, others find a way to thrive. It takes a different breed. A special kind of DNA. A human who’s not really human.
But only one man becomes a mix of Michael Jordan and Jesus Christ in the NBA playoffs.
It’s not LeBron, KD or Kobe. It’s the man who just sent the best player in the world back home with a 95% chance of getting eliminated.
His name is JIMMY “F”an BUTLER. And somehow, someway he’s keeping his promise from the beginning of the season alive…
“This my city” yes jimmy. Yes it is king💯
Best performance I’ve ever seen with my bare eyes
3:44 I personally love this moment with croud shouting all of a sudden.
Don't sleep on jimmy !!!
Jimmy butler is certified
Remember, lebron in the playoffs had his highest with miami at 49 pts. Jimmy went 56 on the best defensive team in the league, and miami was a play-in team.
Jimmy went crazyyyyyyyyy much rather see them advance rather than the bucks
Absolutely brutal
He is the closer of on playoff games. Great
With butler’s basketball IQ he could’ve been a surgeon
People who claim that MJ wouldn’t be as effective in today’s game… This is a demo of MJ in today’s game.
56 points in the playoffs vs Jrue,Giannis,and Brook Lopez is insane
Damn imagine being at that game fire 🔥 as a sixers fan i wish yall the best he is a great player!
Never forget. The front office picked Tobias Harris and motherfucking BEN SIMMONS over this dude!!!... 😑🤦🤣 🤷
Had they kept him and instead traded Simmons for Harden, potentially even a full year earlier to boot (+ ditching Tobias while they still could for picks if they still needed even MORE cap space after bailing on Simmons' absolutely gargantuan ankle weight), Philly would have at LEAST one chip by this point... Prolly two... Just saying. 🤷 Lol.
I was there!!!! Best thing I ever saw!!!! I got to see it with my 3 best friends after our tickets for Game 3 were refunded
3:32 wow i don't think I've ever heard miami arena that loud
Guy deserves a ring.
BUTLER SHOT GOOOOOOODDD!!!!
JIMMY FUCKING JORDAN
I can say that MJ will definitely average 50.
💯
90%. Marks deducted for using the future tense.
56 in a playoff game is nuts
People are really stupid if they didn't think after the first game of the New York series Jimmy Butler got injured in the beginning of the fourth quarter and you already had 25 points after that for the next three series Jimmy Butler ankle sprain he suffered was supposed to keep him out 6 to 8 weeks but he kept playing on a bad ankle if you watch this game and see the burst and jumping his step was completely different after this series Jimmy Butler's getting his shot block left and right because he had no bounce no lifting his ankles but even with bad ankles to still take your team is amazing
Dats ma boy Jimmy butler lads and gents
That how MJ would play in modern NBA
So glad we kept Tobias Harris instead of Butler
What lmaoo
@@abhijithashok2564 yeah bro you don't know Tobias Harris the goat? Future HOF for sure
Lmfaoooo
If you're not dominant or a huge problem in the playoffs you can't be a superstar. Jimmy Butler a superstar
It’s amazing when you look at it from this perspective, look at how great the league and the media perceived James harden to be and look at his playoff performances
Now look at jimmy butler and his playoff performances .
Don’t let the media fool you, having heart and pride is everything . Jimmy I salute you
This might have been his biggest test for a title
I had chills watching this
jimmy has been my fav player for 8 years im 8 and he still is
Butler got thay jordan on him during playoffs
Can’t believe I was there man, what a wild game!!
I was there too man, Section 118 behind the baseline. Greatest night of my life
0:28 “The Heat down by 12 now they trail by 20.”
Series tied 2-2 😂
I love this play a lot ❤❤❤
That one team u do not want to face! They hang with contenders!
Nah my dawg just went Ultra Instinct
Craziest single man performance ive ever watched live
Did he get a tech for that rim hang? I don’t remember
Imagine giving the best defender in the NBA the business.😤 We are watching a master at work.
Jimmy Butler is the best player ❤
Jimmy Butler is fricking AWESOME and just EXCITING to watch! Not many guys you can say that about!!
The opposite of James Harden where Harden turns into invisible in the playoffs. Jimmy rarely scores 30 in a season but come playoff times 35 is his minimum pts every game. Guy is a smart man not giving all his body to collapse on playoffs. He is not even an all star this season and so far he leads all the category on the playoffs averaging like 35 in the series.
Prime Harden gets double team even he didnt catch the ball😂 you know
Always double teamed in playoff
@@음-e9p Prime Harden is a choker , dont try to compare him with Butler
@@dzk6714 i know
No mvp,no first team 😂
@@음-e9p all reg season awards lol ,Harden is a no show in the playoffs and isnt even close to butler
Bro dropped 56 on the best defensive team in the league😤😤
Greatest playoff performance of all-time
This game was wild and crazy!!😳
I remember watching 4th quarter at 3am and screaming so hard when Jimmy dunked in transition and hit long range two
He's so efficient
Surgical
Precise
You it's hard to top Dwade and LeBron days, Butler did his damn thing!
Jimmy is a legend ❤❤ And Kobe❤❤❤
Everybody in front of this man got cooked! Especially giannis😂😂
Jimmy buckets 🔥🔥🔥🔥
What a performance! A clutch 56 against the best defence in the NBA? Wow! Bad, bad man!
I regret not seeing this live
Oh my god, what a game