Salutes, scorn for Jimmy Butler in the best reactions to East Finals’ Game 7

Netizens single out Jimmy Buckets' missed bucket
May 30, 2022
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ALL THROUGHOUT the make-or-break Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, it seemed as if Jimmy Butler was singlehandedly carrying his team on his broad shoulders.

Exploding off the floor with 35 points, Butler fought tooth-and-nail to haul the Heat past the scrappy Celtics — a feat recognized by many Twitter hot takes.

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    But one missed bucket from Jimmy Buckets — a crucial one, deep in the final frame, that would have handed Miami the lead — also made him an object of online.

    Netizens poke fun at missed three

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    In the end, the Celtics put away the Heat, 100-96, to set up a Finals showdown between Boston and Golden State.

    What a series

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