Butler is hoping for a win.
The Miami Heat is set to face off against the Atlanta Hawks in the 2022-2023 NBA Play-In Tournament held at the Kaseya Center in Miami on the 12th (Korean time).
It is a match between Miami, 7th in the Eastern Conference, and Atlanta, 8th. The team that wins this game secures the 7th seed and advances to the playoffs. The losing team goes to the final round of the play-in tournament.
It means you have one more chance. But Miami ace Jimmy Butler wants to play just one game and make the playoffs.
“I’ll do whatever it takes for my team to win,” Butler said in an interview with The Athletic on the 11th. “To be honest, I don’t care what anyone says if I’m a good player or not. After the game, I don’t worry about what happens next.” But in the end, I will become a good basketball player.”
Miami has taken the lead this season with a 3-1 record against Atlanta. In addition, Miami won the series 4-1 against Atlanta in the first round of the playoffs last season. In the process, Butler played in four games and averaged 30.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.8 steals.
However, there are also concerns. Miami’s momentum this season.
Last season, Miami beat strong players such as the Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, and Philadelphia 76ers to win the Eastern Conference No. 1 seed and show off its potential to advance to the conference finals.
But Miami this season is different.바카라사이트 Miami, which showed a jagged performance, had to receive a report card of 7th, which fell short of expectations.
Butler didn’t mind at all.
“Last season nobody expected us to win,” Butler said. I won’t,” he said confidently.