Jimmy Butler's epic 56-point performance gives Heat win, pushes NBA's best team to the brink

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Jimmy Butler delivered a playoff performance for the ages and helped Miami Heat to a Game 4 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night and pushed the top team in the Eastern Conference to the brink of elimination.

The star forward scored 56 points on 19-of-28 shooting and added nine rebounds and two assists as the Heat put away the Bucks 119-114. The Heat have a 3-1 series lead.

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Apr 24, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) drives toward the baseline as Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez (11) defends in the third quarter during game four of the 2023 NBA Playoffs at Kaseya Center. (Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports)

Butler became the first Heat player to score 50 or more points in a single playoff game. It’s more than LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Shaquille O’Neal have scored in a playoff game.

"It feels good to be the Miami Heat right now," Butler said after the game. "For my team, to get this dub, in this way, in this atmosphere, in this city, it’s huge."

Bam Adebayo had 15 points and eight rebounds and Gabe Vincent scored 10 points and dished out eight assists.

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Apr 24, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) celebrates after making a shot against the Milwaukee Bucks in the fourth quarter during game four of the 2023 NBA Playoffs at Kaseya Center. (Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports)

The Bucks were up by as much as 15 points during the game and started the fourth quarter up 14 points when Grayson Allen sunk a 27-foot three-pointer. Behind Butler, the Heat