Yahoo Sports Rockets to monitor as Jimmy Butler suitor?
The Rockets are also increasingly mentioned by monitoring rivals as a team to watch should Miami ever reach a point that it chooses to explore its trade options with Jimmy Butler, who grew up some 30 miles away from Houston in Tomball, Texas.
Source: marcstein.substack.com
What's the buzz on Twitter?
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Jimmy Butler did Jimmy Butler things last night after his quiet opener. "He’s our anchor and we weren’t giving him the rock. He got it tonight and special things happened" miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… - 12:58 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
NEW: Jimmy Butler did Jimmy Butler things last night after his quiet opener. "He’s our anchor and we weren’t giving him the rock. He got it tonight and special things happened" miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… Also, the latest twist to a Heat rotation that will surely continue to change - 10:46 AM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Takeaways and postgame reaction from the Heat's bounce-back win and Jimmy Butler's bounce-back performance in Charlotte miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… - 9:11 AM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Takeaways and postgame reaction from the Heat's bounce-back win and Jimmy Butler's bounce-back performance in Charlotte miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… Butler took control of the game late, the Heat's defense was back to its disruptive ways and more - 11:36 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
NEW: Takeaways and details from a bounce-back win for the Heat led by a bounce-back performance from Jimmy Butler miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… Butler scored 13 of his team-high 26 points in the fourth quarter - 9:47 PM
26, 8 and 8 for Jimmy Butler. Heat win. 22 for Herro, 19 for Rozier, 12 and 11 for Bam. - 9:38 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
End of third quarter: Heat 83, Hornets 72.
-Jimmy Butler up to 13 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
-Heat with 20 points off 16 Hornets turnovers.
-Heat with only 22 three-point attempts, but already have 24 shots at the rim. - 9:03 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Jimmy Butler scores his first points of the game with 11:43 left in the second quarter. - 7:48 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
End of first quarter: Heat 23, Hornets 23.
-Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo haven't scored yet.
-Heat already has six points on seven Hornets turnovers.
-Both teams struggling to make threes, combining to shoot 4 of 17 on threes in the opening quarter. - 7:45 PM
More on this storyline
But Butler was responsible for most of that production, bouncing back from Wednesday’s three-point performance to lead the Heat in Charlotte with 26 points on 7-of-15 shooting from the field, 1-of-3 shooting on threes and 11-of-17 shooting from the foul line, eight rebounds, eight assists, two steals and one block. “Honestly, just doing all of that and it resulting in a win,” Butler said when asked about his big night. “That’s the reason that we all play the game. I’m just happy to get one in the win column.” -via Miami Herald / October 27, 2024
Will Manso: Man, Jimmy Butler really carrying the Heat in those final minutes, along with a couple of big shots from Tyler Herro and Terry Rozier. Miami gets win No. 1 of the season. 114-106 the final in Charlotte. Butler with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. -via Twitter / October 26, 2024
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said to the Miami Herald when asked about the longevity of this core [Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Duncan Robinson]. “Those four guys have been part of a lot of winning. Yes, they give you the institutional corporate knowledge for the next wave. So it fast tracks a lot of the stuff. But that’s the deal and that’s not lost on us. It’s hard to win in this league. It’s hard to find a core group that can win consistently. We’ve had some disappointing losses and playoff losses. But if you just look at it in totality, that group … how many have won as many games or playoff series as them?” -via Miami Herald / October 22, 2024
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