Miami Heat: 3 things you want to continue to see from Jimmy Butler

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) controls the ball around Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard (11) (Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)
Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) controls the ball around Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard (11) (Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports) /
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Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) drives to the hoop past Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic (9) and guard Evan Fournier (10) as Heat forward Bam Adebayo (13) looks on (Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports) /

The Miami Heat go as far as Jimmy Butler does. Here are three things we must continue to see.

The Miami Heat are not only built around Jimmy Butler, but they practically only operate at anything close to full capacity when he’s on the floor. Understandable enough, the Miami Heat are not one on a different level offensively when he’s on the floor, but they play with a different energy in all phases of the game.

With that being what it is, he must continue to be on top of his game in order for the Miami Heat to have their best shot. Here are three things we must continue to see from their best player.

Good Health

As we have expressed here, the Miami Heat will only go as far as Jimmy Butler can take them. Without him on the floor, they have no shot. Already missing time this season with an ankle injury, they cannot afford to have him miss much more substantial amounts of time at any point.

In order for them to try and make noise again, they will need him for as many games as he can possibly play. That’s just the truth.

That’s why good health for Jimmy Butler is the first thing we need to continue to see.