Miami Heat Playoffs: Jimmy Butler Out Of Game 5, But They Can Still Win

Miami Heat Playoffs: Everyone, Players And Coaches, Just Have To Step Up A Bit

Let’s also not forget about the guy that saw his first taste of NBA Playoff action for the Miami Heat in Game 4. Victor Oladipo showed you what he’s capable of in the final regular season game of the year, his near 40-point triple double.

If you add all that up with what you can get from P.J. Tucker, Duncan Robinson, Caleb Martin, Gabe Vincent, Dewayne Dedmon, and the rest of the bunch, the Miami Heat have just enough to get one from this Atlanta Hawks team on the verge of exodus. You also can’t forget who is coaching this squad along the sidelines either.

That would be Coach Spo, “top-15” around these parts.

Don’t get things twisted and just like Kyle Lowry, you would much rather have Jimmy Butler than not, however and also just like Lowry, if this is maintenance for future productivity and needed for the long haul, you have to live with it.

You don’t ever want to see this in the postseason, but this is the scenario that it least bothers you. Up 3-1 on a team that shouldn’t be able to beat you and with the game in your own building, nonetheless, that is the time to do it and if they weren’t in that position, Jimmy would, likely, fight through it.

But, in this case where they don’t have him in Game 5, the Miami Heat can still win it. It’s definitely still a good bet!