Jimmy Butler is just not apprehensive although he Miami Warmth are at risk of getting to win a play-in event recreation to qualify for the postseason.
The Warmth (42-37), who’re at seventh within the Japanese Convention, are 1.5 video games behind the Brooklyn Nets (44-36) for the sixth seed – and a playoff berth – because the season winds down. Even so, Butler not too long ago shared his lack of concern with Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports activities:
“I do not give a rattling. I simply love taking part in basketball. We will beat anyone after we’re taking part in the appropriate manner. Play-in, right here we come. Playoffs, right here we come.”
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The Miami Warmth seem prone to wind up within the play-in event for the primary time since its inception forward of the 2020-2021 postseason. To keep away from the play-in event, the Warmth should win every of their final three video games. They may also want the Brooklyn Nets to lose every of their last two video games as Brooklyn the tiebreaker over Miami.
Ending in sixth place would enable the Warmth the chance to face the Phaildelphia 76ers, who they eradicated from the playoffs final season. In the event that they end in seventh place, Miami should win one play-in recreation to face the Boston Celtics, who defeated them within the Japanese Convention finals final season.
Whatever the opponent, Jimmy Butler is just not involved as he likes the Warmth’s possibilities.
Jimmy Butler discusses why he is not a quantity shooter
Jimmy Butler has by no means averaged greater than 16.5 field-goal makes an attempt per recreation. The Miami Warmth star has tried simply 13.9 subject objectives per recreation this season. Butler mentioned why he is not a quantity shooter:
“I’ve by no means been a quantity shooter my complete profession. Not solely within the league, at Marquette, at junior school. I needn’t shoot the ball 20 instances to be efficient. If I wished to shoot the ball 20 instances, I may, after which my numbers would go up. However I do not play for numbers. I get in the place I slot in.
“If I must shoot the ball within the fourth quarter, I get that. If I have to be aggressive within the third, I get that. First? I get that. I can learn the sport fairly properly.”
Butler has averaged 22.9 factors, 5.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.9 steals and 0.3 blocks per recreation throughout 63 video games this season. He’s capturing a career-high 53.7% from the sector, 35.0% from 3-point vary and 85.1% from the free-throw line.
