Career best, four games

Butler III has his best four-game stretch since 2015-16

Jimmy Butler III averaged 36.5 points and 5.0 assists over four games from April 16 to 24, shooting 54 for 86, and the Heat went 3-⁠1.

By Performance Score the four add up to +55.8, the best four-game stretch of his 569 games since 2015-⁠16.

The best of them was 56 points and 9 rebounds against Milwaukee on April 24, +24.2. He went 19 for 24 at the rim, 18 for 25 in the paint and 8 for 20 from mid-range. His 117 points from the field came on 86 shots, 27.5 more than the league scores from the same zones. Kyle Lowry set up 5 of his 54 baskets.

His old best four, +55.5, came Oct. 2 to 9, 2020: 30.5 points, 10.3 rebounds and 11.5 assists a game, 2-⁠2.

The four games

Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
April 16, 2023at MIL, playoffs	W 130-117	43	35	5	11	3	0	15-27	0-1	5-8	3	+17	+8.5
April 19, 2023at MIL, playoffs	L 122-138	28	25	3	3	2	0	8-12	2-4	7-10	1	−31	+10.3
April 22, 2023vs MIL, playoffs	W 121-99	28	30	5	4	2	0	12-19	4-4	2-3	2	+15	+12.7
April 24, 2023vs MIL, playoffs	W 119-114	41	56	9	2	0	1	19-28	3-8	15-18	1	+4	+24.2
Four games	3-1	140	146	22	20	7	1	54-86	9-17	29-39	7	+5	+55.8

PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.

His shots, all four games

His shots: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange. Click any shot for the play.

Jimmy Butler III

146 PTS · 54-86 FG · 9-17 3P · 29-39 FT

54-86 FG 62.8%9-17 3P 52.9%

117 points from the field on 86 shots: 27.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.

By zone, against the league
Zone	FG	%	League
At the rim	19-24	79.2%	67%
In the paint	18-25	72.0%	44%
Mid-range	8-20	40.0%	42%
Corner 3	4-5	80.0%	39%
Above-the-break 3	5-12	41.7%	35%

His old best four

Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
Oct. 2, 2020at LAL, playoffs	L 114-124	45	25	8	13	1	0	7-17	0-1	11-12	3	−3	+7.3
Oct. 4, 2020vs LAL, playoffs	W 115-104	45	40	11	13	2	2	14-20	0-0	12-14	5	+20	+19.7
Oct. 6, 2020vs LAL, playoffs	L 96-102	43	22	10	9	3	1	8-17	0-3	6-7	3	−11	+7.4
Oct. 9, 2020at LAL, playoffs	W 111-108	47	35	12	11	5	1	11-19	1-3	12-12	3	+5	+21.2
Four games	2-2	180	122	41	46	11	4	40-73	1-7	41-45	14	+11	+55.5

His shots: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange. Click any shot for the play.

Jimmy Butler III

122 PTS · 40-73 FG · 1-7 3P · 41-45 FT

40-73 FG 54.8%1-7 3P 14.3%

81 points from the field on 73 shots: 8.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.

By zone, against the league
Zone	FG	%	League
At the rim	16-25	64.0%	64%
In the paint	14-24	58.3%	40%
Mid-range	9-17	52.9%	40%
Corner 3	0-1	0.0%	39%
Above-the-break 3	1-6	16.7%	35%