NBA Fans Debate Should Jimmy Butler Have Shot A Potential Game-Winning 3-Pointer 17 Seconds Before The End Of Game: “This Was A Bad Shot”

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Previously, many believed that Jimmy Butler wasn’t a true superstar in the NBA. For whatever reason, that was what most believed until he joined the Miami Heat for the 2019-20 NBA season.

In his very first season with the Heat, he took the franchise to the NBA Finals. Fast forward to this season, Butler helped the team clinch the number one seed in the Eastern Conference.

Many believed that it was nothing but a fluke. Butler gave answers to his doubters with some pretty unbelievable performances this postseason. One of the best performances by the 32-year-old was in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

He completely took over the game and forced a Game 7 to keep the Heat in contention of making it to the finals. That performance garnered applause from the entire world and gave fans hope that the Heat might just advance to the Finals.

All things considered, Jimmy almost achieved that in the most important game of the series. In a matchup that finished at a score of 100-96, Butler scored 35 points. Sadly, he missed the potential game-winning three-pointer with about 17 seconds left on the clock.

That led to almost everyone questioning the three-point attempt by the Heat forward. Could he have waited longer before taking the shot? Maybe pass the ball to someone else? We’ll never know.

The above-mentioned question must be popping into everyone’s head. Well, here’s what NBA fans had to say about that shot attempt that could have sent the Heat to the NBA Finals.

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Fans seem to be divided about the shot taken by Butler. But keep in mind the fact that Jimmy was having a super game, and it was a great idea, just a better execution was needed.

Following the defeat at the hands of the Boston Celtics, Butler made a promise to Heat fans. He claimed that the Heat will be back next year and next time they will advance to the NBA Finals. Will Butler’s prediction be proven correct? Only time will tell.

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Aikansh Chaudhary is an NBA columnist for Fadeaway World. He is always ready to publish the most interesting news, legendary throwbacks, and the hottest buzz around the NBA. A die-hard Lakers fan, Aikansh will forever uphold LeBron James as the GOAT. In his free time, you can either find him playing basketball or soccer. Expertise: NBA, Trades, ThrowbacksFavorite Team: Los Angeles LakersFeatured On A.M. HoopsPrevious Work: EssentiallySports, Sportskeeda, Lake Show Life, The Sports Rush
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