Jimmy Buckets is activated.
Jimmy Butler put on a blazing 56-point show for the Miami Heat on Monday to lead a stunning rally past the Milwaukee Bucks and put the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed on the brink of elimination.
He opened the game with a 22-point first quarter that included a run of 20 straight Heat points. He finished with a 21-point fourth quarter to lead Miami back from a 12-point hole and secure a 119-114 Heat win.
The victory secured a 3-1 series lead for the eighth-seeded Heat over a Bucks team that finished the regular season with the NBA's best record.