Herro, the Sixth Man of the Year frontrunner, started only 10 regular-season games, but six of them came when Butler was unavailable. Oladipo's playmaking will be even more important in Butler's absence, and some of the offensive burden will surely fall to Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo, too. Both Butler and Lowry could potentially be available in Game 6 on Thursday, should the Hawks extend the series, according to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Kyle Lowry will miss his second straight game with a left hamstring strain, and Gabe Vincent will once again take his place as a starter. Victor Oladipo, who jumped into the rotation in Game 4 and played 23 minutes, will replace Butler in the starting lineup. Explore This video cannot be played because of a technical error. In four games against the Hawks, Butler has averaged 30.5 points on 63.6 percent true shooting, 7.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.8 steals. Jimmy Butler has averaged 23.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 20 games in Eastern Conference Finals in his career. He is coming off a 36-point, 10-rebound, four-assist, four-steal performance in a 110-86 victory on Sunday, and that wasn't even his best game of the playoffs - in Game 2, Butler scored 45 points on 15-for-25 shooting, with five rebounds, five assists and two steals. The team announced that Butler is out for Game 5 due to right knee inflammation.īutler has been instrumental in the Heat taking a 3-1 lead in the series.
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Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler will not play in Game 5 of their first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday.
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