{"id":1565459,"date":"2023-05-19T09:25:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T13:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1565459"},"modified":"2023-05-19T09:25:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T13:25:11","slug":"for-jimmy-butler-its-always-been-one-day-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/for-jimmy-butler-its-always-been-one-day-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"For Jimmy Butler, It's Always Been ‘One Day at a Time'"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Miami Heat<\/a> star Jimmy Butler is no stranger to overcoming obstacles. Nobody gave Butler and the Heat a shot to reach the NBA Finals after they barely made their way into the NBA postseason as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Off the court, not too many people gave Butler a shot \u2014 period. That included his biological mother. Butler has seen his share of tough times, and being an eighth seed against the favored Boston Celtics<\/a> in the Eastern Conference Finals isn't one of them. For Butler, it's always been “one day at a time.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jimmy Butler has always been the underdog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat is defended by Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics during the third quarter of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals at TD Garden on May 17, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts. | Adam Glanzman\/Getty Images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you think being an underdog in the NBA playoffs fazes Jimmy Butler, think again. The Miami Heat needed a victory over the Chicago Bulls in the play-in tourney just to secure a spot in the postseason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bulter guided the Heat to a shocking upset of the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> in the first round. He scored 56 points in Game 4 to give Miami a 3-1 series lead. In Game 5, he scored a layup with one second left in regulation to help the Heat overcome a 16-point deficit. Butler finished with 42 points as Miami clinched the series in Milwaukee with a 128-126 overtime win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Butler led the Heat to a win over the New York Knicks in six games in the conference semifinals. On Wednesday, Butler poured in 35 points as the Heat shocked the Boston Celtics in Game 1 in the Eastern Conference Finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Butler, it's business as usual.<\/a> He's always been the underdog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Butler wasn't heavily recruited out of high school, so he enrolled at Tyler Junior College. He led the team in scoring as a freshman and drew the attention of schools like Marquette, Kentucky, and Clemson. He chose Marquette, where he struggled to find playing time as a sophomore. By his senior year, he had worked hard to establish an all-around game. He averaged 15.7 points and 6.1 rebounds in his final season before the Chicago Bulls made him the 30th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It's always been ‘one day at a time' for Butler<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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