Jimmy Butler drops 40 points as Miami Heat beat Lakers 115-104 in game 3 of NBA finals (video)

By Ayomide John / October 5, 2020

Jimmy Butler drops 40 points as Miami Heat beat Lakers 115-104 in game 3 of NBA finals (video)

Jimmy Butler was the hero as the Miami Heat beat the Los Angeles Lakers 115-104 in game three of the 2020 NBA finals played in the early hours of Monday, October 5th.

Jimmy Butler recorded a triple-double of 40 points, 11 rebounds, and 13 assists with a big night to guide the Miami Heat to victory in Game 3 ut the Lakers lead the series 2-1 ahead of Game 4.

Butler had support from Kelly Olynyk with 17 points and Rookie Tyler Herro also with 17 points while LeBron James added 25 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists but was not enough.

Watch Butler produce a dominant performance against the Lakeers below

40-point triple-double x Game 3 W! 🔥@JimmyButler's 40 PTS, 11 REB, 13 AST push the @MiamiHEAT to the Game 3 win! #NBAFinals #Drop40

Game 4: Tuesday – 9pm/et, ABC pic.twitter.com/TjT7VS3h2T

— NBA (@NBA) October 5, 2020

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