Jimmy Butler Make Circus Layup to Force OT After Bucks Don’t Call Timeout

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The Heat just pulled off one of the most stunning moments of the season, forcing overtime against the Bucks in Game 5 thanks to some late heroics from Jimmy Butler, as well as some questionable decision-making from Milwaukee.

After Jrue Holiday split a pair of free-throw attempts with seconds to play, the Heat called timeout and drew up an inbounds play with 2.0 seconds left on the clock.

Butler caught a pass from Gabe Vincent in midair with one hand, and used that same hand to put a heavily contested shot, somehow coming away with the game-tying basket with 0.5 seconds remaining despite having Pat Connaughton draped all over him. 

All the while, Milwaukee coach Mike Budenholzer held onto Milwaukee’s final timeout—even though there was time remaining to advance the ball and run a final play for the win.

The circus shot to force overtime gave Butler 40 points on the evening, as he turned in yet another stellar performance as the Heat look to eliminate the Bucks from the playoffs.