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Daily Mirror
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Joseph McBride

Jimmy Butler breaks LeBron James play-off record as Milwaukee Bucks nearing shock exit

Miami Heat are on the brink of dumping out No.1 seed Milwaukee Bucks from the NBA playoffs - and they have Jimmy Butler to thank once again.

Butler's rise in the playoffs is nothing other than incredible, as the Heat star netted 56 points in their 119-114 win over the Bucks to move 3-1 in the series. Butler scored 22 points inside the first quarter to set a new franchise record, and his stunning final total moved him fourth on the all-time list for points scored in a play-off game.

His 56 points surpassed LeBron James' impressive tally of 49, and was just short of Michael Jordan's all-time record of 63. The Heat are on the brink of winning the series, leaving the Bucks a mountain to climb if they are to avoid humiliation at the very first hurdle.

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