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Takeaways from Heat’s Game 1 win over Bucks behind another big playoff game from Jimmy Butler

MILWAUKEE — The Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks both lost important players in the opening game of their first-round series. But it was the Heat that escaped Game 1 with an impressive win to send a statement to the heavily favored Bucks.

Miami Herald

DeMar DeRozan named finalist for NBA’s Clutch Player of the Year

DeRozan joins De'Aaron Fox and Jimmy Butler as the three finalists.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Miami Heat grab the last playoff spot in East with victory over Chicago Bulls

Miami Heat grabbed the No. 8 seeding in the Eastern Conference on Friday with a 102-91 play-in victory over Chicago Bulls, which booked them a ticket to the NBA playoffs, where they will take on top seeds Milwaukee Bucks in the first round.

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Four Takeaways From the NBA’s Last Two Play-in Games

The Heat and Timberwolves moved on to the postseason, while the Bulls and Thunder were sent packing. Here’s what we learned from the final games before the playoffs.

Sports Illustrated

Greg Cote: Change may be ahead for Heat, but for now celebrate Max Strus leading Miami into playoffs

MIAMI — Max Strus? Max Strus!

Miami Herald

Jimmy Butler, Max Strus push Heat into playoffs in harrowing 102-91 comeback against Bulls

MIAMI — There will be playoffs instead of lottery for the Miami Heat, as they punched their ticket into the fist round with a 102-91 victory Friday night over the Chicago Bulls at the Kasaya Center.

Tribune News Service

Bulls hit by reality as the season ends, and his name was Jimmy Butler

Despite keeping Butler under wraps through the first three quarters in Friday’s play-in elimination game, the visiting team watched the former Bull come back to haunt them, with Butler scoring 13 fourth-quarter points.

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Bulls vs. Heat play-in preview: How to watch, TV channel, start time

The winner of tonight's game will secure the No. 8 seed in the playoffs.

USA Today Sports Media Group

The next step in Zach LaVine’s Bulls legacy? Beat Jimmy Butler

LaVine is coming off his first real signature moment as a Bull, scoring 30-second-half points in the play-in game against Toronto. But if he truly wants to stay on that path, it means beating Butler and the Heat Friday in Miami ... for starters.

Chicago Sun-Times

David Murphy: Joel Embiid and the Sixers have the talent, but they need championship toughness

PHILADELPHIA — Doc Rivers had just gotten done extolling the toughness of his team when he said the only three words that really matter.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Greg Cote: Heat season looks spent. Done. Now we see if a team on the brink has any fight left.

MIAMI — The best coaches are part-psychologist when the time demands. They understand that attributes like self-confidence and motivation start in the brain. That how you practice is important, but how you think is more so.

Miami Herald

Trae Young destroyed the Heat and then rightfully called Jimmy Butler out for guaranteeing a win against the Hawks

Trae Young and the Hawks got the last laugh on this one.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Jimmy Butler Doesn’t Hold Back When Assessing Heat’s Effort vs. Hawks

Miami is on the brink of elimination, and Butler knows the team’s play must be better on Friday.

Sports Illustrated

It Wasn’t Pretty, but Lakers Overcome Anthony Davis’s Brutal Mistake to Lock in NBA Playoff Spot

Anthony Davis, LeBron and the Lakers are playing on. So is Atlanta. Minnesota and Miami, however, are down to one last chance to advance Friday.

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Heat loses to Atlanta Hawks, will need win on Friday to make playoffs

MIAMI — A Heat season that has felt like a season-long slog, with one step forward followed by one step back, now teeters on the brink of expiration.

Tribune News Service

For Heat’s Herro, nothing has been the same about his four postseason trips

MIAMI — Don’t bother asking Tyler Herro to define a typical NBA postseason.

Sports Illustrated

Chris Herring’s 2022–23 NBA Awards Ballot

From Rookie of the Year to MVP, here are all of this season’s awards picks.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

David Murphy: Gauging the Sixers’ championship chances ahead of their playoff opener against the Nets

It’s that time of year again, right? Crush the Nets in five starting this weekend, then get a lethal dose of the Celtics. I mean, tell me why I should believe in this Sixers team.

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End-of-Season NBA Power Rankings

Here’s a final look at how all 30 teams stacked up this season before the play-in tournament starts.

Miami Herald

Takeaways from Heat’s regular-season finale and Udonis Haslem’s memorable milestone day

MIAMI — The days ahead for the Miami Heat will be all about finding a way into the playoffs through the play-in tournament. But Sunday’s regular-season finale was all about celebrating Udonis Haslem’s 20-year NBA career.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bulls coach Billy Donovan defensive with Zach LaVine’s improvements

While LaVine will never be mistaken for a Jimmy Butler on the defensive side of the ball, he has made some subtle improvements in Year 9, helping Donovan guide the team to a top five rating.

Tribune News Service

Heat rest regulars, fall to Wizards to lock in Tuesday home play-in game

WASHINGTON — There wasn’t much to be learned from this game for the Miami Heat, with Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Kyle Lowry and Kevin Love given the night off.

Tribune News Service

Heat assure themselves of home postseason appearance with 129-101 rout of 76ers

PHILADELPHIA — There will be postseason basketball on the Miami Heat’s homecourt, no matter what name the facility goes by these days.

The Times of India

Miami Heat hand Detroit Pistons 10th straight defeat

The Detroit Pistons went down for the 10th straight game in a 118-105 defeat against Miami Heat at home on Tuesday night.

Tribune News Service

Jimmy Butler to rescue again as Heat survive harrowing victory in Detroit

DETROIT — For weeks, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has acknowledged that little has been easy about this season.

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