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Jimmy Butler on adjusting to Sixers: ‘Basketball is basketball to me’

Jimmy Butler celebrated with teammates after his game-winning three-pointer in the 76ers’ win at the Charlotte Hornets.

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CHARLOTTE – One gets the impression that Jimmy Butler is destined to have a bigger imprint on what the 76ers are doing.

That's a good thing for a team determined to reach the NBA Finals. He's already lifted them to two victories while trying to learn the terminology and plays.

"Basketball is basketball to me, to tell you the truth," Butler said of adjusting to his new teammates. "I think we play basketball the right way.