LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler drove it strong to his right with Los Angeles Lakers forward Markieff Morris defending. It resulted in a contested, awkward layup off his opposite leg that banked in to give Butler 40 points and seal Game 3 of the NBA Finals for the Heat on Sunday.
“We felt like we got bullied,” Anthony Davis said.
Down the stretch in Game 4 on Tuesday night, Butler attempted the exact same move at a similar juncture, but Davis — a first-team All-NBA defender — was assigned to him.