Jimmy Butler is the only reason why the NBA Finals will go to at least a fifth game. Butler was dominant for the heat, tallying 40 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists in the Heat’s shocking 115–104 victory over the Lakers.
He joined Jerry West and LeBron James as the only players in Finals history to have a 40-point triple double and the seventh player in NBA history to have a 40-point triple double while shooting better than 70% from the floor. He was the first player since Shaq in 2002 to have 40 points in a Finals game without attempting a three.