Jimmy Butler totaled 17 points, 10 rebounds and six assists as the fifth-seeded Miami Heat used stingy defense to knock the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks out of the NBA playoffs with a 103-94 in Game 5.
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, the 2019-20 NBA Defensive Player of the Year and favorite to repeat as league MVP, did not play after aggravating his sprained right ankle in the first half of Game 4.
Miami awaits the winner of the other Eastern Conference semifinal series between second-seeded Toronto and third-seeded Boston.
The Celtics lead 3-2 ahead of tomorrow’s Game 6.
