On Tuesday evening, the Miami Heat hosted the Milwaukee Bucks in Florida. The game was close, but the Heat lost by a score of 106-103. Even more disappointing

A: Actually, Jimmy Butler has had more value before, which is why the Heat signed him away from the 76ers and then re-signed him. But I get your point regarding this season and these recent performances.

Jimmy Butler’s teammate Tyler Herro didn’t miss the chance to add some humor to Butler's game-changing bucket against the Mavs.

In listing the lineups in boxscores at the start of the season, the Heat’s scoring table at Kaseya Center had listed Butler at forward. The past two games, with Terry Rozier sidelined by foot soreness, Butler has been listed at guard. Because the reality is that is exactly how Butler now is being cast and how both he and the Heat have thrived.

Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 123-118 overtime win over the Dallas Mavericks (9-8) on Sunday night at Kaseya Center to improve to 2-0 on its three-game homestand. The Heat (7-7) closes the homestand on Tuesday against the Milwaukee Bucks in its third of four group-play games as part of the NBA’s in-season tournament:

However, it was also the return of Heat star Jaime Jaquez Jr., who came back from an ankle injury and showed some rust, scoring seven points on two for seven shooting. Another crucial piece is veteran big-man Kevin Love, who serves as Adebayo's primary backup as Spoelstra emphasized to ClutchPoints about the impact the bench unit had.

The game went into overtime, and the Heat were able to win by a score of 123-118. Jimmy Butler finished with 33 points, nine rebounds, six assists, one steal and two blocks while shooting 11/17 from the field in 38 minutes of playing time.