So the Heat really did the thing, huh? Miami took out the No. 1 overall-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the playoffs.
This is the biggest upset we’ve seen in the NBA in — quite literally — a decade. The last No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 8 seed was Tom Thibodeau’s Chicago Bulls in 2012 when they lost to the Philadelphia 76ers.
This is history, man. Everyone is going to remember Jimmy Butler as the architect who made it happen. And, specifically, they’ll all remember Butler catching a lob on the final play of regulation but tossing the ball in the basket while also falling down.
It was an absolutely phenomenal play. I’ve never seen anything like this before, man.
JIMMY BUTLER SENDS GAME 5 TO OT 😱
HE'S GOT 40 PTS. UNBELIEVABLE.
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— NBA (@NBA) April 27, 2023
But the thing about it is that, honestly, probably shouldn’t have happened. Give Miami all the credit in the world for absolutely making this happen. But there’s a series of coaching errors from Mike Budenholzer and the Bucks here that made this all possible.
Let’s take a look at them.