Jimmy Butler

Facing a team that had won 14 times in its last 15 games, the Miami Heat needed a Herculean effort to win this one. Not a problem — they had Jimmy Butler back. The six-time All-Star returned to the lineup after missing his previous seven games and his return paid immediate dividends against the sizzling Boston Celtics. As he does, Butler got his buckets — a fall-away jumper as Al Horford gives chase, a one-handed foul line pull-up over Horford and Jaylen Brown and another tough attempt to beat the shot clock with Horford again glued to his hip. No matter what the Celtics threw his way, Butler had an answer as his 25 points, 15 rebounds and three assists helped his squad prevail 120-116 in overtime on December 2, 2022.