Longtime friend of Jimmy Butler, Neymar used social networks to celebrate the title of the Eastern Conference of the NBA: “Faltam 4”
Jimmy Butler has a good relationship with Brazilian football and is a friend of Neymar, main player of the selection. O miami heat of the star won the Boston Celtics, won the Eastern Conference title and advanced to the NBA Finals. After the series of seven games, the striker of PSG congratulated the number 22 of the Florida team.
“MVP… Congratulations brother, Jimmy Butler. 4 to go…” wrote Neymar, referring to the decisive series against denver nuggets.
MVP …
Congratulations brother ♥️@JimmyButler4 to go … 🔥🏆 pic.twitter.com/Hb49zkp0WA
—Neymar Jr (@neymarjr) May 30, 2023
The NBA playoff format ranks the best team in the best of seven games. Miami dispatched Boston by 4-3 and now decides the title of the season against the Nuggets, led by Nikola Jokic.
Neymar and Butler have known each other for years. The American has been a fan of the Brazilian player since the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016. Since then, they have nurtured their good relationship and friendship. In the last World Cup, in Qatar, the Heat star showed all his support for the Brazilian team.
After opening 3-0 in the series, Miami was one victory away from the Finals, but suffered three straight losses to Boston and the East’s decision went to Game 7. If they won today, the Celtics would become the first team in the history of NBA turning 3-0 in the playoffs, but the taboo was maintained by the Heat and the historic comeback was avoided.
The Heat’s highest scorer was Jimmy Butler, with 28 points, but the highlight was caleb martinwho took responsibility in the first three periods and left the court with a double-double of 26 points and 10 rebounds. Bam Adebayo collaborated with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Butler, the team’s main name, was named the Eastern Conference Finals Series MVP.
Miami goes into the NBA Finals as the ‘underdog’ of the season after qualifying for the playoffs as the eighth place in the East – being the second franchise to achieve the feat in league history. The team also eliminated the Milwaukee Bucks and the New York Knicks before moving past the Celtics.
Game 1 of the NBA Finals will be played next Thursday, June 1, at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), in Denver. The Denver Nuggets are looking for their first league title, while Miami is looking for their fourth trophy; the last conquest took place ten years ago.
Source: sportbuzz
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