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• Heat's Jimmy Butler: Efficient in low-scoring effort

  1D ago • By RotoWire

  Butler finished with 15 points (6-9 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 3-4 FT), four rebounds, four assists and two steals over 37 minutes during Wednesday's 116-107 loss to New York. Butler had a rough showing in the season with a three-point performance (1-8 FG) in the loss to the Magic on Oct. 23, and while he responded with two straight games with at least 20 points, he had another low-scoring effort Wednesday. Even if his scoring numbers haven't been as good as in previous years, Butler is improving in the efficiency department. Excluding the dud in the season opener, Butler is shooting 57.1 percent from the field while attempting 11.7 shots per game, so he's trending in the right direction even if the scoring numbers aren't backing that up.

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• Heat's Jimmy Butler: Leads Miami to win

  3D ago • By RotoWire

  Butler supplied 23 points (7-11 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 9-11 FT), four rebounds, seven assists and four steals across 34 minutes during Monday's 106-98 win over the Pistons. Miami picked up their second straight win with Butler leading the team in scoring. Butler had a horrendous three-point dud on Opening Night, but he has responded with two strong games in a row. In that span, he produced averages of 24.5 points, 7.5 assists, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals.

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• Heat's Jimmy Butler: Bounces back with all-around outing

  5D ago • By RotoWire

  Butler ended with 26 points (7-15 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 11-17 FT), eight rebounds, eight assists, one block and two steals in 37 minutes during Saturday's 114-106 win over the Hornets. Butler's three-point performance in the season-opening loss to the Magic probably worried some fantasy managers, but the veteran bounced back in a big way versus Charlotte. He did most of his work at the free-throw line, but his 11-for-17 mark did more harm than good in category leagues. However, Butler has shot above 85 percent from the charity stripe in four straight seasons, so Saturday's effort looks like an outlier for now.

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• Heat's Jimmy Butler: Ineffective in defeat

  8D ago • By RotoWire

  Butler recorded three points (1-8 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 1-2 FT), four rebounds, five assists, one block and one steal in 26 minutes during Wednesday's 116-97 loss to the Magic. Butler struggled to find the bottom of the basket and looked out of sorts in the opener. He only turned the ball over once and is seemingly 100 percent healthy, so his result was a bit surprising. Butler's biggest flaw is his durability. The highest attendance he's achieved recently was in 2016 when he played 76 games with Chicago.

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• Heat's Jimmy Butler: Starting season opener

  9D ago • By RotoWire

  Butler is part of the first unit for Wednesday's regular-season opener against the Magic. Butler will kick off his sixth season in Miami on Wednesday, and he'll be joined by Terry Rozier, Tyler Herro, Nikola Jovic and Bam Adebayo in the first unit. Butler averaged 30.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.3 steals across 34.0 minutes per game last season.

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