Jimmy Butler named Eastern Conference Final MVP / News - Basketnews.com

Jimmy Butler received The Larry Bird Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals after beating Caleb Martin 5-4 in media voting.

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Jimmy Butler received The Larry Bird Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals after the Miami Heat beat the Boston Celtics, advancing to the NBA Finals.

Player of the Game EFF 34 Caleb Martin Points 26 Accuracy 11-16 Rebounds 10 Assists 3

Butler was named Eastern Conference Final MVP after beating his teammate Caleb Martin 5-4 in the media voting.

In Game 7, Butler finished the game with 28 points (9/21 2PT, 3/7 3PT, 1/2 FT), 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 1 turnover.

Throughout the 7 games series against the Celtics, Butler averaged 24.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 6.1 assists, and 2.6 steals.

The Heat won the series 4-3 and will face the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals. Heat became the second 8th seed in NBA history to make the NBA Finals. The first team was the New York Knicks in the 1998-99 season.

Game 1 will take place on Thursday, June 1, at 8:30 p.m. in Denver. You can find the full schedule here.

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