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NEW YORK – He did it again.
Eight days after scoring a 3-pointer for his new team, 76-meter star Jimmy Butler scored a shot at about 2.3 seconds to give Philadelphia a 127- 125 on the Brooklyn Nets Sunday. .
"Another piece drawn by [Sixers coach Brett Brown]and my teammates have a lot of faith in me for shooting late, "Butler said. I arrived at the place where I wanted to go. I got up and I knocked him down. "
The shot earned Philadelphia a win after beating Brooklyn by 19 points midway through the third quarter. It also strengthened Butler's reputation as a clutch player.
Since the start of the 2015-16 season, Butler has five winning strokes with 10 seconds or less to play. Only Russell Westbrook (seven) has more in this period.
But But minimized the idea that he was the Sixers' most valuable player in a critical period.
"To tell the truth, it could have been anybody," he said. "They have a lot of confidence in me but I have a lot more confidence in these guys."
It should be noted that Butler has a 2-on-3 potential on equal or opposite shots in the last 10 seconds of the game since he was traded to the Sixers two weeks ago. His first mark was a 3-pointer from the wing – almost the same place as his shot Sunday – to give Philadelphia an overtime victory against Charlotte on November 17th.
All of Butler's Sixers teammates have scored one in 13 goals over the past two seasons on such shots.
After the match, Brown said his best option on the Sixers' final possession was to allow Butler to try his luck with a shot from behind.
"The great player has arrived in his place and has reached an important place," said Joel Embiid after scoring 32 points against Brooklyn.
Although it was not due to a lack of confidence in his team mates, Butler joked that he had no intention of passing the ball when he had overtaken him with a little less 10 seconds to play.
"I'm not even going to stunt, I was shooting that ball," said Butler (34 points, 12 rebounds) with a smile. "This ball was coming up."
Brown credited Butler for diving on the ground to force a jumped ball with 12 seconds left to organize the final possession of the Sixers.
"It was massive downhill," said the coach.
Butler also made a key defensive play to set up his winner against the Hornets on Nov. 17. He blocked Kemba Walker's shot on a 15-second goal before saving the ball. Walker scored 60 points in the game.
"Jimmy did what Jimmy did and what he did for us before," Brown said Sunday.
Butler's shot helped Philadelphia avoid what would have been a second consecutive loss against a team below .500. The Sixers lost at home Friday night at the Cleveland Cavaliers, no victory on the road.
Philadelphia struggled to defend early against the Nets, falling 20 points in the first half and 19 minutes late at 6:20 to qualify in the third quarter. Brown said the club had started doubling the pick-and-roll in the second half, which had slowed Nets guards Angelo Russell (38 points) and Spencer Dinwiddie (31). The Sixers outperformed Brooklyn by 15 in the fourth quarter.
"We started to be more aggressive by getting into the ball, doing what we were supposed to do," Butler said.
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