{"id":13013,"date":"2024-12-21T08:35:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T08:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13013"},"modified":"2024-12-21T08:35:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T08:35:05","slug":"heats-erik-spoelstra-gets-100-real-on-jimmy-butlers-early-exit-in-loss-to-thunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13013","title":{"rendered":"Heat\u2019s Erik Spoelstra gets 100% real on Jimmy Butler\u2019s early exit in loss to Thunder.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,h_675,w_1200,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/c\/8\/c83150c08c6a636eb1ea59e21cac4861eead56bc\/Heat-news-Erik-Spoelstra-gets-100-real-on-Jimmy-Butlers-early-exit-in-loss-to-Thunder.jpg\" alt=\"Heat\u2019s Erik Spoelstra gets 100% real on Jimmy Butler\u2019s early exit in loss to Thunder\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ac_95527274\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>MIAMI \u2013 As the\u00a0Miami Heat lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder\u00a0on Friday night, 104-97, another aspect could impact the team in the short term.\u00a0Heat star Jimmy Butler would leave the game\u00a0early with an illness as head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke about the situation and how it affected the team\u2019s output against the Thunder.<\/p>\n<p>ClutchPoints can confirm that Butler won\u2019t travel with the team as the\u00a0Heat face the Orlando Magic\u00a0in the second game of the back-to-back Saturday night, but there is still a\u00a0possibility that he can re-join the team. Spoelstra would imply after the loss that Butler had an illness coming into the game as he said\u00a0\u201cIf guys say they can, we\u2019re going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not thinking any other thought,\u201d Spoelstra said. \u201cNo, if guys say they can go, we\u2019re going right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_95527275\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\"><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1870321593215307779&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fheat-news-erik-spoelstra-gets-100-real-on-jimmy-butlers-early-exit-in-loss-to-thunder&amp;sessionId=d29e45fdd7f61dedfcb2d2c7a4519d8822fe11ef&amp;siteScreenName=yardbarker&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-6=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1870321593215307779\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_95527276\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>The stomach illness that Butler had came as a slight shock since it was believed to be an ankle injury after he appeared to have twisted it with under eight minutes left in the first quarter when he was limping off the floor. However, he would ask the trainer for an item and go straight to the locker room afterward as\u00a0he wouldn\u2019t come back as announced by the team on X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Miami kept it close throughout the game with another exceptional performance from\u00a0Heat All-Star hopeful Tyler Herro\u00a0who finished with 28 points, 12 rebounds, and five assists. However, it would be the Thunder dynamic duo of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams that combined for 58 points, 33 and 25 respectively.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Heat\u2019s Erik Spoelstra on adapting \u201con the fly\u201d without Jimmy Butler<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_95527277\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\">\n<div class=\"remote_image_container\"><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Erik-Spoelstra-on-Dec.-20-2024.jpg\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<div class=\"remote_image_caption\">Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra reacts to a call by Oklahoma City Thunder referee Mark Lindsay (29) against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the second half at Kaseya Center.\u00a0Rhona Wise-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_95527278\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>Spoelstra would also shout out Oklahoma City\u2019s superb defense holding Miami to shooting 43,4 percent from the field and 30 percent from three-point range. He would mention\u00a0how they had to adapt on the fly without Butler who would not attempt a single shot in the seven minutes played.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a very good defense, so are we,\u201d Spoelstra said. \u201cI think this was probably a throwback game, just in terms of how many efforts were made on both sides of the floor, but they\u2019re active. When you have open windows, you have to be able to attack, take advantage of them, or they\u2019re gone. And that\u2019s the best thing that happens if they\u2019re gone, like you know, the worst thing is it can be a deflection steal, which they did that a handful of times, but, you know, for the most part, I thought we managed that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn terms of some of the finer points of execution that certainly could have been better,\u201d Spoelstra continued. \u201cBut doing it on the fly without Jimmy, you know, you just got to do whatever you have to do to try to get it to a possession game. We\u2019re pretty, pretty close to that. There were some swing possessions, offense and defense, both, both ends of the court the last three, four minutes that could have gone more in our favor. You know, that\u2019s the unfortunate thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_95527279\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\"><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1870321411363057697&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fheat-news-erik-spoelstra-gets-100-real-on-jimmy-butlers-early-exit-in-loss-to-thunder&amp;sessionId=d29e45fdd7f61dedfcb2d2c7a4519d8822fe11ef&amp;siteScreenName=yardbarker&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-6=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1870321411363057697\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_95527280\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<h2><strong>Heat\u2019s\u00a0Bam Adebayo\u00a0on mindset of the team without Jimmy Butler\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Heat\u2019s captain in Bam Adebayo would\u00a0have a standout game as not only did he have 17 points and 10 rebounds, he would leave the game after getting hit in the face, but received seven stitches and returned to the game. He would express a\u00a0\u201cnext man up\u201d\u00a0mentality about Butler\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNext man up. We checked on him at halftime, but we got to figure this thing out,\u201d Adebayo said. \u201cYou can\u2019t harp on who\u2019s in, who\u2019s out, it\u2019s about going out there and trying to get the W.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_95527281\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\"><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1870324691572834510&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fheat-news-erik-spoelstra-gets-100-real-on-jimmy-butlers-early-exit-in-loss-to-thunder&amp;sessionId=d29e45fdd7f61dedfcb2d2c7a4519d8822fe11ef&amp;siteScreenName=yardbarker&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-6=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1870324691572834510\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_95527282\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>With the\u00a0trade rumors involving Butler and the Heat, there is no doubt it will be amplified, but the team is focused on the matchups in front of them. 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