THE LEGEND SPEAKS: With His Performance Against the Heat, Jimmy Butler Made NBA History

The Indiana Pacers will be playing in Florida on Saturday night against the Miami Heat.

During the game, Jimmy Butler broke the NBA scoring record, solidifying his place in NBA history.

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Butler’s career point total of 14,014 as of this evening put him in #1 position, beating Fred Brown’s 14,018.

After Butler passes Brown, David West (14.034) will take his place.

Butler was averaging 21.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 1.3 steals per game entering the matchup. He shot 46.5% from the field and 40.5% from beyond the arc in 15 games.

The Heat defeated the Pacers 142-132 at home on Thursday.

Butler finished with 36 points and 10 rebounds while shooting 9/18 from the field in 38 minutes.

Following their loss to the Pacers, the Heat will fly to Toronto, Canada, to face the Raptors on Wednesday.

Butler has been with the Heat for five seasons and has led the team to two NBA Finals appearances.

Last season, they were defeated in the NBA Finals by the Denver Nuggets, although they got past the Eastern Conference’s eighth seed by defeating the Bucks, Knicks, and Celtics in the first three rounds.

In 769 regular-season games, Butler averaged 18.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 1.6 steals while shooting 46.7% from the field.