Did Jimmy Butler's Game 4 Surpass LeBron James, Dwyane Wade In Miami Heat Folklore?

Jimmy Butler has only needed four seasons to place a strong imprint on the Miami Heat franchise.

He may have leaded a pair of the league's all-time greats with his performance Monday in Game 3 against the Milwaukee Bucks. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are considered to have had the greatest two playoff performances in Heat history.

Until now?

It is up for debate after Butler's scored 56 points against the Bucks, the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. He made 19 of 28 from the field and went 15 of 18 from the foul line. He also had nine rebounds, leading the Heat to a double-digit, fourth-quarter comeback.

"The best performance I've ever seen in the playoffs was the night LeBron scored 29 out of 30 in Detroit. We were actually at that game," TNT analyst Charles Barkley said on Monday's postgame broadcast. "Twenty-five straight and 29 out of 30, that was the best game I've seen in the playoffs personally, until tonight. That was the best performance I've seen since I've been on television, it was flat-out incredible. It was an honor and privilege to watch it. That guy was not going to let them lose tonight."

TNT's Reggie Miller, who called the game, placed Butler ahead of Wade and James, too.

"This may be the greatest playoff performance by any Heat player," Miller said. "And that's saying a lot about Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and all the championships, Alonzo Mourning, that's been in this uniform. This might be the greatest."

James' top game with the Heat was when he had 45 points and 15 rebounds in an elimination game against the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the conference finals. Wade's best was his 42 points and 13 rebounds in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

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