Expect A More Aggressive Jimmy Butler In Game 2 Of NBA Finals

Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler says he didn't get to the rim enough in Thursday's Game 1 loss to Denver Nuggets in NBA Finals

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler was somewhat taken out of his game Thursday against the Denver Nuggets. 

Butler typically scores in a variety of ways, mostly attacking the basket or from the free throw line. He did none of that in Thursday's loss in Game 1 against the Denver Nuggets. 

"We shot a lot of jumpshots, myself probably leading that pack, instead of putting pressure on the rim, getting lay-ups, getting to the free throw line," Butler said. "When you look at it during the game, they all look like the right shots. And I'm not saying that we can't as a team make those, but got to get more layups, got to get more free throws. And whenever you miss and don't get back, the game gets out of hand kind of quickly. We gave up too many lay-ups which we also can't have happen."

Butler finished with 13 points on 6 of 14 shooting with no free throw attempts. It was arguably his worst performance of this postseason. 

"Maybe I have to be a little bit more aggressive," Butler said. "I've got to put pressure on the rim. Me with no free throws, that was all on myself, nobody else. So we'll definitely correct that the next game, but only I can do that."

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