Draymond Green, NBA Stars Laud Heat Star Jimmy Butler for Game 2 Display vs. Celtics

• Draymond Green and other NBA stars took to social media to praise Jimmy Butler following his excellent Game 2 performance
• The Miami Heat star dropped 27 points to help his team beat the Boston Celtics to take a commanding 2-0 series lead
• Butler has scored at least 25 points in 10 of the 12 games he has played in this playoffs so far

Jimmy Butler's incredible performances in the playoffs continued on Friday night when the Miami Heat beat the Boston Celtics 111-105 to take a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference finals.

Several NBA stars, including Draymond Green and Donovan Mitchell, showered the Heat star with praise after the game.

The major talking point of the night was Butler's confrontation with Celtics forward Grant Williams in the fourth quarter. The spat happened after Willaims hit a three-pointer to give the Celtics a nine-point lead. Williams then chirped at Butler before things went downhill from that point for the hosts.

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Butler and the Heat were fired up by that and went on to destroy the Celtics. They closed the game with a 24-9 run to seal another stunning win. Butler scored nine of his team-high 27 points following the back-and-forth with Williams, per ESPN.

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Golden State Warriors veteran Draymond Green led other NBA stars in applauding the Heat star, who's been excellent in the postseason.

"Gotta know when to talk and to who…Jimmy cookin Grant. And now he out lol."

Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star Donovan Mitchell echoed Green's comments.

Former Milwaukee big man Thon Maker, Phoenix Suns star Terrence Ross and ex-NBA coach George Karl were in awe, per Clutchpoints.

Butler and the Heat have a great opportunity to close the series, which shifts back to Miami. The Celtics need to win four of the next five games to return to the NBA Finals for the second straight season.

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Celtics vs. Heat Game 2 takeaways

Sports Brief earlier looked at the major talking points from Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.

The major takeaway was the confrontation between Butler and Williams.

Another big talking point was Caleb Martin (25) and Duncan Robinson (15) stepping up from the bench. They combined for 40 points.