The Miami leader, in fact, is remained in the locker room at half-time after a flare-up of knee inflammation who had already forced him to miss game-5 of the series against the Atlanta Hawks, finishing with 8 points (3/8 shooting), 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in 19 and a half minutes. In a series in which in the first two games he alone had scored 70 points against the 74 of all his teammates combined, winning without Butler is a luxury for coach Spoelstra, who after the game seemed optimistic about his chances of recovery for the game.4