No. 6: Jimmy Butler saves the day against the league’s worst team
It’s odd when one of the best wins of the season comes against the worst team in the league, but the Bulls have a history of struggling against the league’s worst and playing well against the league’s best. So unfortunately, beating the bad teams is often something to take notice of for the Bulls.
Plus, when your All-NBA player makes a step-back jumper at the buzzer for the win, it’s pretty hard to top that no matter who your opponent is.
The team mobbed Butler as he celebrated after one of the best plays of his career and the whole NBA took notice. Butler has the clutch gene many talk about, but few have. This launched Butler into a new level he hadn’t seen before.
Sure, Butler has dominated games before, scored 40 points before, and has had no need to prove he’s among the league’s elite. But when a player has been overlooked his whole career and had to earn every ounce of respect he’s received as an All-Star basketball player, every moment like this is awesome to watch.
Every star player wants that moment where he wins the game for his team. This was Jimmy Butler’s moment.