It was for contests like Saturday night’s that the 76ers traded for Jimmy Butler back in November. It's time to see if it was worth it. (loung_s)
This is because his main defensive assignment Saturday night was Kawhi Leonard, who torched Butler and the Sixers for 45 points on just 23 shots.
“I’m just going to continue to make him take tough shots,” Butler said of how he can try to better defend Leonard as the series progresses. “He makes tough shots and sometimes he’s gonna do that, so I’m just gonna play him the same way.” Butler only took 12 field-goal attempts Saturday, the second-least out of Philly’s starters. That’s a problem. It’s true that one of the Sixers’ greatest weaknesses is that there’s probably not enough ball to go around for all of their scorers, but there’s no way J.J. Redick should be hoisting up more attempts than Butler in a key playoff game, no matter how OK Butler is with it.
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