Brilliant Butler’s 56 points put No 1 seed Bucks on brink of NBA playoff exit

• Heat roar back from 14 points down in final quarter
• No 8 seed Miami now lead best-of-seven series 3-1

Jimmy Butler had the game of his life, and the Miami Heat had a comeback for the ages.

Butler scored 56 points - tying the fourth-best scoring performance ever in an NBA playoff game - and the Heat roared back from 14 points down in the final quarter to stun the Milwaukee Bucks 119-114 on Monday night to put the NBA's top overall seed on the brink of early elimination.