Back-to-back games. Star versus star. A legendary three-time MVP versus an impending doom for the league. And both games were great.

For the 119th time since Jimmy Butler joined Miami, the Heat played a game without him. This was different from the others. And it went very — very — badly for Miami. Butler is gone, banished by the Heat for seven games over what they called conduct detrimental to the team — and he's probably not going to play for Miami again.