The Miami Heat might have made this title matchup a series after all. Butler finished with 40 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Heat beat the Los Angeles Lakers 115-104
Anthony Davis scored 34 points and LeBron James had 25 points, and 13 rebounds, as the Los Angeles Lakers rolled past the Miami Heat 116-98 in Game 1 in the NBA Finals.
Duncan Robinson scored 27 points, all of them coming from beyond the arc, and the Miami Heat hit a franchise-record 22 3-pointers in their 116-113 win over the Magic.
Leonard hit a shot over Joel Embiid at the buzzer that bounced off the rim four times before falling to give the Toronto Raptors a 92-90 victory over the 76ers.
Jimmy! Butler helped Philly force a seventh game against Toronto in the Eastern Conference semifinals, scoring 25 points in the 76ers' 112-101 win over the Raptors.
Leonard scored 39 points, including a clutch 3-pointer with 1:01 left, and the Raptors beat Philadelphia 101-96 to even the Eastern Conference semifinal at 2-2.
Butler had 30 points and 11 rebounds, James Ennis scored 13 points and the 76ers held on to beat the Raptors 94-89 on Monday night, knotting the series 1-1.
The Sixers led throughout and were up by 24 in the second quarter as they rolled to a 121-105 victory over the short-handed Lakers. Joel Embiid scored 28 points.