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The Warriors refuse to reverse away games, Black Friday, Black Seven, Black Eight, Butler records the first player in the league

7:02pm, 12 May 2025Basketball

In the 153rd tiebreak game in NBA history, the Warriors took the lead in advancing to the Western Conference semi-finals, and they will face the Timberwolves in the semi-finals.

According to statistics from the StatMuse, the Warriors also completed the seventh Black Seven promotion in NBA history after winning this game. Among them, the Warriors eliminated their opponents as the No. 7 seed twice in history, namely the 1988-1989 season, the Warriors eliminated the Jazz 3-0, and the second season, 1990-1991 season, the Warriors eliminated the Spurs 3-1.

The other four times were: Supersonics eliminated the Mavericks 3-1 Black Seven, Knicks eliminated the Heat 3-2 Black Seven, Spurs eliminated the Mavericks 4-2 Black Seven, and Lakers eliminated the Grizzlies 4-2 Black Seven.

Butler, who joined the Warriors this season, not only eliminated his opponents in Black Seven, but also Black Five and the famous Black Eighth.

There were two Black Fridays, in the 12-13 season, when Butler's Bulls eliminated the Nets 4-3 in the first round, and in the 19-20 season, Butler's Heat eliminated the Pacers 4-0 in the first round.

Black Seven is the just-concluded Warriors eliminated the Rockets 4-3. Black Eight. As we all know, in the 22-23 season, Butler led the Heat to eliminate the Bucks 4-1 in the first round. At this point, Butler has also become the first player in the league in NBA history to have both Black Five, Black Seven, and Black Eight.

One is luck, two are ability. Although Butler will inevitably have conflicts with the management before leaving each team, his ability is unquestionable. His nickname "Jimmy Butler in the playoffs" also represents his past.

According to statistics, Butler has participated in the playoffs in the last 6 times, reached at least the second round in 5 times, reached the Eastern Conference Finals 3 times, and reached the finals 2 times.

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