Butler, Lowry’s two-man game yielding results

The Heat’s Jimmy Butler-Kyle Lowry duo is thriving, and they put their two-man game to the test in Thursday’s win over the New Orleans Pelicans.

Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry are two of the Miami Heat’s best players. So it’s no surprise that their minutes together have produced positive results.

Entering Saturday night’s matchup against the Brooklyn Nets at FTX Arena, the Heat has outscored opponents by 6.6 points per 100 possessions in the 540 minutes Butler and Lowry have played together this season.

It isn’t just the impact they’ve had on others that’s helping the Heat. It’s also the impact they’ve had on each other that has been the most eye-opening through their first 25 games played together as teammates.

“It’s pretty easy when you got Jimmy. We got a good thing going,” Lowry said. “We understand where each other will be on the floor. I understand that he’s our best player and we got to make sure our best player gets touches and gets to his right spots. We got to get him the ball. He makes the right plays and makes the right decisions, so it’s kind of easy for me.”

Lowry is consistently putting Butler in advantageous situations, as they find ways to manipulate defenses to create mismatches.

That was on full display late in Thursday’s 112-97 road win over the New