連輸兩場且近五場已三敗的公牛
今作客青賽仍不幸100-105敗北
雙方三節戰完是75-75平
未料第四節開局青賽一波12-2的攻勢底定了戰果
而這波攻勢期間Jimmy Butler剛好在板凳上休息
此役拿下生涯得分新高（36分）的Jimmy Butler
對總教練Hoiberg在決勝節一早讓他調節體力之舉並不感激
事實上，他表示Hoiberg拒絕自己第四節續留場上的要求
也許是近來輸到上火，賽後他餘怒未消:
"I told Fred not to take me out at the beginning of the fourth," Butler said. "I wanted to play because that's when we give up those leads, at the beginning of the fourth. Nothing against my teammates, but I think if I'm out there and I get their energy going the right way, now take me out and let me rest. But the energy's going, the energy's flowing. I think I got to start playing at the beginning of the fourth quarter." [...]
"[He said] I need a rest," Butler said. "I'm like, 'Man, I can handle an extra 45 seconds to a minute. Just let me get the energy going, get a stop here or there, and get us going in the right direction to start the fourth.'" [...]
"They got off to a 12-2 start on us," Hoiberg said of the fourth quarter, before Butler's comments. "You got to come out with greater urgency. I thought our effort was really good most of the night. [We] had too many turnovers in that first half. They scored 25 points on our 18 turnovers. But they came out and threw the first punch in the fourth quarter and got us on our heels a little bit and then got back into it. But that was it