Premier NBA Playoffs Highlights From Friday (September 4, 2020)

No.1 seeds didn’t fare too well on Friday night as the Milwaukee Bucks are now on the brink of elimination after a third straight loss to the Heat while the Lakers lost another Game 1 as Houston rocketed into form led by their Bearded captain who scorched LA’s highly-acclaimed defense from the jump.

Enjoy the best highlights from Friday’s NBA Playoff action all in one place:

*Via @NBA on Twitter/YouTube

Beard Ballin in Game 1

After a clutch block to secure the Rockets Round 1 victory over the Thunder, James Harden carried that momentum into Game 1 as he scored 25 points in the first half and set up teammates for easy baskets as well. Houston is hard to beat when playoff Harden performs like the regular season Beard.

HARDEN ON LEBRON

(via @HoustonRockets)https://t.co/CFQARrmoL3
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 5, 2020

3⃣6⃣ PTS for @JHarden13 in the @HoustonRockets Game 1 W! #NBAPlayoffs

Game 2 ⏩ Sun. (9/6) at 8:30pm/et on ABC pic.twitter.com/a2fdubEn2s
— NBA (@NBA) September 5, 2020

Butler Catches Fire

Through the first half of the third quarter, Jimmy Butler’s box score would indicate the Heat’s leader wasn’t very productive as he had yet to score double-digit points. However, after Udonis Haslem told him “do not let us lose. Go win it,” Jimmy Butler took over with some big points in the third period that then led to outscoring the entire Bucks in the fourth quarter 17-13 as the Heat took a commanding 3-0 lead over the regular season’s No.1 team.

Jimmy dropped 17 of his 30 points in the 4th 🔥

Miami is up 3-0 against Milwaukee. pic.twitter.com/4Evtklvr0u
— NBA TV (@NBATV) September 5, 2020

King Doing King Things

While the final score wasn’t in LeBron James’ favor as he scored ZERO points in the 4th quarter, the King did show up earlier in the game with a couple of highlights that’ll surely be part of his legendary highlight reel.

LEBRON 😤 JAMES 😤 pic.twitter.com/ogs3Jwl8aA
— NBA TV (@NBATV) September 5, 2020

Bron on BOTH ends! 💪 pic.twitter.com/HQCZlv9iOn
— NBA TV (@NBATV) September 5, 2020

Another BIG LeBron block. 😳

4Q underway on ESPN pic.twitter.com/rQRsljMfCK
— NBA (@NBA) September 5, 2020

Bam Slams it Home

Providing Jimmy Butler with some All-Star support was Bam Adebayo who was his usual high-level self on both ends of the floor with some great defense and thunderous throwdowns. This first play shows Giannis not only getting crossed but also getting put on the bad end of a poster.

Sheesh, Bam! 😮 pic.twitter.com/N9XminWEza
— NBA TV (@NBATV) September 5, 2020

⚒️ Back-to-back Bam hammers before the half on TNT!@MiamiHEAT 50@Bucks 57 pic.twitter.com/WoUNtL9inT
— NBA (@NBA) September 4, 2020

Rockets Ball Movement

The Houston Rockets thoroughly outplayed the Western Conference’s No.1 seed in Game 1 as James Harden not only outperformed LA’s two superstars, but the rest of the squad showed up as well with their chemistry shining as seen through this excellent ball movement.

Count the @HoustonRockets to touch it!#NBAPlayoffs on ESPN pic.twitter.com/Q8xFxfm1Lv
— NBA (@NBA) September 5, 2020

Not Enough From MVP

The Bucks were completely dominated in the 4th quarter, and it always starts with Giannis who only had 4 points (2-7 FG) in the most important quarter of the Bucks season. However, through the first three quarters, he nearly racked up a triple double.