Quentin Grimes had, arguably, the bigger play in Game 5. With under two minutes to play and the Heat down, 107-101, Grimes faced Jimmy Butler. He bumped knees with Bam Adebayo as Adebayo set up a screen for Butler. Grimes went down and was momentarily out of the game, but got up after a few seconds and limped back to Butler. He stopped a Butler drive with a steal, shoving the ball away and recovering it.
He was in so much pain at the time that he didn’t try to dribble on the pitch. He has just passed the ball to a teammate. It was a crucial defensive play against a Heat team that was trying to make a late comeback.
“It’s the playoffs. You have to do everything possible to win,” Grimes said later. “It’s what you live for, it’s what you watch as a kid. stop or interrupt the game. Luckily, I found a steal, so I just had to fight and do everything I could to help the team get a win.”