Jimmy Butler told reporters following a February win over the New Orleans Pelicans—which saw him and three other players ejected for an in-game scuffle—that his Miami Heat would win the rematch because they were "just a better team."
So much for that. The Pelicans easily won Round 2 in the matchup, 111-88, earning the team some well-deserved trolling rights on social media:
But Butler wasn't backing down from his original comments:
The two teams split the season series, though the Pelicans (43-27) hold the superior overall record compared to the Heat (38-32) by a notable margin.