Jimmy Butler scores 56 as Heat stun Bucks 119-114 for 3-1 lead

SCORING STAR: Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat dunks the ball against the Milwaukee Bucks during the fourth quarter in Game Four of the Eastern Conference First Round Playoffs at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. Pic: Megan Briggs/Getty Images

Jimmy Butler had the game of his life, and the Miami Heat had a comeback for the ages.

Butler scored 56 points — tying the fourth-best scoring performance ever in an NBA playoff game — and the Heat roared back from 14 points down in the final quarter to stun the Milwaukee Bucks 119-114 on Monday night to put the NBA’s top overall seed on the brink of early elimination.