Jimmy Butler will be a game-time decision but he sounded ready to play in Thursday's game after shootaround.

Butler has been out since February when he tore his meniscus.

Asked about how he came through 5-on-5 contact scrimmaging the last few days, Butler said, “I feel like I’m a really good player. I can still put the ball in the basket a little bit and I feel like I’m ready to get out there with my guys. We’ll see how I feel before the game.”

Asked about making a decision whether to play or not to play with so much at stake, he said:

“It’s really hard, but I gotta realize that at the end of the day, it’s my decision, my career. So I have to listen to my body, go out there knowing I can go 100 percent, no matter for how many minutes it’s going to be for. I don’t want to favor anything. I want to know I can go out there and play.”