Derrick White scored on a tip-in simply earlier than the buzzer sounded and the Boston Celtics compelled a Game 7 with a strong 104-103 victory over the host Miami Heat within the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night time.
After Jimmy Butler made three free throws with 3.0 seconds left to provide Miami the lead, Boston’s Marcus Smart had his 3-point try go out and in. White moved into place and received the rebound and shortly banked the ball in for a dramatic victory for the Celtics.
Second-seeded Boston has gained the previous three video games to develop into simply the fourth crew in NBA historical past to pressure a Game 7 after shedding the primary three video games of a playoff collection.
Game 7 is Monday night time in Boston.
No. 8 seed Miami had taken the one-point lead with a 15-4 burst after trailing by 10 with underneath 5 minutes remaining. Butler scored 13 of the Heat’s factors in the course of the rally.
Jayson Tatum registered 31 factors, 12 rebounds and 5 assists and Jaylen Brown added 26 factors and 10 rebounds for the Celtics. Smart scored 21 factors, White had 11 and Robert Williams III added 10.
Butler was simply 5-of-21 capturing whereas ending with 24 factors, 11 rebounds and eight assists. He had 15 factors within the fourth quarter. Caleb Martin recorded 21 factors and 15 rebounds for the Heat.
The Celtics are 5-0 in elimination video games this postseason. They barely regarded fascinated about persevering with the collection whereas being whipped 128-102 in Game 3 earlier than staging the spectacular restoration.
Miami’s Gabe Vincent had 15 factors, Duncan Robinson added 13, Bam Adebayo contributed 11 factors and 13 rebounds and Max Strus had 10 factors.
Smart cut up two free throws with 16.9 seconds remaining to provide Boston a two-point lead. Butler was in search of the final shot and was fouled by Al Horford with three seconds left. The name was reviewed, and Butler was dominated to be behind the 3-point line and was granted three free throws and he made all of them.
White drained a 3-pointer and Smart transformed a three-point play to provide Boston a 98-88 benefit with 4:56 remaining.
Boston’s Malcolm Brogdon (proper forearm pressure) sat out the competition.
The Celtics shot 43.6 p.c from the sector and have been a shaky 7 of 35 from 3-point vary.
Miami shot simply 35.5 p.c, however made 14 of 30 shot makes an attempt from behind the arc.
Tatum scored 16 of his 25 first-half factors within the second quarter to assist the Celtics maintain a 57-53 halftime lead. Butler had simply 9 factors within the half on 2-of-10 capturing, whereas Martin had crew highs of 14 factors and 9 rebounds.
—Field Level Media/Reuters
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