Butler's 47 points propel heat past Celtics 111-103, extends series to decisive Game 7
The Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals 111-103 to force a Game 7 Sunday night.
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The Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals 111-103 to force a Game 7 Sunday night.
Jaylen Brown scored 25 points, Jayson Tatum added 22 and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of a berth in the NBA Finals.
The Boston Celtics took their turn pounding the Miami Heat early, jumping out to a 26-4 lead and cruising to a 102-82 victory.
Herro missed the final eight minutes of the Heat's 109-103 victory in Game 3 after sustaining the injury.
The NBA announced that Miami Heat big-man Bam Adebayo was named to the 2021-22 NBA All-Defensive Second Team.
The Eastern Conference finals are all knotted up, the series about to shift to Boston with the Celtics now holding the home-court advantage.
Jimmy Butler doesn't like being called a scorer, but after putting his foot on the gas this postseason, some may have something to say about that.
His team was down by eight at halftime, and Miami coach Erik Spoelstra went into the locker room ready to deliver a big speech.
As an opera singer, Radmila Lolly is used to hitting the high notes with ease, but these days, she's scoring points for her court couture, wearing her own custom-designed Miami Heat ball gowns to the playoffs.
The Celtics announced those updates about three hours before the series opener against the Miami Heat. Derrick White was added to the starting lineup in Smart's place, and Grant Williams was starting in place of Horford.
Erik Spoelstra coaches the Miami Heat, Ime Udoka is in his first season coaching the Boston Celtics, and one of them will be representing the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals.
Jimmy Butler knocked Joel Embiid out of the playoffs, then walked over to his former 76ers teammate and hugged him, told him he loved him and was proud of him.
Jimmy Butler scored 23 points, Max Strus added 19 points and 10 rebounds, and the Miami Heat moved one win away from a trip to the Eastern Conference finals by topping the Philadelphia 76ers 120-85 on Tuesday night.
Kyle Lowry's leg issue forced the Miami Heat to rule out their starting point guard for Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Philadelphia 76ers.
James Harden scored 31 points, Joel Embiid had 24 points and 11 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers beat Miami 116-108 on Sunday night in Game 4 to even the Eastern Conference semifinal series.
The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Miami Heat 99-79 in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal game Friday night.
The Miami Heat defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 119-103 in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series Wednesday night.
Thomas James, who was recently exonerated after spending 30 years behind bars, received a huge welcome at the Miami Brightline station on Wednesday.
He averaged 20.7 points, nearly four more per game than any other reserve in the league, plus had a huge role in Miami securing the No. 1 seed for the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Tyler Herro scored 25 points, Bam Adebayo finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds, and the Miami Heat topped the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers 106-92 on Monday night in the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
The Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers meet in a second-round playoff series that may have turned before it even started.
The NBA fined Miami's Jimmy Butler $15,000 for making what it described as an obscene gesture during the team's series-clinching win on Tuesday against the Atlanta Hawks.
Individual game tickets for Round 2 home games of the 2022 White Hot HEAT Playoffs will go on sale to the general public Wednesday, April 27th at 4:00 p.m.
The Miami Heat announced Tuesday afternoon that Jimmy Butler is suffering from inflammation to the right knee and will not play Tuesday night's game against the Atlanta Hawks.
The Heat beat the Hawks 110-86 while again shutting down Trae Young on Sunday night to take a 3-1 series lead.
