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Miami Heat are in the finals: Clear victory against Boston
Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler (l) in action with Boston Celtics’ Al Horford. photo
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The Miami Heat are in the NBA Finals. In game 7 against Boston, Jimmy Butler’s team convinced against the record champions and now meets the Denver Nuggets.
The Miami Heat are in the NBA Finals. After the last three defeats in a row in the final series of the Eastern Conference, Jimmy Butler’s team got the necessary fourth win on Monday evening (local time) in Boston with a 103:84 against the Celtics and now meets the Denver Nuggets. Butler was the best thrower of the game with 28 points. The first of a maximum of seven games for the title in the world’s best basketball league is on Friday night in Germany.
“I have such great faith in myself and in this team. I know what great players we have and how good we are as a team,” said Butler. “We still have four (victories, note) ahead of us.”
The Celtics got off to a better start in the TD Garden, but gave up their lead in the first quarter and then lost the lead. Their best player, Jayson Tatum, landed unhappily on an opponent’s foot on the first attack and appeared to be in pain for the rest of the game. He ended the game with 14 points. The best pitcher for the hosts was Jaylen Brown with 19 points.
After three losses at the start of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics had won three games in a row – only three other teams had previously managed to do so in the NBA playoffs. The attempt to be the first team to win a playoff series after a 3-0 deficit also failed the record champions.