Boston (AP) – On the way to the NBA finals, the Miami Heat forced a decider in a duel with the Boston Celtics for national player Daniel Theis.
The team around Jimmy Butler, who was outstanding with 47 points, scored 111:103 in Boston and thus tied the series to 3:3. The decision on who will play against the Golden State Warriors for the NBA title will now be made in Miami on Sunday (local time).
“My team believes in me so much, my coaches too, they give me the confidence to just go out there and play basketball,” said Butler on US television, who also has eight assists, nine rebounds and four stolen balls came. According to the US broadcaster ESPN, he has never had better values in the playoffs.
Jayson Tatum was the top pitcher for the Celtics with 30 points. Theis was not used. Although the Celtics regained the lead at 97-94 with less than five minutes to go, the Heat stayed focused in the noisy TD Garden and clinched the win. It would be Miami’s first final since losing to the Los Angeles Lakers two years ago, and the Celtics haven’t been in the finals since 2010. Together with the Lakers, the Celtics hold the record with 17 titles in the NBA so far.
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