boston celtics offered a healthy show of character last night and beat in the last play to Miami Heat, by 104-103as a visitor, to equalize 3-3 the final series of the Eastern Conference of the NBA basketball, in the United States.
With barely a tenth to play, the shooting guard Derrick White made the most important basket of the tie, after grabbing an offensive rebound off a shot by teammate Marcus Smart that balanced on the rim.
In this way, the visiting team, led by joe mazzullaachieved what few believed: he tied the key with three consecutive victories, after an advantage of Miami Heat that seemed final.
The partials of the exciting match played in the Kaseya Center of Miami were the following: Celtics 34-29, 57-53, 79-72 and 104-103.
The seventh and decisive game of the key to define the rival of Denver Nuggets (winner of the Western Conference, then a final 4-0 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers) will be held this Monday at the TD Garden in Boston.
The end of the match acquired film edges. With 4 minutes to go, Boston led by 10 points (98-88) and their victory seemed more than on track.
However, the determination of Jimmy Butlerwho scored 15 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, allowed those oriented by the DT Erik Spoelstra cut the lead and trail 100-102 with just 16 seconds left.
A definition for heart attack
An offensive raid of the targeted Butler before the mark of Al Horford resulted in the infraction of the player representing Dominican Republic and the officials marked the three pertinent free throws for the local, because the number 22 was outside the zone of the paint.
The guard and figure of the Heat converted the three pitches and his team embraced the classification to the final, with a tight 103-102.
However, with just 3 seconds left to play, the Celtics came back in someone else’s field, the targeted Smart tried a triple that skirted the hoop and appeared White (finished with 11 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 blocks) to release the ball, just before the buzzer sounded. Thus, Boston consummated the feat and overturned a deficit of three games.
In the Celtics, the star Jayson Tatum finished with a 31-point roster (8-14 in doubles, 0-8 in triples, 15-15 in free)12 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks and a recovery in 44m.
Also decisive was the contribution of Jaylen Brown, with 26 points (9-12 in doubles, 0-4 in triples, 8-10 in free)10 rebounds, 3 goal passes and 2 steals in 39m.
While Smart closed his production with 21 points, 4 rebounds and an assist in 42m.
In Miami, meanwhile, Butler finished with a balance of 24 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, while power forward Caleb Martin contributed 21 points, 15 rebounds, a block and a steal in 40m.
Source: Ambito
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