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The 2023 NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics will feature the two best words in sports: Game 7. Boston miraculously pulled off the Game 6 win on the road thanks to the heroics of Derick White’s game-winning putback to force the decider. Ahead of Monday night’s epic Heat-Celtics clash, […]

The Boston Celtics are on the verge of making history. With their Game 6 win Saturday night, the Celtics can Game 7 Monday at TD Garden in this Eastern Conference Finals to become the first NBA team to ever come back and win a series after trailing 3-0. Guard Derrick White had a last-second tip-in […]

After their miraculous Game 6 win over the Miami Heat, the Boston Celtics have forced a Game 7. The Celtics looked dead and buried just a few days ago when they trailed the Heat 3-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals. Now, Joe Mazzulla’s team is a Game 7 victory away from pulling off the greatest […]

The Miami Heat blew a golden opportunity to make the NBA Finals with a heartbreaking 104-103 loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 6. Derrick White’s epic game-winner is undoubtedly the main story of the game, but Miami’s loss goes much deeper than White’s heroics. Despite the devastating defeat, the Heat remain confident they can […]

The Miami Heat’s Game 6 loss against the Boston Celtics was just about as brutal of a defeat that any fan can experience. Now imagine that it’s your wedding and you celebrated what you thought was a Heat Game 6 victory, only to find out well after the final buzzer that the Celtics came out […]

Derrick White saved the Boston Celtics’ season with his buzzer-beater against the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. With the Celtics trailing by a point and facing elimination, White rebounded Marcus Smart’s miss and scored the game-winning layup just as time expired, giving Boston a 104-103 Game 6 victory. It was […]

For a brief moment, Celtics-Heat Game 6 was completely up in the air. The final buzzer sounded just as Derrick White tipped in a go-ahead putback that would have made Schrödinger proud. The shot looked late enough to the naked eye for Celtics fans to think their season might have been over. But without confirmation […]

Is this actually happening? Just a week ago, fans were all but ready to crown the Miami Heat the East champions after knocking down the Boston Celtics. After three great games, it seemed like Jimmy Butler and co. had this series in the back. Fast forward three games later, and the Celtics are now knocking […]

The Boston Celtics have clawed back from a 3-0 deficit to face the Miami Heat in what will be a showdown in Game 7 on Monday in Beantown. For the Celtics and the Heat, this is a rivalry that just made history: this is the first time that the same teams will meet in Game […]

Boston Celtics guard Derrick White has the entire NBA world in a frenzy after his game-winning buzzer beater to force a Game 7 against the Miami Heat, and his dad loves it. With 3.0 seconds left on the clock, the 28-year old inbounds it to Marcus Smart, who immediately chucks a three. It misses, but […]

The Boston Celtics were on the verge of a potential season-ending collapse in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat, but one shot from Derrick White erased all that. After going up nine points with 2:44 left in the fourth quarter, the C’s were in prime position to close out the […]

The Boston Celtics are on the brink of pulling off the biggest comeback in NBA history. On the other end of the spectrum are the Miami Heat, who unfortunately for them, are now just one loss away from what will be considered as the most memorable choke job in basketball. That’s it. There’s just no […]

Derrick White made headlines on Saturday night after he saved the season for the Boston Celtics in their Game 6 encounter against the Miami Heat. With their entire playoff run on the line, White came up big for the Celtics, tipping in what turned out to be a game-winning shot at the buzzer. After the […]

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young is surely enjoying the Eastern Conference Finals series between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat. In fact, he already has a prediction for Game 7 after the Beantown team erased Miami’s 3-0 series lead. Following the Celtics’ narrow 104-103 victory in Game 6 on Saturday, Young didn’t hide his belief […]

The Boston Celtics may have erased the Miami Heat’s 3-0 series lead, but NBA legend Charles Barkley made sure to remind Jaylen Brown and the rest of the team that they haven’t done anything yet. Sure what the Celtics have done so far is impressive. Going back from a 3-0 hole to force a Game […]

Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat was an absolute classic. The contest went back and forth in what eventually resulted in Derrick White saving the day for the Celtics with a last-second game-winning tip-in. Needless to say, Boston fans are now over the moon after watching […]

Derrick White channeled his inner Michael Jordan to save the Boston Celtics from elimination in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat. In the process, he joined the Chicago Bulls legend in what is now an exclusive two-man club. White was the hero of Game 6 for the Celtics. While he […]

Miami Heat fans are not happy with a controversial clock decision late in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics. With Jimmy Butler and Co. losing because of just a few milliseconds, plenty of the Miami faithful brought the clock issue into focus. The issue started when Butler was fouled by […]

The Miami Heat were three seconds away from reaching the 2023 NBA Finals. What happened in those last three seconds though after Jimmy Butler gave Miami the lead at the free-throw may wind up costing the Heat their season. After a missed 3-pointer to try and win the game by Celtics guard Marcus Smart, Boston’s […]

Boston Celtics fans were absolutely elated after watching Derrick White come up with some last-second heroics in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday night — and understandably so. Even the players were left on cloud nine after White’s buzzer-beating tip-in allowed them to force a winner-take-all Game 7 against the Miami Heat […]

Derrick White set NBA Twitter ablaze on Saturday night after he literally saved the season for the Boston Celtics. Marcus Smart missed what would have been a game-tying triple in Boston’s last possession of the game, but White came up with an unreal tip-in to force a Game 7 against the Miami Heat in the […]

With three seconds left in the game and leading the Boston Celtics by one point, the Miami Heat were on the verge of being in the NBA Finals. A game is never over until it is over though and with maybe 0.1 seconds left on the clock, Celtics guard Derrick White tipped in a missed […]

Boston Celtics guard Derrick White has nothing but love and admiration for the team and his teammates after they survived a late onslaught from Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat to force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference Finals. White proved to be the hero of the game, with his late putback shot before […]

When it looked it’s like game over for the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals after Jimmy Butler gave the Miami Heat the lead, Derrick White stepped up big time to force a Game 7. Sure enough, the whole NBA is just in utter shock and disbelief over the wild finish that happened in […]

The Boston Celtics have officially come back from the dead — thanks to Derrick White! The Celtics guard secured an improbable win for Boston in what turned out to be an absolute thriller in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat. It was a roller coaster of a contest, and it […]

The Boston Celtics battled the Miami Heat in the first half of Saturday’s Game 6. The Celtics took a 57-53 lead to the locker room, despite an injury scare involving center Robert Williams III. Williams III entered Game 6 as the Celtics’ sixth leading scorer, but a hand-related issue forced him to leave the court. […]

With their backs against the wall, Marcus Smart needed to find a way that would keep the Boston Celtics in high spirits despite being down 3-0 to the Miami Heat in this year’s Western Conference Finals. The Celtics were at their lowest point, and Smart said that the team was “confused and frustrated.” That’s when […]

There appears to be some beef going on between Miami Heat star Tyler Herro and former head coach turned NBA on TNT broadcaster Stan Van Gundy. It all started with SVG taking a jab at Herro’s fashion statements as he sat on the Heat bench during their Eastern Conference Finals series against the Boston Celtics. […]

Matthew Tkachuk is in a difficult spot when it comes to taking a side in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. He’s playing for the Florida Panthers, so expectations are he’s going to support the state’s very own Miami Heat. However, he also has history with Boston Celtics, having been friends and classmates with Jayson Tatum […]

Boston Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon laid an egg in Thursday’s Game 5 against the Miami Heat. He scored zero points and missed both of his shot attempts from the floor in a game the Celtics went on to win by a final score of 110-97. Still, when the Celtics re-visit the Kaseya Center on Saturday […]

Once again, the season will be on the line for the Boston Celtics on Saturday night when they take on the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. After going down 0-3 in the series, Jayson Tatum and Co. have done an excellent job in starving off elimination for two consecutive games, […]

Even before Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum made it to the NBA, he already has big dreams for his career. Apparently, he doesn’t want to simply be a superstar. He wants so much more. Tatum revealed as much while speaking on The Players’ Tribune, emphasizing his desire to actually become the face of the NBA. […]

The Boston Celtics are two wins away from becoming the first team in National Basketball Association history to come back from an 0-3 deficit to win an NBA Playoffs series — and ahead of a critical Game 6 on the road against the Miami Heat, Jaylen Brown is confident. “The more games that we win, […]

Game 6 is finally here! The Miami Heat look to close out the series against the Boston Celtics to avoid a total collapse. Jimmy Butler and Jayson Tatum headline this same-game parlay for Game 6 in Miami. Game 5 was a blowout from the opening tip-off. The Celtics stormed out to a 23-7 lead and […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics seem to have a growing belief that they can make history against the Miami Heat. After losing the first three games of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics are two victories away from becoming the first team to overcome a 3-0 series deficit in the NBA Playoffs. The […]

Just a couple of days ago, the Miami Heat were all but assured of an NBA Finals berth after taking a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. But after two consecutive Boston Celtics wins, the pressure is on in Game 6. Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, and Heat coach Erik Spoelstra have to lock in […]

Around a week ago, the Boston Celtics season seemed destined to end after Game 4. After all, the Heat held a commanding 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals and were fresh off of a 128-102 win in Game 3. But credit to Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and the Celtics because they clawed their way […]

The Boston Celtics are still hanging around in their Eastern Conference Finals series against the Miami Heat. After falling behind 3-0 in the series, the Celtics have responded with two wildly encouraging victories in Games 4 & 5 to send the series back to Miami for Game 6. And it is very clear that there […]

The Boston Celtics have made nothing easy on themselves this postseason, but they’ve also displayed impressive resiliency. After going down 3-0 to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics rattled off two straight double-digit victories in must-win games. The C’s will now have another do-or-die showdown on Saturday night, as they’ll need […]