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It may have taken the Miami Heat far longer than they would have liked, but they have finally overcome the pesky Boston Celtics, defeating them in seven games and avoiding being on the wrong end of history in the process. They entered Game 7 with the momentum in their opponent’s hands, but they remained mentally […]

They’re back, baby! The Miami Heat are back in the NBA Finals for the first time since their 2020 Bubble run. Much has been made about Jimmy Butler’s heroics for most of the postseason. The biggest story of the Heat’s run, though, has to be their role players stepping up in critical moments. From Gabe […]

The Miami Heat have punched their ticket to the NBA Finals with a Game 7 win over the Boston Celtics. However, while the Heat may be celebrating now, Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets are patiently waiting for their opportunity to end Miami’s run. Jokic will certainly play a big role in the Nuggets’ success. […]

The Boston Celtics enter the offseason in unfortunate fashion at the hands of Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat after Monday’s ugly Game 7. No play comes as heartbreaking to the Celtics faithful as their star player’s ankle roll at the beginning of Game 7, which set the tone for the rest of the night. […]

Caleb Martin proved to be the hero of Game 7 for the Miami Heat, with his timely and big-time shots ensuring that the Boston Celtics wouldn’t be able to stage a comeback in the contest. However, while many were shocked and delighted by his performance, Jimmy Butler and co. weren’t. Speaking to reporters after their […]

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat were in real danger of being on the wrong end of history against the Boston Celtics. They allowed the Celtics to storm back and force a Game 7, but here they are, having taken care of business on the road to continue this sensational Cinderella playoff run all the […]

The Jayson Tatum-led Boston Celtics hoped to repeat as Eastern Conference Champions against Jimmy Butler’s Miami Heat. In pursuit of that, they added a playmaking guard by the name of  Malcolm Brogdon. Since then, Brogdon exceeded expectations come the regular season, even winning the Sixth Man of the Year award. However, things would take an […]

The Miami Heat took care of business and averted disaster on the road Monday with a 103-84 Game 7 win against Boston. Following the game, NBA Hall-of-Famer Magic Johnson took to Twitter to congratulate the winning team, as well as his former coach. Congratulations to Miami Heat owners Micky Arison and Nick Arison, Heat President […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler won the Larry Bird Eastern Conference Finals MVP trophy after defeating the Boston Celtics in Game 7. Butler was the undisputed leader of the team that led them to storming out of the gate with a 3-0 lead. Although the Celtics battled back with gusto and forced a Game 7, […]

As it turned out, Jimmy Butler was right on the money with his declaration in 2022 after the Miami Heat lost to the Boston Celtics in seven games in that year’s Eastern Conference Finals. After Butler and the Heat returned the favor to Boston and defeated Jayson Tatum and the Celtics in Game 7 Monday […]

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat have done it. They are now headed to the 2023 NBA Finals after taking down the Boston Celtics in seven games in the 2023 NBA Eastern Conference Finals. The road the Heat have taken to make it to the grandest stage of the NBA can sound like a dream, […]

First it was Jayson Tatum. Now it’s Jimmy Butler who suffered a concerning injury scare in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat. Butler looked like he was in considerable pain after stepping on the foot of Celtics guard Derrick White. Butler was able to stay in […]

The Boston Celtics are a win away from being the only team to complete a reverse sweep. Jayson Tatum and co. are more than expected to eliminate Jimmy Butler and Co. from title contention. However, hustle and schematics are not the only factors they are banking on. Coach Joe Mazzulla’s players enter Game 7 against […]

It goes without saying that a lot will be on the line for both the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat on Monday night. After all, whoever wins Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals will punch their ticket to the NBA Finals against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. The loser, however, will have […]

History could be in the making when the Boston Celtics take on the Miami Heat in game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. No team has ever come down from 3-0 to storm back and make the NBA finals in the history of the sport. Fanduel is running a same-game parlay that’s paying out over […]

The NBA Playoffs continue on Monday night as the Miami Heat visit the Boston Celtics for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. With a trip to the Finals on the line, FanDuel has us covered with a featured NBA same-game parlay for Heat-Celtics Game 7. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a […]

You read the headline. For Miami Heat superstar Jimmy Butler, Game 7 will be his legacy-defining game. We’ve seen him smiling on the bench; Butler is still confident that the Heat can get it done. Heck, he even eerily said this last year. JIMMY BUTLER you said this last year.. and you are INDEED in […]

The day has finally arrived. The Miami Heat and Boston Celtics will clash for a historic winner-take-all in Game 7. The world just witnessed perhaps one of the craziest NBA playoff games in the history of the sport in Game 6, and we could be in for another doozy on Monday night. As we dust […]

The Boston Celtics managed to throw away their season before being resuscitated at the last second (or 0.1 seconds) by Derrick White in their stunning 104-103 Game 6 victory over the Miami Heat in their Eastern Conference Finals series to force a winner takes all Game 7 between these two teams. In the process, the […]

The Team USA Men’s Basketball Team brought home the gold during the 2016 Rio Olympics. But beyond any individual play or stop, that team is probably more remembered for living in a mega-yacht separate from the Olympic Village. DeMar DeRozan, on his recent appearance on Paul George’s podcast, shed light on what really went down […]

The luck of the Irish is guiding this Boston Celtics run. First, they dig themselves out of a 3-2 deficit to eliminate the Philadelphia 76ers. Then, they get a miraculous shot from Derrick White to tie the Miami Heat series. However, the players are not the only ones to experience these miracles. Coach Joe Mazzulla’s […]

It looks like Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler couldn’t escape the playoff curse that has been following him throughout his career. To recall, the Heat had a chance to send the Boston Celtics out of the playoffs in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday. Butler put them in front, 103-102, with three […]

When it comes to getting to the free-throw line, Philadelphia 76ers superstar James Harden is probably the player most basketball fans would associate with it first. But it might surprise a lot of folks to know that Miami Heat do-it-all guard Jimmy Butler actually sports a higher free-throw rate in his time so far in […]

The Boston Celtics have come all the way back to tie the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals. The remarkable last tenth of a second victory in Game 6 authored by Derrick White’s put back gave the Celtics a 104-103 victory that tied the series at 3-3. While many observers believe the Heat has […]

There was plenty to dissect from the dying stages of the instant classic between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics on Saturday night, and the NBA’s Last Two-Minute Report has provided some clarity on a couple of the more controversial moments from the end of Game 6. One of those occurred in the lead-up […]

About three minutes into the third quarter of Game 3 between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics, Jimmy Butler whipped out what was then an iconic bit of trash talk. Gave Vincent, who finished with a game-high 29 points that evening, splashed a pull-up three to put the Heat up 74-51 early in the second […]

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 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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Jimmy Butler’s former coach Jim Boylen recently revealed why Butler is such a special player, per SiriusXM NBA Radio. “He takes accountability… when he fails,” Boylen said of Butler. “He does not make excuses for when he doesn’t succeed and he allows the coach to coach him. I think that’s, he wants a coach to […]

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 […]