Butler, Heat seize the moment, win Game 6 to send series back to Miami for Game 7
Jimmy Butler wanted this game the most and he was the best player by far on the court tonight. The Celtics didn't get their act together until the 4th quarter, and only caught up because of a tremendous stretch by Derrick White (22 points on the night), but Butler and the Heat owned the final minutes.
Boston did its thing of missed free throws, turnovers, bad possessions, and complaining to the refs. Now they will have to win Game 7 in Miami on Sunday if they want to make the Finals for the first time in 12 years and not be known as choke artists.
Jayson Tatum scored 30, but Butler had 47 on the night. Jaylen Brown scored a measly 2 points in the second half. The final score was Heat 111, Celtics 103.
Udoka says Celtics didn't match the intensity of Jimmy Butler. #facts
— CelticsLife.com (@celticslife) May 28, 2022
Tip your hat to Butler. He won this game for Miami and wanted it the most.
Now Tatum's chance in Game 7 to be THAT guy
"... a lot of careless ones, unforced. and that got us behind."
— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) May 28, 2022
Ime Udoka talks the impact turnovers played in the Celtics loss pic.twitter.com/HWJHjzeyLS
The officials ain’t the reason the Celtics lost. The Heat kicked their ass tonight and straight punked them! That was a good ass game. Real Talk.
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) May 28, 2022
Derrick White: "We're frustrated. But if it were easy, it wouldn't be us."
— Jay King (@ByJayKing) May 28, 2022
I asked Jayson what his confidence level was in the #Celtics winning Game 7 in Miami:
— gary washburn (@GwashburnGlobe) May 28, 2022
Tatum: "On a scale of 1 to 10?"
Me: "Yes."
Tatum: "10."
