Heat beat Celtics 103-84 in Game 7 and reach the NBA Finals

Jimmy Butler notched 28 points, and Caleb Martin added 26 points and 10 boards in Game 7 of the East Finals. The Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics 103-84 at TD Garden in Boston, MA, and didn’t allow their opponent to make history with an unprecedented comeback.

We do things the hard way ?‍♂️ UNFINISHED BUSINESS pic.twitter.com/T7N9zI335N

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) May 30, 2023

Miami had a 3-0 lead but had to win the deciding match to reach the NBA Finals for the 2^nd time in 4 years. Their opponent will be Denver Nuggets with Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray as the 1^st clash from the matchup will be on Thursday in Denver.

MIAMI IS THE FIRST PLAY-IN TEAM TO MAKE THE NBA FINALS ?

THAT’S HEAT CULTURE‼️ pic.twitter.com/qOWchkX5ii

— ESPN (@espn) May 30, 2023

Bam Adebayo finished with 12 points and 10 boards for Heat, which is the 1^st 8^th seed to play in the finals since New York Knicks did it in 1999.

Jimmy’s confidence never wavered. ECF MVP. pic.twitter.com/5bTfJ7NNvh

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) May 30, 2023

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Jokic’s triple-double lead Denver to victory over undefeated Thunder

Jimmy took home the Eastern Conference finals MVP.

Erik Spoelstra started out as a video coordinator with the Heat in 1995. 28 seasons later in Miami:

-812 career wins
-3x champion (two as HC)
-7x East titles & NBA Finals appearances

Job’s not finished for Coach Spo ? pic.twitter.com/B1DIQlTMmw

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 30, 2023

Celtics star Jayson Tatum notched only 14 points as he turned his ankle early in the game, and even though he was on the court for 42 minutes, he was not the same player as usual.

Nuggets vs. Heat in the 2023 NBA Finals ?

A one-seed vs. an eight-seed for the Larry O’Brien trophy.

Who ya got? pic.twitter.com/qqDIqnkJhO

— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) May 30, 2023