{"id":436955,"date":"2023-05-29T23:40:04","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T03:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=436955"},"modified":"2023-05-29T23:40:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T03:40:04","slug":"heat-beat-celtics-103-84-in-game-7-and-reach-the-nba-finals","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/heat-beat-celtics-103-84-in-game-7-and-reach-the-nba-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat beat Celtics 103-84 in Game 7 and reach the NBA Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jimmy Butler notched 28 points, and Caleb Martin added 26 points and 10 boards in Game 7 of the East Finals. The <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/miami-heat\/\">Miami Heat<\/a> defeated the <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/boston-celtics\/\">Boston Celtics<\/a> 103-84 at TD Garden in Boston, MA, and didn\u2019t allow their opponent to make history with an unprecedented comeback.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We do things the hard way ?\u200d\u2642\ufe0f UNFINISHED BUSINESS <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T7N9zI335N\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/T7N9zI335N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiamiHEAT\/status\/1663376139828572163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Miami had a 3-0 lead but had to win the deciding match to reach the NBA Finals for the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> time in 4 years. Their opponent will be Denver Nuggets with <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/player\/nikola-jokic\/\">Nikola Jokic<\/a> and Jamal Murray as the 1<sup>st<\/sup> clash from the matchup will be on Thursday in Denver.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MIAMI IS THE FIRST PLAY-IN TEAM TO MAKE THE NBA FINALS ?<\/p>\n<p>THAT&#8217;S HEAT CULTURE\u203c\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qOWchkX5ii\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/qOWchkX5ii<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1663375489480683520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bam Adebayo finished with 12 points and 10 boards for Heat, which is the 1<sup>st<\/sup> 8<sup>th<\/sup> seed to play in the finals since <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/new-york-knicks\/\">New York Knicks<\/a> did it in 1999.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jimmy&#8217;s confidence never wavered. ECF MVP. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5bTfJ7NNvh\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/5bTfJ7NNvh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiamiHEAT\/status\/1663383457895186439?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jimmy took home the Eastern Conference finals MVP.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Erik Spoelstra started out as a video coordinator with the Heat in 1995. 28 seasons later in Miami:<\/p>\n<p>-812 career wins<br \/>\n-3x champion (two as HC)<br \/>\n-7x East titles &amp; NBA Finals appearances<\/p>\n<p>Job\u2019s not finished for Coach Spo ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B1DIQlTMmw\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/B1DIQlTMmw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1663379628285894656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nuggets vs. Heat in the 2023 NBA Finals ?<\/p>\n<p>A one-seed vs. an eight-seed for the Larry O&#8217;Brien trophy.<\/p>\n<p>Who ya got? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qqDIqnkJhO\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/qqDIqnkJhO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Athletic (@TheAthletic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthletic\/status\/1663378697473216513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cW-6MalzEy0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jimmy Butler notched 28 points, and Caleb Martin added 26 points and 10 boards in Game 7 of the East Finals. 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