“I thought it was short,” said the Celtics’ point guard who scored with less than a second left to force Game 7.
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Jimmy Butler was full of confidence after the Heat jumped out to a 3–0 series lead against the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Fast forward three more games, and the series has been evened up in a stunning turn of events.
Following Boston’s miraculous Game 6 win, featuring a buzzer beater from Derrick White, Butler spoke to reporters, during which he revealed what he told his teammates in the aftermath of the loss on their home court.
“[I] let them know that as good or as bad we played tonight, we still lost, so we still got a job to do at the end of the day.
Derrick White scored with 0.2 seconds left as Celtics moved to the brink of the greatest comeback in NBA playoff history.
“This is my 25th year, in either the WNBA or NBA and this is truly my home space,” Hammon said about her return. “It was definitely nice to get out there and be with my team.
Derrick White’s buzzer beater in Game 6 drew strong reactions from NBA fans, as the Celtics successfully kept their season alive and forced Game 7 in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Heat.
It seems the only person who wasn’t hung up on the game-winner was Boston’s coach Joe Mazzulla.
Mazzulla spoke to reporters in the aftermath of Game 6’s stunning victory, but he admitted that he wasn’t focusing on White’s shot. When asked what went through his mind after White’s game-winner, Mazzulla issued a very on-character response.
“Nothing.
The Celtics and Heat will play a seventh game of the Eastern Conference Finals to cap off what’s been a wild back-and-forth series.
Boston is now on the verge of making NBA history by becoming the first team to ever come back and win a series after trailing 3–0. Only three other teams have ever even tied a series up after such a start, but none were able to get the job done.
After Derrick White beat the buzzer with a heroic late putback shot on an errant Marcus Smart jumper, the series will shift back to Boston for the finale.
Celtics guard Derrick White is the most beloved individual in the city of Boston right about now.
With the Celtics’ season on the line, White came up with one of the most clutch plays of the postseason, corralling a rebound and converting on a perfectly-timed putback following a missed game-winning field goal attempt from Marcus Smart.
Amid all the hoopla surrounding White’s buzzer beater, no one was happier for the 28-year-old than his father.
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Following their wild 104–103 victory in Game 6, the Celtics have forced Game 7 against the Heat, tying the series and becoming the fourth team in NBA history to even things up after a 3–0 deficit.
A wild game ended up in a fittingly crazy finish, as Jimmy Butler had given the Heat a one-point lead with three seconds left in the game after drawing a foul on Al Horford while attempting a three-point shot. Butler coolly converted all three shots, giving Miami a 103–102 lead.
During Boston’s timeout, Joe Mazzulla drew up a last second shot for Marcus Smart.