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Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz is in attendance at Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat on Friday night.

- SHOULD THE BUCKS MAKE A TRADE? On Sunday afternoon, the Milwaukee Bucks lost Game 7 to the Boston Celtics, which officially ends their 2021-22 NBA season in the second-round. Last season, they won the NBA Championship, and they will now enter an offseason where they can look to improve the roster to get back to the NBA Finals.CLICK HERE. The ultimate winner of the series will move on to the NBA finals to square off with the Golden State Warriors for the title.

Jimmy Butler saved the Miami Heat's season with an incredible 47-point effort in Game 6 to beat the Celtics and force a Game 7 on Sunday night.

Butler came down and put the Heat up 102-99 with a 3-point play. Tucker made one free throw to put the Heat up 105-99 with 1:25 remaining. The game was tied 99-99 with 2:18 remaining and Jaylen Brown at the free throw line. Game 6 was a very different story as the Heat shot 15-of-35 on 3-pointers. It was the type of effort Miami desperately needed from its best player with the season on the line. Jimmy Butler saved the Heat's season with an amazing 47-point performance.

The Miami Heat are one quarter away from solidifying a big victory for the organization. They currently hold an 82-78 lead over the Boston Celtics.

- Dec 04, 2019 - Boston 112 vs. - Jan 28, 2020 - Boston 109 vs. - Sep 17, 2020 - Miami 106 vs. - Sep 19, 2020 - Boston 117 vs. Boston is now 3-2 while the Heat sit at a mirror-image 2-3. - Sep 23, 2020 - Miami 112 vs. Boston is the favorite in this one, with an expected 8.5-point margin of victory. - Sep 25, 2020 - Boston 121 vs. - May 23, 2022 - Boston 102 vs. They currently hold an 82-78 lead over the Boston Celtics. Boston's power forward Al Horford filled up the stat sheet, picking up 16 points and five assists along with seven rebounds. One thing to keep an eye out for is P.J. Tucker's foul situation as he currently sits at four.

It happened again. The Boston Celtics let a Game 6 of the conference finals, in their building, slip away to the Miami Heat and a guy named “James.” There will ...

If so, for how long do their coaches dare to keep them out? The Heat have hit so many silencers tonight. In a consistent defensive stance. Jimmy Butler. On a hurt knee. Brutal execution from Boston at the end. He suggested that Jimmy Butler needed to channel his inner "Heatles" LeBron James if the Heat wanted to win Game 6 in Boston and play a Game 7 in Miami. Butler finished with 47 points (a career playoff high), nine rebounds, eight assists and four steals. •3h ago That guarantees the Warriors three more days of between series rest than their Finals opponent. •3h ago Jimmy Butler on ESPN: "I got a phone call and text message from D Wade earlier today and he was telling me I can do this. •3h ago •3h ago

With Boston one win from breaking through to the NBA Finals, it's a reminder of how fleeting this moment can be.

It's the fourth for Brown in six seasons, and the fourth for Smart in eight. Like that Thunder team, the Celtics look like a group that could be positioned for an extended run of excellence. "We had to come out with the right mentality after a win, and we did that. "If you want to break through and punch a ticket to the Finals, you're going to have to do some ridiculously tough stuff," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said after Game 5. Six years later, the Celtics were in a similar position, leading James -- in his second stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers -- 3-2 in the series. The Celtics have made it to the East finals six times since that last Finals trip in 2010. While Boston has dealt with its share of injuries -- Robert Williams III's recurring knee issues, Marcus Smart's right leg injuries and Al Horford missing Game 1 of the series due to NBA COVID-19 health and safety protocols -- Miami has been decimated by them. Even if all of them were healthy, the Celtics' league-leading defense is putting an already suspect Heat half-court offense into a sleeper hold. That Thunder team is one example of how fleeting the kind of moment the Celtics have in front of them can be. "Yeah, it does," Tatum said with a smile when asked if it feels different to be in this position now than it did four years ago. "This is a great opportunity," Boston's Jaylen Brown said after the Game 5 victory. They appeared to be a dynasty in the making.

Jimmy Butler scores 17 of his 47 points in the fourth quarter to help the Miami Heat win Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals over the Celtics in Boston.

Butler made 16 of 29 shots, sinking four of eight from three-point range and all 11 free throws. Kyle Lowry answered with a three and then added two free throws as Miami scored 11 of the next 13 points. With a victory at home Sunday, the Heat would advance to the NBA Finals for the second time in three years.