He won the seventh game of the duel against the Miami Heat away from home, thus Boston became the Eastern champion in the NBA.
The visitors led almost the entire time, their biggest advantage was 17 points, and they won mainly with 26 points from Jayson Tatum and 24 points each from Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart. Jimmy Butler finished with 35 points for Florida, who squandered their home court advantage, but with 16 seconds left, he missed the triple that would have taken the lead for the Heat.
The Celtics can prepare for their first Grand Final since 2010, and they will clash with the Golden State Warriors in a duel starting on Friday, Hungarian time, in San Francisco. Boston can collect its 18th league title, making it the only record holder, as it is currently tied 17-17 with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Warriors now have six gold rings after winning three in a row between 2015 and 2018.
Result:
Eastern main group, final, 7th match:
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Miami Heat-Boston Celtics 96-100
The final result of the duel: 4-3 in favor of Boston.
(Source: Source: sportrajongo.hu, mti/Photo: pixabay)