Heat star Jimmy Butler and undrafted forward Caleb Martin overwhelmed the cold-shooting Celtics, who couldn’t muster the requisite energy after their last-second victory in Game 6.
Red Sox interviews, highlights and a “Why not us?” catchphrase blared from the TD Garden video board during Monday’s Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals, and Celtics Coach Joe Mazzulla said his team had screened the “Four Days in October” documentary after it fell into a 3-0 hole against the Miami Heat. Three straight Boston wins resulted, setting the stage for an anxious finale, with both teams realizing they were competing for a Finals berth and possibly a spot in the record books.
“I have so much belief in myself and this group of guys,” he said. “We stayed together as a group and a team. We talked about going to get a tough one on the road. We did that. We’re not satisfied. We’re excited and happy, but we’ve got four more [wins] to go.”Miami will attempt to become the first No. 8 seed to win an NBA championship.
Boston missed all 10 of its three-point attempts in the opening period and sputtered to just 15 points, its lowest-scoring quarter of the series. Indeed, both teams opened as if they felt the weight of the night and were still emotionally hung over fromThe buzz that built before tip-off, egged on by cameos from former Celtics stars Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo and Isaiah Thomas, settled into concerned murmurs and a boo or two when the Heat’s lead reached double digits early in the second quarter.
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