Jimmy Butler knew the Miami Heat would be back.
“We had enough. Next year, we will have enough,” Butler said following Game 7 of last year’s Eastern Conference Finals, when the Celtics topped the Heat, 100-96.Turns out, the Heat did exactly that, defeating the Celtics in seven games of a hard-fought series that seemed anything but to start – with Miami winning the first three contests.
No NBA team has ever come back from a 3-0 playoff deficit, but the Celtics looked poised to be the first, winning the next three games behind a dramatic,Boston then had a chance to clinch the series on their home court – but the game was never really close after Jayson Tatum rolled his ankle early, with Miami pulling out to a 20-point lead in the second half.Getty ImagesUnlike last year, when Miami was the No. 1 seed in the East, the Heat reached the NBA Finals this season as the eighth seed.
But despite winning nine fewer games than they did in 2022, Butler and Co. had more than enough to get past Boston – as Butler so presciently predicted.Share this article:
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