Perspective: Derrick White’s tip-in gave the Celtics a Game 6 win over the Heat and set up an epic Game 7, as Boston attempts to complete a historic comeback.
When we Google “wildest finishes in NBA history,” video from the sixth game of the 2023 Eastern Conference finals will pop up. The clip will start with White receiving the ball from official Josh Tiven with 3.0 seconds left in the game. Then it will show him making the inbounds pass to Smart. And since White flashes to the left corner for the designed play but doesn’t stay there, the action will continue with Smart missing the difficult, turnaround jumper while White moves along the baseline.
“We knew the series wasn’t going to be easy. People act like we’re shocked that we’re in dogfight with the Boston Celtics,” Heat center Bam Adebayo countered. “But first to four [wins].” Confidence comes naturally with this group; having survived a rocky regular season, a host of injuries and near-elimination in the play-in. But the results from the past three games suggest Miami hasn’t backed up its talk.First, it was Butler after the loss in Game 5 making this prediction: “… knowing that we can and we will win this series. We’ll just have to close it out at home.”
“I just missed shots. I’ve just got to make them. Continually hit the open guy. Stay aggressive. Continue to lead the way for our guys,” Butler said. “They definitely follow my lead; I will say that. They follow Bam’s lead as well, but especially me. So if I’m levelheaded through the good and through the bad, they will be, as well. So I’m going to smile. I’m going to go home and play some spades. I don’t care what nobody say. Everything going to be okay.
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