Jimmy Butler had 47 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and the Miami Heat forced the Eastern Conference finals to a decisive seventh game by beating the Boston Celtics 111-103 on Friday night.
Ten years after LeBron James scored 45 points in Boston to help the Heat avoid elimination in Game 6 of the conference finals en route to the first of their back-to-back NBA titles, Butler had 17 points in the fourth quarter to top him and send the series back to Miami.
With a victory at home Sunday, the Heat would advance to the NBA Finals for the second time in three years.
That's six conference titles for the Warriors in eight seasons: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and now 2022 West champs. Game 1 of the Finals will be on June 2 in San Francisco against either the Celtics or Heat.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) May 27, 2022
Paul Pogba, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Jules Koundé, Eric Dier, and Romeo Beckham were all at Game 5 of Celtics-Heat 🏀 pic.twitter.com/UZXL2jCSQ7
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