NBA PLAYOFFS Celtics lose steam as Jimmy Butler leads Miami to the NBA Finals

Jimmy Butler scored 28 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 103-84 Game 7 victory over the Boston Celtics and a berth in the NBA Finals. The Boston Celtics attempted an unprecedented feat: overcoming a 3-0 deficit in an NBA Playoff series.While they deserve a lot of credit for even making it to Game 7, they eventually ran out of gas. Jimmy Butler found his hot hand again and delivered 28 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists while Caleb Martin helped the Heat's cause with 26 points and 10 rebounds. Unfortunately for Boston, their two stars chose the worst possible night to be awful. Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum combined for 32 points and the rest of the Celtics team basically fell apart. “We failed. I failed and we let the whole city down,” Brown said. “In spite of whatever circumstance we had this year, we rose to the occasion. We got to this point and we came up short.” The Heat advance to the NBA Finals to take on the overwhelming favourites, the Denver Nuggets.