Basketball.- The Boston Celtics became the second finalist of the 2021-2022 NBA season and will face the Golden State Warriors from next Thursday, June 2, after beating the Miami Heat as a visitor in the seventh game by 100 to 96 and thus win the defining series of the Eastern Conference by 4-3.
A striking fact of this transcendental game developed in the FTX Arena, in Miami, was that both teams faced it putting only eight players on each side throughout its development.
The Heat trailed all game, but had a golden opportunity to take the lead with 16 seconds left. And within that scenario, Jimmy Butler was again the figure of the match and his scorer with 35 points and nine rebounds, who was portrayed in the end when he had the opportunity in his hands to take the game to extra time with the score 99-96 for the Bostonians.
24 PTS
9 REB
5 AST@smart_MS3 poured his all into Game 7 pic.twitter.com/gT8IZ4KM7q— Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 30, 2022
However, the local figure, who did not rest for a minute, rushed in a three-point shot that ended up falling short. In this way, he left the victory to Boston on a platter. The other important management of the locals was that of Bam Adebayo, with 25 points and 11 rebounds.
While in the winner, who after 12 years of waiting will play again in the finals of the most important basketball league on the planet, three players stood out on whom the Celtics relied to become champions of the Eastern Conference: Jayson Tatum (elected the MVP of this definition), with 26 points and 10 rebounds, while his teammates Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart scored 24 points each.
The first game of the NBA finals will begin next Thursday at the Chase Center in San Francisco, where the Golden State Warriors will also start the best-of-seven games at home. The Celtics will go on the hunt for the 18th ring in their history, which would make them the most winning franchise in the history of the basketball league (currently 17th they share first place with the Los Angeles Lakers).
.@The_Horford left it all on the court to reach this moment #BleedGreen pic.twitter.com/Utn1i3rWXQ
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 30, 2022
Schedule of the NBA Finals between the Warriors and the Celtics:
- Thursday, June 2: Warriors-Celtics
- Sunday, June 5: Warriors-Celtics
- Wednesday, June 8: Celtics – Warriors
- Friday June 10: Celtics – Warriors
- Monday June 13: Warriors – Celtics (If necessary)
- Thursday June 16: Celtics – Warriors (If necessary)
- Sunday June 19: Warriors – Celtics (If necessary)
Next Stop: NBA Finals pic.twitter.com/pfErWXQY2P
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 30, 2022
source: Infobae
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