Cortés, Kyle Lowry listened to the way Jimmy Butler He refused to take full credit for his victory. Miami.
Suddenly, Butler he went over modest, calling his 47-point performance in avoiding elimination “decent.” Lowry He couldn’t take it anymore and intervened.
“It was something… incredible,” he corrected. Lowryinterspersing a swear word in his sentence in front of the TV cameras.
Then, he hoped that he would not be fined for the expression, but insisted on giving a more real dimension to what he had done Butler.
“It’s incredible to have a player like the one next to me,” he stressed. “I’ve played with some great players, but he is one of the best.”
Butler shone with 47 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and the Heat of Miami revived in the Eastern Conference Final, winning 111-103 on Friday over the Celtics of Boston to force a seventh meeting.
Butler’s number of points was the highest he has scored in his playoff career. And his performance is one of the best by a player who has ever been at risk of elimination.
10 years ago, LeBron James impressed with 45 points in Boston for the Heat to avoid elimination in the sixth game of the conference finals, before stringing together NBA titles.
Now, Butler scored 17 points in the fourth period to surpass by one unit that contribution of James and to send the string back to Miami.
If he Heat win on Sunday at home, will advance to the Finals of the NBA for the second time in three years.
“This is how a series between these two teams had to be. It was logical that we would need seven games,” Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said. “I’m really excited that our group has the opportunity to compete in a seventh game in front of our home crowd.”
The winner will dispute the title with the Warriors of the Golden Statewho eliminated the Dallas Mavericks in five games.
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