![]() Vincent, Martin carry Heat to 4th quarter Despite their stars’ struggles the Heat battled back from an early double digit lead to close the gap to four going into the half time break thanks to some fantastic play from Gabe Vincent and Caleb Martin. Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo, however, did not come out as you would expect two stars playing a must win matchup at home to play. Boston jumped out of the gate taking control of the game thanks to quick starts from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown who ended the game with 26. White’s impact would be felt much more a little later down the road, but in the opening quarter it was the Celtics duo who came out swinging. They had won four of the last five matchups at Kaseya Center, but none were as dramatic as what we witnessed in Game 6.ĭerrick White got his third start of the series, and even since he joined the starting five things have started to turn around for the Celtics. The Celtics went into Miami having won two straight games knowing they have had their way with the Heat in Dade County over the last season and a half. Jayson Tatum led the C’s with 31 points but it took a Derrick White buzzer-beating tip in to force a seventh and decisive game back in Boston on Monday night. Miami could very well win the series, but it’s likely that they’ll need another performance like that from Butler to make it so.The Boston Celtics bid to make history and a second straight NBA Finals is still alive after a last second win from Miami on Saturday night. When Butler gave the Celtics his best shot, it was just enough for Miami to win. When LeBron gave the Celtics his best shot, the Heat blew them out. In Game 6 of the 2022 Eastern Conference Finals, Miami built the lead as high as 13, but Boston came back strong enough to, as previously stated, take the lead. Miami pushed their lead as high as 25 at one point. Once Miami took a 13-point lead at halftime in Game 6 of the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals, the closest Boston got it down to was 10. In Game 6 of the 2022 Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics took the lead multiple times, including late in the fourth quarter.Ģ. Early on, they had tied the Heat at various points, but they never took the lead. ![]() Boston never led in Game 6 of the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals. There are a few differences between those two performances besides that they came from two different playersġ. That’s impressive on their part since the Heat had Shaquille O’Neal, Alonzo Mourning, and Tim Hardaway Jr while they were still playing at an all-star level.īutler having such a dominant performance in Game 6 in the conference finals against the Celtics would inevitably draw comparisons to LeBron putting up a similarly dominant performance ten years prior. The highest individual scoring performances in Miami’s playoff history are mostly from James, Wade, and Butler. The Celtics eliminated the Heat the very next game. The most Wade ever scored in a playoff game was 46, which was against the Celtics, but it was on April 25, 2010, when he scored 46 points that helped Miami beat Boston 101-92 in the first round of the 2010 playoffs to avoid a sweep. On May 12, 2014, James scored 49 points to help the Heat beat the Nets 102-96 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals to take a 3-1 lead in the series which they ultimately won 4-1.īutler’s performance scoring-wise in Game 6 also toppled every playoff performance Dwyane Wade ever put up in the 14.5 seasons he played with the Heat. The most points LeBron James scored while playing for Miami did not come against the Celtics, but against the Brooklyn Nets. Where Butler’s Game 6 Performance Ranks All-Time For Miamiīutler’s performance in Game 6 of the conference finals scoring-wise ranks among the highest the Miami Heat have seen as a franchise since being added as an expansion team to the league in 1988.Īccording to StatMuse, Butler’s 47 points was the second-highest scoring performance in the playoffs by a Heat player in franchise history, trailing only LeBron James. For the Celtics to avoid the same fate on May 29, they will have to do their best to stop Butler from having another performance like that in their upcoming Game 7 against the Heat. On June 10, 2012, James then led the Heat to a Game 7 victory over the Celtics 101-88 to book a trip to the NBA Finals. 45 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists.Ģ022 ECF Game 6: wins in Boston to force Game 7 at home. ![]() ![]() 2012 ECF Game 6: wins in Boston to force Game 7 at home.
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