It was a back and forth game like no other in Bean town. Boston was the home of this wonderful matchup that saw the return of Jimmy Butler, who is known as Himothy Butler to all of the Miami Heat fans.
After a video was posted on Jimmy Butler’s Instagram, the Boston Celtics were not prepared for what was to come at them. Flashing back to Game 6 of last year’s Eastern Conference Finals, Jimmy Butler stunned the Celtics crowd to give the C’s only their fifth loss on the season.
Recap
The first quarter was as even as you could get. Each team scored 27 total points and did not let the other team get an edge. In the second quarter, Boston squeaked out to a three point lead at the half. It’s worth mentioning that Miami’s Tyler Herro had 18 points when the halftime buzzer sounded.
In the third quarter, Heat fans started to sweat as Boston jumped out to a 86-74 lead with just over two minutes to play in the quarter and 14 minutes left to play in the game. However, in the fourth quarter it was Jimmy Butler time as he made clutch basket after clutch basket (while contested), giving the Heat a three point lead with just five seconds remaining in regulation.
After inbounding the ball, the Celtics had trouble getting up a shot, then out of nowhere, Jaylen Brown sinked an unbelievable bank shot to force the game into overtime.
In overtime, it was once again Butler from Miami who shined his way to victory with a 25-point and 15-rebound effort in the 120-116 win over the first place Celtics.
Up Next
The Miami Heat finish up their road trip in Memphis to take on Ja Morant and the Grizzlies. After that, the Heat come home for a three game homestand against the Pistons, Clippers and Spurs.