NBA: Derrick White's putback lifts Celtics past Heat, forces Game 7 in East finals
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NBA: Derrick White's putback lifts Celtics past Heat, forces Game 7 in East finals

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Game 7 is on the Celtics’ floor, a matchup that’ll decide who meets the Western Conference champion Denver Nuggets in the title series The Boston Celtics were a tenth of a second away from elimination. White became the second player in NBA history to hit a buzzer-beater with his team trailing and facing elimination — Michael Jordan’s “The Shot” for Chicago against Cleveland in 1989 being the other. “Game 7.” Every angle of the reactions to Derrick White’s miracle at the buzzerhttps://t.co/pU9Em4dJRC pic.twitter.com/P6oD5XVdCV — Rob Perez May 28, 2023 Butler scored 24 points and Caleb Martin had 21 for the Heat, who are trying to pull off their own improbable trek to the title series by being only the second No. Derrick White speaks on his emotions after winning Game 6 for Boston with his #TissotBuzzerBeater putback 🔊#NBAConferenceFinals presented by @GooglePixel_US pic.twitter.com/sz7zGkr936 — NBA May 28, 2023 The Celtics have now won five of their last six East finals games in Miami — a stretch that includes a Game 7 over the Heat last season to reach the NBA Finals. Jayson Tatum on Derrick White's game-winning putback in Game 6 pic.twitter.com/y8B9xvVaN2 — NBA TV May 28, 2023 Celtics: The Celtics are 5-0 when facing elimination this season, 3-0 on the road.

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