MIAMI – The shot wasn’t in the air for more than a few seconds, but for the collection of green-clad players watching it felt like an eternity. For three quarters the Celtics had fended off a relentless, never ending Heat charge, battling as a 15-point first quarter lead was whittled to six at the end of the second, as a 12 point edge with 3 ½ minutes to play was sliced to two. Now there they were, 17 seconds on the clock, up two, a trip to the Finals on the line and Jimmy Butler, the latest villain in Boston’s long history of them, was pulling up from three.
Celtics Are NBA Finals Bound After Unpredictable Season
