The Miami Heat never stopped grinding through 53 minutes of hard-fought basketball, long enough for their two All-Stars to steal victory in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Finals series against the Boston Celtics.
Miami erased a 13-point deficit in the first quarter and dug out of a 14-point hole in the fourth, ultimately snagging a 106-105 lead on All-Star forward Jimmy Butler’s three-pointer with 22 seconds left in regulation. Boston sent the game to overtime with a single free throw, and Butler responded with another three-point play in the clutch — this time traditionally — to finally put the Heat up for good in a thrilling 117-114 victory.