Boston Celtics
Celtics win Game 7 against Miami, head to the NBA Finals
The Boston Celtics have done it. They beat Miami Heat 100 – 96 behind 26, 10 and 6 from Tatum and are now in the 2021-2022 NBA Finals.
Jaylen Brown contributed 24 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.
Marcus Smart also scored 24 points, had 9 rebounds and 5 assists while Al Horford, who didn’t have it going offensively tonight, has secured $5 million bonus for making the Finals. Al has played 141 playoff games, been in the league 15 years and is finally going to the NBA Finals.
Miami Heat
Miami fought well but in the end had the slightly worse team, highlighted when they missed 10 straight shots in the 4th quarter. Big man Joel Embiid said on Twitter that Miami is still a star away from being a Championship contender.
Jimmy Butler had another oustanding performance with 35 points and 9 rebounds, playing all 48 minutes of the game. He contraversially took a transition 3 down 2 with 30 seconds left on the clock, rather than blowing past Horford for the 2. The Heat were on an 11-0 run at this point but did not manage to get back into the game. It didn’t help that a made 3 pointer was dissallowed from Max Strus because his foot was on the out of bounds line, replays seem to show the foot never touched it – something Miami fans will not forget.
It seems that Draymond Green was correct with his prediction that the Warriors would be playing the Celtics in the Finals, a comment that fuelled the Miami Heat to their Game 6 win.
Both former teams of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are in the finals before either of them…
Player stats
| Boston Celtics | MIN | PTS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | ORB | DRB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
| Jayson TatumSF | 45:34 | 26 | 9-21 | 4-7 | 4-5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +7 |
| Al HorfordPF | 44:02 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +10 |
| Robert Williams IIIC | 14:42 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +5 |
| Jaylen BrownSG | 43:38 | 24 | 8-15 | 1-5 | 7-8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | +8 |
| Marcus SmartPG | 40:45 | 24 | 8-22 | 3-10 | 5-6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +2 |
| Derrick White | 18:58 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -8 |
| Grant Williams | 29:55 | 11 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| Payton Pritchard | 2:26 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
| Malik Fitts | 0:00 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Kornet | 0:00 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juwan Morgan | 0:00 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 0:00 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nik Stauskas | 0:00 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Theis | 0:00 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Heat | MIN | PTS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | ORB | DRB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
| Jimmy ButlerSF | 48:00 | 35 | 13-24 | 1-4 | 8-11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 |
| P.J. TuckerPF | 17:02 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -16 |
| Bam AdebayoC | 46:09 | 25 | 12-21 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -8 |
| Max StrusSG | 35:24 | 8 | 3-10 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +4 |
| Kyle LowryPG | 38:42 | 15 | 4-12 | 1-6 | 6-9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 |
| Gabe Vincent | 15:18 | 4 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -10 |
| Victor Oladipo | 32:41 | 9 | 4-12 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +16 |
| Tyler Herro | 6:43 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Dedmon | 0:00 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Udonis Haslem | 0:00 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haywood Highsmith | 0:00 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Martin | 0:00 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Markieff Morris | 0:00 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duncan Robinson | 0:00 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omer Yurtseven | 0:00 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The Finals
The finals are now set: The Golden State Warriors will play the Boston Celtics.
Golden State, who will have the home court and experience advantage, have had many more days rest than the Celtics – still the finals are 4 days away. It’s going to be interesting to see Golden State’s style of motion offence, against Boston Celtic’s switchable defence. It’s clear the Warriors have the offensive advantage and Boston have the defensive advantage. What happens when a immovable object meets an unstoppable force?
The NBA Finals Schdule
- Game 1 of the finals is set for 2nd June 2022 at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
- Game 2 will be on 5th June 2022 at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
- Game 3 and 4 will be at the TD Garden, Boston on 8th June and 10th June.
- If needed, Game 5 will be on 13th June in San Francisco.
- Game 6 on 16th June in Boston.
- Game 7 on 19th June in San Francisco.
Who do you have winning it all? How mad are you right now if your name is Kevin Durant or Kyrie Irving?