Boston Celtics beat Miami Heat to reach NBA Finals

The Boston Celtics are in the final of the NBA playoffs!

The Celtics won the decisive seventh game of their semi-final series once morest the Miami Heat on Monday night with a score of 100-96. In the final, Boston, for the first time since 2010 in the final series, meets the Golden State Warriors around superstar Stephen Curry.

Led by their offensive trio of Jayson Tatum (26 points), Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart (24 points each), the Celtics led the entire game by up to 17 points.

Butler misses with 16 seconds to go

With an 11:0 run, the Heat shortened the gap to two points shortly before the end. Star player Jimmy Butler, the best pitcher of the game with 35 points, missed the possible first lead of the heat from the three-point line with 16 seconds before the end. Brown snags the rebound and following two Smart free throws, the Celtics take the narrow lead over time.

The Celtics now have the chance to become the sole record holder in the NBA once more. They are currently tied with the Los Angeles Lakers with 17 championships won. The Warriors, who last won three titles between 2015 and 2018, are once more tied for third place with six championships.

The first final game of the best-of-seven series takes place on Friday night in San Francisco. (SDA)