NBA 2023 Eastern Conference Finals | Heat win in Game 6 | NBA 2K23 PC Gameplay

Here, where the Boston Celtics arrive first, the players with a look of intensity as they try to get a victory on the road, the end of these Eastern Conference Finals is within the reach for both teams, but only one of them is ready to win it all this evening.

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six with our analyst Brent Barry and Grant Hill, this is Brian Anderson along with reporter Ali laforce and let's take a look at Boston's starting lineup. Smart and white form the defense zone, the core of this team. Brown and Tatum are the forwards and it's Horford in the Five Spot and for Miami Strewson Butler on the perimeter Pam Adebayo is there with Caleb Martin and Vincent is at the point guard position.

Take a look at Miami, they have put themselves right where they want to be. opportunity to win the

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title on their home court and if you had given them this option heading into the round, they would have taken it in an instant this is their chance, they don't want to face the seven in the road work that was done here tonight and so off the lead it's Miami outside structure this one for three Vincent can't hit here's Tatum in here's Horford white for three car grab the board here's Vincent who gave Warford the lead with a smart steal out white the pass to Horford and he's going to be out of bounds Boston will have another goal here's White and he goes to the line for two the referees saw contact as he went up first one falls White hits both well a great player on a great streak in the charitable streak that D has I have to be careful not to be too aggressive with him and send him back for gifts.

Now there is a truce here. Butler took a shot to the hood of him, which is a tough two right there from Butler. Really his calling card is rough play and a 100 effort against outside of Bio. Forford can't hit. and it's Miami's pass to Martin about a minute and a half into the first quarter, here's Butler misses the jumper and D gives him that shot and it's probably not a good idea, but I guess they knew what they were doing at that time, now here's White, he's covered closely Warford can't hit for Miami they've gone one for three so far in Butler Andy fouled on active shooting opportunity for a three point play here yeah, very good demonstration of strength there by Jimmy Butler capable of converting even after the hit Jimmy Butler one that is good from Butler Jimmy Butler is one of those guys that the coaching staff and the players admire for how competitive he is on a daily basis now here is the white and here is Brown for three many Bio grabs the board, the Heat has gone only two of four from the court to Vincent Martin against white, there is the triple that cannot be made to fall and Boston is going in the opposite direction now things are simply don't seem to work for them offensively yeah they really need to find a way to get back on track in their round three, get dragged by the Heat and this is exactly who you want, take that shot you just missed and it's Vincent off the drive, second shot opportunity and it's set up by Bio, it doesn't feel like damn out of Bio it's six nine, it covers so much ground structure against white Boston, not good timing for Miami either, they've only gone three of seven here in the initial structure against Tatum by three dragged by Brown Boston has surpassed four from Deep to start, this one has Tatum to be smart on the wing outside of White, a shot to stop the drought that did not shoot anything good.

Some solid defense for Martin, thanks White against Butler and he got the whistle on the way up, so he'll be on his toes. to the line for a couple felt like he was getting hungrier and hungrier as he got closer to the rim Jimmy Butler was just tenacious there and dropped the first one, they're both from the stripe and we're just over three and a half minutes into this. first quarter smart outside here's Brown Some solid defense from Butler the bunch of lead down is stolen by Tatum that's too smart and Martin comes to help Tatum drops it from Deep counted from distance good play Tatum consistent with that jump shot especially outside from the catch, here's Vincent who hasn't scored yet, but that's probably going to change to make it look easy when the defender isn't fighting for the screen coach that's there, he just asks for one simple thing and now here's the pass from Brown to Horford smart outside. he puts it in the kick to Tatum from the pocket deep shot six they can't hit that one and the Heat are going in the opposite direction so far the rebound has been a focal point for them Butler against Brown Butler passes to Martin into the paint here's Vincent Warford strip He's giving it to us all, but you can't force yourself to go back to the middle, here's Tatum.

Some solid defense from Martin. I don't think the defense does enough to bother him. I think one is all over it, just one floor. Miss, here's Horford, here's Tatum, he takes it, it's two for four in this

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and watch how Tatum navigates the contact, just one of the many preferred moves for him in the paint, pass to adebayo, no luck in that nice Warford Austin D behind. Here's Brown, Jimmy Butler got him back. This is not his room. He needs to get some touches and recalibrate Brown with a good D. Boston was just one of six from the middle of the park for three.

He was dragged by the Heat's autobio. He has six rebounds here tonight for Martin ooh rejected by Horford crushed by Horford in terms of defense Al Horford was up there among the first and that's why the ball out of bounds Brown touched the explosion the top scorers of the playoffs in our 2K rankings fourth place held by Jimmy Butler perfect time to take it to another level offensively, he's really taken them on that end, great to see a fantastic block on replay once again, now a timeout is called, different look for Miami Zellers came in for bam off Bio Robinson comes in for Martin and it's Kyle Lowry. instead of Vinson Williams checked in on Boston Williams comes in for white and they came out with a fearless approach on the boards hopefully it's been a struggle for him yeah they need to transmit some shots together to have any kind of chance and en Boston will have another goal Tatum from long distance and triple Tatum has eight, Tatum does not lack confidence when it comes to his three-point shot, he looks to do damage from long distance on each possession. now here's a lull outside Robinson pass to Lowry just five to shoot smart and it's blocked now here's Brown how quiet so far offensively looking for his first point of the game look how Tatum surveys the entire court this is how he sees the open man now here he is Butler, they lead by one of three Robinson Williams grabs the board and here we go, the Celtics flee and Tatum is missing Miami has surpassed the four of Deep to start this one on the wings truce defended by Brown against the truce Butler passes to Robinson from behind the arc they get it back and that's good Zeller and the Heat lead by three a stronger defensive presence would have saved them two points it didn't seem like anyone was really conscious of going for that rebound on The Possession now here's Williams here's a smart clue, right?

How about Kyle with a rare block that time he put it in his hands from behind outside? Butler returns to Lowry, hits a three-pointer and sinks it from distance, now it's a six-point lead for Miami and that's what they want to do to get it. open looks early pass to Williams oh, it's stolen by Butler that one falls for him Butler has nine points and six of his points come from pretty impressive Second Chances and that Rack Attack on a streak is the motive, yeah, he's clearly not happy with the advantage they have. I've taken him to the rack, I wouldn't deny him now, here's the smart one, still warming up offensively, still no buckets in his game, oh well, unable to run.

Pastor Robinson Lowry with five points in the game on the wing, has a chance to extend the lead to double digits but not good Williams on the wing smart now here he is proud let the three fly that has to be encouraging sink one later of losing his first five this speaks to Brown's desire to become a focal point of this office with so much confidence The shooter now the time has come Miami decides to talk about the pass to Robinson pass to Butler he did it with a nice touch from the window 11 points in the game and he has led a dominant offensive stretch in this quarter outside of Brown, you are smart and Brown receives the assist, he has really become a better player in every way.

Brown's passing continues to evolve very well outside. Robinson passes the structure. Butler against Williams and here is The Arc's Lowry practices it from Deep. Lowry has eight points, yes, the aggressive approach of him on offense. Glass has created second chance opportunities for Brown off of Williams, that's the Hauser, now the five smart to shoot denied by Autobio and Pam with the emphatic blocking, the way they did it after the rebounds has been impressive. Robinson on the wing defended by Smart and outside of Bio. the basket with the assist from Robinson and the Heat lead by 10. Austin shooting 23 percent, not very good so far, here's Brown, that one in the back, solve the problem, man, this after failing for him when you have a room like this, the only beneficiary. it's the defense, here's Butler, so he commits the foul and goes to the line to shoot a couple smartly, they'll nail that one on Marcus Smart, that's good from Butler, good in the two five ticks left to go play in the first Butler with a steal and so on.

It's Miami entering the 12 break. Their defensive efforts have paid off by effectively shutting down the opposing offense and more NBA action on 2K Sports is coming your way right after this foreigner and welcome back to 2K Sports everyone, this sixth game begins and for the Heat here they have been putting on a show, well you have to give credit to their effort on the defensive end, it set the tone for this contest, the defense has been infectious here as everyone stepped up aggressively On that end, the Celtics' second quarter underway, the city is out there. with Derek White, then there's Al Horford and it's Hauser and at three that's all you want.

Get out of the bio, up, good vertical hands and a big Throwdown. Now here's Brown paste Hauser and here's Horford, kelp in the basket, but he got fouled and he's. going to the line for one more, they've done a great job tonight getting out in transition so focusing on the fast break adds to their total quickly, that's good of Horford now that Horford has been in the league for a long time and he's had several stops and he's seen a lot of success everywhere he's gone, he's been a productive big man now here's Butler on the left wing Orford against Lowry inside he knows he has to attack hard, which They are going to hit, force the D to do it That time, the free throws were good from Bio.

It's hard to know coming out of college what was going on with that Bio bam and he was good in the second so he made him move to start the second quarter, about a minute he went to Williams and it looks like a pick was made illegal that draws the attention of the referees it is a second foul but not the end of the world one more before halftime although that would change some things pass to Vincent here is Butler Martin right side Lowry outside of Butler with a ball chased by Tatum pocket six 14 feet away, Horford with the block recovers it and there is the shot clock violation, he couldn't shoot in time, two minutes of action here on the second target for three and it's Miami with a rebound.

Martin got his fourth rebound in this one you have to give credit to his effort, I mean they've done an incredible job on the glass, he's been a constant presence for them. It's nice to have that kind of safety net on the offensive end against White. Pass to Brown outside Target with the three for Miami. they have two of three shots left in the second Butler against White how to biograph it to the paint here is Martin that's not good, a good D from Horford from the right block, so it will be two free throws in which he was fouled. the active shooter made sure to get his money's worth on that foul and that misses the

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making a change here Robinson checked in and the second free throw is a good second quarter in just under two and a half minutes that Lowry spent outside to the left wing here is Vincent defended by Brown Corporate against Butler six on the shot clock down here is Lowry good and Butler receives the assist Butler got three assists tonight Lowry showing his ability to do damage inside going with everything, that was the 2K Drive is worth a second look, yes talent is one thing but it's about the one, two, one big, but he doesn't calm down, he continues to press the attack now, here's White Tatum from long range, the Lowry rebound Lowry has six rebounds now in the game and his physical dominance has been on display a 10 rebound lead is a good indicator of how this game has gone Orford passes Tatum back to Horford two orford has five now the space weights is working, absorbs the contact and finds a way to do it there Pastor Robinson Lowry off Robinson passes to Martin Butler shootsup above White here's Lowry goes up and puts up a nice easy 12 points and that's a sign of Kyle Lowry in his competitiveness, you just can't teach that kind of hustle outside of White Brown on the wing the kick to White, the pass to Tatum, the three bury him of the first three three of the quarter and third overall, the defense might want to step it up a little from here, here's Vincent, boy, he's been patient so far, nothing yet. on the scoreboard and that's Jimmy Butler with a great shot there good hands to catch the pass and throw it to the outside Brown on the wing Tatum well that's his fifth shot in nine attempts he's shooting well doing his best to keep this offense going marches but hasn't had much support on the right sideButler, yes, outside, Robinson passes to Vincent on point, Lowry, triple outside, no good, started strong from a triple, landed two in the first quarter, but dried up since Tatum Orford outside tosses it, Benson grabs a Miss for Miami.

I'm five for ten in the second quarter, here's Butler, oh, a clear foul on the missed shot, so he'll get a couple on the line that's on Al Horford and knock down the first one, yeah, just knocking down every free throw, I mean. I love seeing this type of efficiency structure that he has registered for Miami Williams Butler hits both Boston is only one of five so far in this quarter from three targets very smart from the outside Tatum shoots a triple and buries it from three Tatum scored eight points in the quarter and they will have to pay more attention to him on the perimeter he already made four three-pointers today again Butler Tatum against Robinson now Martin now here is the structure and here is Butler oh, it is blocked by Williams Tatum lo move up stolen Good job breaking up the alley-oop attempt here's Vincent defended by the smart inside Martin the pass to Butler Tatum with a steal and here's Williams Robinson defending Williams and the shot is good on the assist from Tatum Potatos now on this good run they're getting some close range looks here Robinson passes Martin off the butler Pastor Vincent here's a lull now here's Robinson chased by Tatum pocket four the

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need to get one quickly Miami not good that timing either for Boston they've gone six for 11 here in the second quarter off Williams now here's White and it's Jimmy Butler with the foul which is his first foul of the game damn autobio recorded Timmy Butler off Williams six to shoot White against Alabama White can't hit it at the perfect moment to get up and challenge the inside shot, yeah, it's not easy to do there and that's a guy who you can tell takes every possession very seriously defensively oh oh, it's blocked by Williams Tatum against Robinson, the drive Tatum kicks Smart, the three balls Benson catches. a Miss Vincent has four rebounds, now here's how bio.

Oh, he's blocked by Williams outside. Williams had a chance to cut it to single digits, but he was gone. Target Miami went one of three from downtown here in the second Martin with the bucket and just totally. Relentless, just upping the level of theatrics, he's the guy you want to go to right now trying to put this Pastor Williams away on the Tatum wing and score him, which now makes him seven for 11 in this game. This is a one-man show right now. is on a mission to get him out of this hole outside of Spruce now Robinson harassed by Tatum and robbed by Williams Baseline jumper and Tatum the bucket on Williams assist Tatum scored 20 points and they have now had assists on each of their last three buckets left side Robinson, all three are up, shot structures outside, I'll tell you what we know, he's been struggling tonight, but his teammates have thrown the kick to Tatum smart outside, it's Miami with a rebound, autobio has the rebound number 10 tonight with that.

The last one, Martin receives it and a strong shot with two hands. Oh, not the defensive Everett. They need to give you the advantage for a good decision. You should at least try to protect the rim. Good job recognizing the opportunity. It's just very solid. offensive fights for three shots Down The Long Jade White has four points in the fourth defensively you can't afford to get stuck in the pick that the coaches will look at tomorrow with that player you hate to see give up in that situation Benson can't hit Austin behind Williams to go and Miami will go in the opposite direction with his pass to Vincent and here there is a truce, Smart steals it on the wing Tatum returns to Smart, we have 108 left to play in the second quarter Marcus Smart picks up the foul which will be a second foul of the game Brown, checked in for the Boston Celtic substitution as for Robinson's good defensive work by White and for Boston they are shooting around 45 during the second quarter oh, I didn't get that bucket.

For the first time, Brown has six, they have been quite deficient with their perimeter defense allowing a lot of threes outside of Robinson White against the truce outside of Robinson, they were called for a foul on the way up, so it will take two from the free. the shooting lane is no good for that, there is so much talk about not being drafted out of college, what about Duncan Robinson and how far he is taking his skills and he ends up missing both free throws with six seconds between the shot and the game clock? He is Brown on the wing covered by structure, he drops it from range smartly, he now only has a two point lead in Miami and we have seen Brown evolve, his game has been at the forefront of the development of he.

Lowry, the pass to outside of the biography, oh and just miss after miss right now with one on the clock the shot was no good and the first half comes to an end in a game that has been very close so far defeated by two able to smoke, folks, we'll be back right after halftime to get the third quarter. A 2K Halftime Sports Show Started Hello again, we will report to you live here in this sold out Arena. Ernie Jones Kenny The Jet Stream in the heat, they are locked in a battle tonight and knowing that they are desperate to get the win. the series here in game 6 is likely to be a tough and grueling second half, they don't want to let this opportunity slip away Kenny, let's start with you, what you think about the heat, the bench unit was an essential part of the puzzle.

Act One really stepped it up a lot and that helped now that the starter can appreciate not having to carry the burden on them and revise his thoughts on the Celtics. There is selfishness that has kept them in the game, just watch the assistants will make the cuts and movements of all Freeman, watch to see how the offense works like whale oil machines and that concludes the halftime shows a quarter that will begin in a few and welcome back to the Eastern Conference Finals presented by 2K Sports. It was an outstanding game from Jimmy Butler, yes, he played with great energy in the first half, very disruptive on the defensive end, yes, and that's exactly what he wanted to do.

Everyone he defended seemed uncomfortable in the truce and Butler on the perimeter. Caleb Martin. out there with bam off the bio and it's Vincent and at the point that's Eric Spoelstra's group starting the second half, that was another look at our Mobile One Drive of the game a moment ago and you know, a close game, you gotta find him. high energy edge plays like that one can make a big difference and here is Miami the Celtics taking their last shot Martin the pass to Butler shot clock at six uses the glass on the tray Butler's cut 22 points Good action better oh Butler has a te the ability to simply get over the job now duel his opponent outside White rises again Miami catches the miss 17 points was their biggest margin this has been a close game in many ways, but they have an advantage on the boards Right side Martin in Butler and a Butler with the jam and potentially the switch flips here for Jimmy Butler to take control and dominate Austin calls timeout trying anything now to get them out of this bad situation, well they can't find the net right now in the third quarter of play with Just over a minute and a half passed, Smart finds Brown Tatum against Martin Smart outside six on the shot clock, oh, a lot of contact on that shot, the referees call the foul and he would shoot two free throws now that the referees were on top of it. one left in the first, the series made a change here, your Seven scored the second free throw, not good, the series with the leader ER and he makes a first Haslam, he registered for Miami, that one falls, like this that hits them both and us.

We're just two minutes into the second half and he goes up here and Harford Powers pushes him home, well you throw it Al's way, he gets that chance and takes care of the rest. Brown vs. Butler has Haslam, he went on that one. Good D from Horford, the Celtics have received two or four shots since the break and here is Tatum, 20 points for him, he takes the three and there is Warford with the assist from Tatum. Tatum got his fourth assist on the last one and the defense is really allowing it. They have too much space on the perimeter, they fix the top and the penalty will be against Derek White, that will be a second foul of the game.

Kevin loves to check in, maybe now in the game, Kevin and we need to take another look at that block, you know? That block has him and his teammates excited about it, that's what playoff basketball is all about. Here is Vincent looking for his first basket, still in this one, inside, smart, he misses, the Celtics have shot three of five from the field in this third quarter and his brown for three Benson misses and because of the heat they are shooting 40 percent from the field on this nice shot by Butler Butler got six here in the fourth something took away their defensive energy from halftime the first half running running since then not so much, it feels like it's snowballed on them, the more he tries to get out of this slump the worse it seems to get, they need him to recover, now here's Martin, he's got five good shots.

I hate him, he has 22 points in his role as franchise player Tatum with a great game, it's been a lot of fun to watch tonight Master Vincent Kansas with no one near him Vincent got his first points of the night, that's pretty selfless, there you see there's a better shot on the perimeter and bang he just kicks it Tatum on the snap oh and he got fouled on his way up he'll head to the line to shoot two how about Martin? Well, the defense seems helpless trying to contain them in the open four and they have continued to exploit this advantage and another factor that makes the difference that we could point out tonight has been the second chance points.

They have been there. They have had active hands. They have been in a great position. Williams has signed up. White and that comes in two from the line that time for Miami, they got four of seven shots to drop on the third pass to Vincent back to Lowry Bales. He is now six of eight from the field when you use him directly on the pump. makes a move as effective as Brown's smart outside towards Horford this for the tie good and Brown gets the assist rounds he got three assists now in this one teammates love that when Horford looks to shoot quickly it makes the offense look dangerous here Vincent hit Tatum's triple again with a nice D, it's clear he's totally out of sync, the team needs to rethink their strategy on what to do with him and Horford makes it work.

Oh boy, the touch will be back here in the second half. The field percentages are much better than in the rest time. Here Miami decides to talk it out and as we approach this break, the players have the opportunity to replenish their energy with Gatorade making a change here. How to check the bios on the pass to Vincent Lowry vs. Martin Lowry the pass to Butler was down to five on the shot clock the spark catches Miss Smart got her fourth rebound on this pass to Horford over Lowry and there's Warford with the assist from Smart Orford got 12 points here in the second half is missing this quarter, a big reason why this team is on top and Williams' final touch goes out of bounds.

Nice deflection, really trying to disrupt their offensive flow. Yeah, I appreciate the work right now on the defensive end, the Heat outside of Robinson. to stop the race and get it again, I mean, he's trying to bolt out of what is becoming a prolonged cold spell, yeah, he's got to keep going, forget about this sequence here and try to find a way to get up to the board, now here's Butler 26. points for him Pastor Lowry here's Vincent defended by the smart Butler on the wing only five on the clock shoot over Horford here's Bio oh three chances on that possession but they just can't find a way of scoring smart on the wing tipped Butler with a steal, Robinson finds Butler Lowry with him and a great assist from Butler as he advances Lowry is 17. and Kyle Lowry has nights like this, he could hang anyone from center and the Celtics lead by four, the numbers ofassistance certainly stand out.

I've really emphasized ball movement here today Pastor Robinson here's Butler Lowry out now Robinson gets all three rebounds Celtics orford has 11 rebounds in the game one of the reasons this game is so close is because both teams are hitting the boards with reckless abandon now here's Brown nine points into the game and he's easily led the way on the boards tonight, well he's been everywhere and collecting those rebounds that end any type of offensive possession and start them on an assertive move , you could tell the games are heating up a little smartly outside, he's proud. the wing oh what a good defensive play to disrupt the LOB Master Robinson here's Vincent up front and it's Jason Tatum with a rebound Tatum has rebound number eight now smartly turn to Williams page offensive rebounds Celtics smart outside another steal and that It's his sixth steal of the night imposing his will on the defensive end, you gotta love it, again to Vincent Pastor Lowry, now here's Robinson's clock at six for the tie.

Orford puts it in. Orford has 13 rebounds in the game. He eats the glass. Williams shot. He is good at entering the field. League scoring wasn't a problem for Tatum, but now he's creating scoring opportunities for others trying to find a spark here. Yes, in fact, a difficult stretch offensively could use a basket. Robinson against Tatum has to be adebayo. Here's Vincent, yes, and he's out of Iowa. The BIOS assist got his third assist of the night and Boston says the weather is good. With the idea of ​​calling a timeout, it seemed like the cars were getting heavy on their legs.

They were down 152 in the third quarter, well yeah, showing some versatility with their offensive attack and the first half was all about the three balls in the second half that they emphasized. interior scoring now here we show you how bio give him eight shots the three and counting it prevents him Vincent has nine points in the quarter yes, he can be simply lethal from the perimeter even though he did not have a good appearance in the first quarter, that will make it there same, that could change things here's White, give him eight points now and yeah, it's good that there's an artistic touch on the floater, it feels as much as skill, pass to Benson, here's Lowry, he's 17 from three, Robinson and the heat, three others backing that up.

The last three with another three, the defense has to stop giving him so many clean looks and here's White and there's the lob and the Brown jam. I love seeing players connect like that. Brown excels at knowing when to hit the alley. Oops. Lowry, the pass to Robinson. There are 41 seconds left to play in the third quarter here grab Miss Smart she has her fifth rebound in this one here is Williams and she missed the foul so she has a couple of free throws coming up and that's why she got her last foul and she's going to sit down the rest of this on the Celtics' back line.

Grant Williams, thank you, no good on the free throw. Williams has registered for Tatum and that trip came up empty, both insisted from the line here in the second half. but they are still ahead with the cube, they really raised the energy level and came back into this game, well they really had no choice in the position they were in, they had to fight hard. I understood that they have surpassed the other team just by fighting tonight here is Brown kept alive oh and there is the whistle on the shot so two free throws are coming up for him he misses the free throw the Celtics make a change here no good on the second shot free everything is tied up in Miami, I will return to you shortly, that is selfish 75. and meanwhile, Eric Spoelstra rallying the troops, trust each other, let's get the ball moving, oh, the ball moves, no holds, no holds, moving the ball is so important to the coach he spoke, it helps the offense runs smoothly when you move the ball, it opens up more scoring opportunities and With these teams locked in a very tight contest, this fourth quarter promises to be good on the court for Boston.

Orford and Williams together in the front court. Smart and white form the backcourt and brown is the small forward position. Here's Vincent. smart, this would have put him up, that's exactly how you want to see the defense sword come to his face to bother the shot that will make any score awkward when you get that aggressive Miami shot around 41 to take the leadership structure. the bucket and the Heat lead by two, this is when your interior defense has to be on high alert and we just had to take one more look at that big Drive, you're toasting the defense and getting close, possessions like that will be needed. one all day using his post moves to get the two points just over a minute played here on the fourth side screw Zeller against Williams here's Vincent here the truce is useless from behind the rim, well, the Celtics they shoot the ball at about 42 percent for the white game the pass to smart outside Brown and fly can't get the ball forward the heat of the gun is only one shot to fall of three attempts in the quarter as for Zeller two minutes passed here in the fourth here there is a truce with the board, he is good at the flip, now he is excellent at using his body and finding his feet in positions on the boards where he can get up, make it, get an extra possession, get the ball back to White to take the lead, the shot misses and the Heat take the lead.

Otherwise, now the points were his greatest margin and the three-pointer has not been his weapon and this one had one in the first quarter and still zero here in the second Warford and the referees are going to rule that this unnecessary contact is a flagrant foul. you might be lucky to get a feel for one, there's a lot of contact on that play and the refs could have made a harsher call, well you better be on your best behavior from now on, one more flagrant of any kind and it will be out. of this game that free throw was not good, it was brutal, they have yet to make a free throw in this period, the second from the line scores Jason Tatum, he registered for Boston.

Sobrino just joined us in the fourth quarter here we are a little over two and a half minutes later, back to Smart, pass to Brown on Butler, that one went wide, the Heat have only managed two of six attempts to fall in the fourth, here's Vincent Warford now covering Streus' shot clock at six of the strike, another shot from Tatum against Zeller and him. he got fouled while he was in the act of shooting so first he will shoot two free throws one falls for him and therefore he can get one of two and right now at this point in the game there can be a big difference between a two and three point lead outside of Brown Orford left side with the fade and it's Martin with the rebound Martin got seven rebounds in the game beyond his truce Zeller with the ball white protects him until the paint here is Butler good plate and layup falls scored 28 points for the game Jimmy Butler can score at all three levels, inside outside and from deep against the truth 4-3 Miami catches Miss Zeller has five rebounds tonight her poor shooting is a big reason why the ones who are looking at this deficit right now need to get on track if they want to find a way to win now here is Smart has to Smart round with a 13 foot seller is needed with the rebound Zeller got his sixth rebound of the night here is a truce He nails it three struce got nine points here in the second half made the most of that opening giving the defense a lesson biker pass to Horford outside white back to smart and his brown for three Benson grabs the miss you can see he wanted to get it back unfortunately he couldn't capitalize from outside the goal structure with the bucket, so successful, look separately, boy, they would love it if someone could get a bucket, yeah, their offense has been grinding their way to a hole outside.

Pass from Tatum to Warford, smart on the wing to try. to get back on track and immediately the Heat have gone five of eleven so far in the fourth it's Vincent defended by smart here's Zeller soft touch on the glass and the Heat leads by nine I love the movement of the ball it has to be White brown on the smart wing outside and it's Miami with a rebound the sellers got seven rebounds in the game I'll tell you what they have been aggressive and they have been physical Butler passes to Zeller left side structure shoots on target the rebound Celtics if you told me this was the type of game I was going to have.

I wouldn't have expected them to be in front right now inside Butler covering Brown can't hit he's been offside and that hasn't helped him undermine leading has been a theme here this quarter Butler with the bucket of this run has been driven by his defense Matador is proud on the wing outside Tatum outside Brown Benson grabs the miss you can't get anything if there's going to be a way out of this hole I don't think he's the one to do it here's Vincent pass to Martin plenty of room here's Zeller nails the hook and guys, the way this defense is getting manhandled from the bottom, you have to wonder if they're at 100 right now smart outside is brown on the wing over Butler Brown can't hit and just hasn't been able to hit it In this period now I have not seen him in comfortable places or at least in places where we have seen in this offensive team that is allowing him to adapt, yes, maybe a little luck, maybe a little heart, both at stake , here he is getting every offensive rebound and there he is, I mean attacking the boards, converting them, this is, I mean.

I can guarantee this W. I just don't see how you can get back in the game when you allow plays like that to be made. Extra work in the offensive class. Now here's Puddler. Structure the past for Zeller. Shot. Here's Butler Tatum with the block. defense against him, so he is always a threat to block shots and can cover any part of the court. His last quarters, thanks smartly from outside the ark and again Boston with the three-pointer, he's done everything he can to give them a boost tonight, but he hasn't. It hasn't been enough, Pastor Vincent now Zeller and received the whistle on the way up, so he will head to the line to take a couple, without debate, they hit him and the first in line is good and the soy makes both from the line yeah, sometimes in a game you adjust a little bit before settling in and right now I think he's a big factor in how they get to the line now that Boston called a timeout and they're giving up a lot of points in the paint. that's something they have to address here, let's take a look at New Balance's player of the game, Jimmy Butler, this is special, we are witnessing a legendary performance here tonight, he is like levels above everyone else in the court, something must have clicked for him in the heat. matchups tonight, he just came out and is crazy because the Eastern Conference title will be his thanks in large part to the work he has done tonight, if he can keep this up in the

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, watch out, they will be a tough team to beat.

Beat, okay, let's check with Ali la Force, thanks guys. I had the opportunity to hear what the Celtics head coach was telling the team. He is really discouraged by his effort. He said quote. It's about wanting to fight against adversity. Look at yourself and ask well, what can I do to help us win? He's setting the challenge, thanks for that. Ali so far, rebounding has been a big factor tonight, oh, here's Zeller, giving him a double double and this is something he does very well. great shooting position there and I like how he doesn't think twice before passing out he just goes straight for the slam oh his competitiveness right now is the reason teammates love him now here's Zeller outside the structure, Smart stole it and here's the fast break and here's Brown for three oh good defensive work by Butler, well after an impressive first half he just hasn't been able to get any space or get anything going here in a second 133 remaining in the game, the pump fake can still be used this only on button with the big fake to keep the defense off balance, that's good of Butler, thanks Butler hits them both, a difficult situation for Boston and no There are a lot of feelings like this in sports knowing you've earned a trip to the NBA Finals.

In a special moment due to the heat, they were the most precise club and in the end that made the difference. Grant, yes, B.A, you have to love his strategy and you love the execution even more and they punched their ticket to the NBA Finals. It took six games, but this one. The series is over, well, it wasn't an easy Conference Finals, but they are happy to have avoided a seventh game. Now this will allow this team to save some legs for what should be an incredible final series and one player simply stole the win. show tonight doing everything he can for his team a monster night for Jimmy Butler that's some incredible defense on his part seems to know exactly when to attack the passing lanes and predictive steals now here he is Butler uses the glass to finish the layup Butler has 34 .you have to give it respect, they are doingeverything possible to close this.

We love that the guys are staying aggressive at the end of this ballgame, they just don't want to drop the Rope Martin on Tatum. Nine seconds separate the shot clock on the game clock. The rebound numbers. It makes it clear why they are ahead every time the shot is fired, the guys are doing a good job finding bodies and making sure there is space to pick up the rebound. Now here's Butler and the Miami Heat are going to move on and look at the reaction they get. Watching them, it's so obvious how important this accomplishment is not only to the players but to this franchise - they have the

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championship trophy in their hands and this puts them in a great position to make history and it's been exciting for us. watch their progress throughout the season Grant and now they are so close look ahead winning the great achievement of the east itself take the time to appreciate this moment that doesn't happen every year ah but change is quick with the We'll be here before you know it, so this is in the books.

We hope you enjoyed being with us in the Eastern Conference Finals alongside Brent Barry Grant Hill and Ali la force. This is Brian Anderson with our entire 2K team thanking you. to see how long everyone