The Boston Celtics have averted their exit from the NBA playoffs for the time being. The NBA record champions won 116-99 in Miami.
Miami now leads 3-1 in the best-of-seven series and can make it to the NBA Finals in the away game in Boston on Friday night. In the Finals, the Denver Nuggets, who beat the Los Angeles Lakers in four games in the Western Conference Final, are waiting. The game was played at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, which is home to the Miami Heat.